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lay over collapse: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"

veil collapse: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

sortie collapse: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation); a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

pave collapse: a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows; cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

sketchbook collapse: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn

blanket collapse: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"; a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor; anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"; cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"; form a blanket-like cover (over)

cowl collapse: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk); cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the girls"

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

notebook collapse: a small compact portable computer; a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

trimming collapse: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"; a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

falsely collapse: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"; in an insincerely false manner; "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"

disguise collapse: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"; make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

excuse collapse: a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"; grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"; ask for permission to be released from an engagement; accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"

binding collapse: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"; strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration; the capacity to attract and hold something; causing constipation; hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"; executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

incommunicado collapse: without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

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