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plaster collapse: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"; a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings; coat with plaster; "daub the wall"; apply a heavy coat to; apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"; affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"; cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"

spawn collapse: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

bleach collapse: the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent); the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"; make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"; remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

ancient collapse: a person who lived in ancient times; a very old person; very old; "an ancient mariner"; belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"

sexism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

encyclical collapse: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world; intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"

handout collapse: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

squash collapse: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable; any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits; to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

male chauvinism collapse: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

bulletin collapse: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); make public by bulletin

paste collapse: an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard; any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency; cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"; hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"

smoky collapse: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor"; tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"

mouse collapse: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails; a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"; person who is quiet or timid; manipulate the mouse of a computer

ingenue collapse: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play; an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage); an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

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