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lagging collapse: used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

file collapse: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal; office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order; a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together; a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other; place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"; record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"; smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"; proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"

catalog collapse: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog"; a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements"

docket collapse: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list; place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

log collapse: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water; a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane); a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"; a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches; enter into a log, as on ships and planes; cut lumber, as in woods and forests

atavism collapse: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

book collapse: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"; a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"; a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"; a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"; a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"; a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game; engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"; record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"; register in a hotel booker

key collapse: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated; a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed; pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"; something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"; a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"; a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations; a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"; any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music; (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"; a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida; United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843); a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"; harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"; regulate the musical pitch of; vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"; provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"

double take collapse: a delayed reaction indicating surprise

beaten path collapse

unify collapse: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?"

solder collapse: an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces; join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

pickup collapse: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight; the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"; a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard; anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"; the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"; a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"; a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

memory collapse: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"; something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

piece together collapse

kidney collapse: either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"

slow up collapse

logjam collapse: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river; any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

application collapse: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"; the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";; the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"; a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"; a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

works collapse: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"; the internal mechanism of a device

spleen collapse: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

make out collapse: comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"; try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime"; imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

minute collapse: a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

stick together collapse: be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"

stuffing collapse: padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture; a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

brace collapse: a structural member used to stiffen a framework; a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring; an appliance that corrects dental irregularities; a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"; elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural); a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it; either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material; support by bracing; support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"; prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

lump together collapse

cotton collapse: fabric woven from cotton fibers; thread made of cotton fibers; erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers; soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state; take a liking to; "cotton to something"

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