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Collapses
- noun - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
- break down, literally or metaphorically;
- cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
- fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
- lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
Collaring
- verb - furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"
- seize by the neck or collar
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Collating
- verb - compare critically; of texts
- to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
Collation
- noun - a light informal meal
- assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
- Bringing together.
- careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
- LIGHT MEAL ALLOWED DURING A RELIGIOUS FAST
Collative
- - Passing or held by collation; -- said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person.
Colleague
- noun - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
- an associate that one works with
- Co workers
- Friend
Collected
- verb - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
- brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"
- call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
- gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
- get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
- get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
- in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
Collector
- noun - a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
- a person who collects things
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
- the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
Collegial
- adjective - characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; "collegial harmony"; "a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management"- Merle Fainsod
- of or resembling or typical of a college or college students; "collegiate living"; "collegiate attitudes"; "collegiate clothes"
Collegian
- noun - a student (or former student) at a college or university