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yardstick collapse: a ruler or tape that is three feet long; a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

sample collapse: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

complexion collapse: (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament; texture and appearance of the skin of the face; the coloring of a person's face; a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"; a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"; give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

iconology collapse: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

structure collapse: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"; a particular complex anatomical part; "he has good bone structure"; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"; give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"

kin collapse: group of people related by blood or marriage; a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

vocable collapse: a word that is spoken aloud

globule collapse: a small globe or ball

ceremony collapse: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"; the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"; a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

case in point collapse

specimen collapse: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; an example regarded as typical of its class

tribe collapse: (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily; a federation (as of American Indians); a social division of (usually preliterate) people

druthers collapse

noosphere collapse

unique collapse: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

usual collapse: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

remodel collapse: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

alphabetize collapse: arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list"; provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

letter collapse: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"; an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"; the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"; a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"; owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire; mark letters on or mark with letters; set down or print with letters; win an athletic letter

blood bank collapse: a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"

utterance collapse: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

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"

decorum collapse: propriety in manners and conduct

another collapse

else collapse: other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"; (usually used with `or') if not, then; "watch your step or else you may fall"; "leave or else I'll get angry"; additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done"

Middle American collapse

plastic person collapse

methodologist collapse

organization man collapse: an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization

manner collapse: a way of acting or behaving; how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"; a kind; "what manner of man are you?"

serum collapse: watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen

clan collapse

peculiar collapse: markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

queer duck collapse

naturalistic collapse: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

rule collapse: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"; prescribed guide for conduct or action; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"; keep in check; "rule one's temper"; decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"; decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"; mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"; have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

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