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reform collapse: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"; self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"; a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"; change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"; make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"; improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"; break up the molecules of; "reform oil"; produce by cracking; "reform gas"; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"

roll in collapse: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

happen collapse: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"; come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana); chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"

weather map collapse: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region

labor of love collapse: productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

comb collapse: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"; the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds; ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore; a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair; any of several tools for straightening fibers; a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"; search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"; straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"

diverge collapse: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"; extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"; have no limits as a mathematical series

quantum collapse: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory); a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

flex collapse: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"; bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"; contract; "flex a muscle"; exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

break up collapse: laugh unrestrainedly; cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"; break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"; come apart; "the group broke up"

decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

blanch collapse: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

atlas collapse: a figure of a man used as a supporting column; the 1st cervical vertebra; a collection of maps in book form; (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

demote collapse: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

laminate collapse: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers; split (wood) into thin sheets; cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"; press or beat (metals) into thin sheets; create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material

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