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mute collapse: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument; a deaf person who is unable to speak; expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe; lacking power of speech

waddle collapse: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

consonant collapse: a speech sound that is not a vowel; a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant; involving or characterized by harmony

wilt collapse: causing to become limp or drooping; any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots; become limp; "The flowers wilted"; lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

prance collapse: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward; cause (a horse) to bound spring forward; spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"

recovery collapse: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

shot collapse: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"; an attempt to score in a game; a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"; a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"; an explosive charge used in blasting; sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"; a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"; a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

articulation collapse: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible; expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"; the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech; the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

slither collapse: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

tread collapse: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step; the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground; the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire; brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center; mate with; "male birds tread the females"; crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"; tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"; apply (the tread) to a tire

precipitation collapse: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"; the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height; the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist); the process of forming a chemical precipitate; the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

zenith collapse: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

tidal wave collapse: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun; an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide; an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"

consummation collapse: the act of bringing to completion or fruition; the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

sea collapse: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land; turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

tooth collapse: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"; toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell; something resembling the tooth of an animal; one of a number of uniform projections on a gear; hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

glide collapse: the activity of flying a glider; move smoothly and effortlessly; cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly; fly in or as if in a glider plane

amble collapse: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); walk leisurely

crest collapse: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal; (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet; the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave; reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

shoot collapse: the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"; a new branch; produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"; measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"; utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"; score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"; fire a shot; hit with a missile from a weapon; throw dice, as in a crap game; variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"; throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"; send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"; cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"; kill by firing a missile; emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

stride collapse: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"; cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"; walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"

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