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systematize collapse: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

calculate collapse: make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

wiretap collapse: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information; tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

escarpment collapse: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

still life collapse: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

chimera collapse: a grotesque product of the imagination; (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

studio collapse: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

version collapse: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery); something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"; an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

otiose collapse: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

intend collapse: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"; design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

folio collapse: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

story collapse: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

occupied collapse: resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up"; held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied"; seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe"

revamp collapse: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

industry collapse: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"; the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"

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