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reputation collapse: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"; notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity"

stature collapse: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

trampoline collapse: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

dumbbell collapse: an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle; an ignorant or foolish person

buoyancy collapse: the tendency to float in water or other liquid; cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

credible collapse: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"; a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"

pound collapse: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"; United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972); a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec; 16 ounces; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"; break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"; shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"; partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

featherweight collapse: a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds; weighs 126-139 pounds; an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds

beef collapse: cattle that are reared for their meat; meat from an adult domestic bovine

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

volatility collapse: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"; the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

paramountcy collapse: the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

viable collapse: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

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