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rudimentary collapse: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"

mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

shriveled collapse: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

trigonometry collapse: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

cannonball collapse: a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

arithmetic collapse: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

shrimp collapse: small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible; fish for shrimp

ratio collapse: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

fixative collapse: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging; a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

gazelle collapse: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

raising collapse: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child; increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

mathematics collapse: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

dwarf collapse: a person who is markedly small; check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"

electricity collapse: keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"; a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons; energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

disfavor collapse: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group; the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"

flatten collapse: lower the pitch of (musical notes); become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"; make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

grade collapse: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed; the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"; the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"; a degree of ablaut; a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"; determine the grade of or assign a grade to; assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"; level to the right gradient

bevel collapse: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

velvet collapse: a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back; resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface; smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

silk collapse: a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae; fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

meager collapse: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

harrow collapse: a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil; draw a harrow over (land)

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