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intensification collapse: action that makes something stronger or more extreme; the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

account collapse: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"; importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"; a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"; a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"; furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"; keep an account of; be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"

third degree collapse: interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession

material collapse: things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"; information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"; a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"; the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"; derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"; directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"; concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"

revenuer collapse: a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

redundancy collapse: repetition of an act needlessly; the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"; (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails; repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

revisionism collapse: a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism; any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx

acceleration collapse: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed; an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"; (physics) a rate of increase of velocity

engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

humanist collapse: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts; an advocate of the principles of humanism; pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"; of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

backlog collapse: an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services); large log at the back of a hearth fire; accumulate and create a backlog

agnosticism collapse: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge; a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

vat collapse: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

bin collapse: a container; usually has a lid; the quantity contained in a bin; store in bins

liquid assets collapse: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)

tightening collapse: the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"

schoolman collapse: a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism

statement collapse: a document showing credits and debits; a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"; a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"; (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"

money order collapse: a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

notice collapse: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"; polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"; a short critical review; "the play received good notices"; an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"; notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

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