All English words - page 868

Meanings of Collectibles:

noun

An item valued and sought by collectors.

Usage examples:

The auction attracted professional dealers trading in quality small collectables

adjective

(of an item) worth collecting; of interest to a collector.

Usage examples:

His books became increasingly collectible classics

Meanings of Collecting:

verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Usage examples:

He went round the office collecting old coffee cups

adjective

(of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

A collect call

adverb

(with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

I called my mother collect

noun

A winning bet.

Usage examples:

But on a win basis lonhro bombed out, she also would not have given you a collect on the quinella, …

Meanings of Collectively:

adverb

As a group; as a whole.

Usage examples:

The vast range of resources that the american people collectively own

Meanings of Collectivism:

noun

The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.

Usage examples:

The church has criticized the great emphasis placed on individualism rather than collectivism

Meanings of Collectivity:

noun

The experience or feeling of sharing responsibilities, experiences, activities, etc.

Usage examples:

The spirit of collectivity, it simply doesn't make sense to talk about individuality if you don't h…

Meanings of Collectivizes:

verb

Organize (something) on the basis of ownership by the people or the state, abolishing private ownership or involvement.

Usage examples:

His genius for collectivizing production radically changed consumer markets

Meanings of Collectivizing:

verb

Organize (something) on the basis of ownership by the people or the state, abolishing private ownership or involvement.

Usage examples:

His genius for collectivizing production radically changed consumer markets

Meanings of Collector:

noun

A person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby.

Usage examples:

An art collector

Meanings of Collectorate:

noun

(in some south asian countries) a district under the jurisdiction of a collector.

Usage examples:

In keeping with the festivities, the lobby of the collectorate has acquired great looks.

Meanings of Colleen:

noun

A girl or young woman.

Usage examples:

It is ironic that what o'casey was satirising in some of his later plays, the dancing colleens at t…

Meanings of Colleens:

noun

A girl or young woman.

Usage examples:

It is ironic that what o'casey was satirising in some of his later plays, the dancing colleens at t…

Meanings of Colleger:

noun

(at eton college) a pupil who boards in the school itself rather than in the town.

Usage examples:

Leigh entered eton college as a colleger in 1852; in 1858-9 he played cricket for the school.

Meanings of Collegers:

noun

(at eton college) a pupil who boards in the school itself rather than in the town.

Usage examples:

Leigh entered eton college as a colleger in 1852; in 1858-9 he played cricket for the school.

Meanings of Colleges:

noun

An educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.

Usage examples:

Colleges of further education

Meanings of Collegia:

noun

A society of amateur musicians, especially one attached to a german or us university.

Usage examples:

University towns established a number of collegia musica, and concert societies came into being.

Plural of collegium

Meanings of Collegial:

adjective

Relating to or involving shared responsibility, as among a group of colleagues.

Usage examples:

Judges cultivate a collegial atmosphere in instructing the jury

Meanings of Collegiality:

noun

Companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.

Usage examples:

He advised his team of officers to nurture the spirit of collegiality among them

Meanings of Collegian:

noun

A member of a college, especially within a university.

Usage examples:

This farce is set in the upper-crust atmosphere of england's oxford university in 1892, where the t…

Meanings of Collegiums:

noun

A society of amateur musicians, especially one attached to a german or us university.

Usage examples:

University towns established a number of collegia musica, and concert societies came into being.

Meanings of Collembola:

plural noun

An order of insects that comprises the springtails.

Usage examples:

Springtails, members of the order collembola have a history as long as the presence of insects on l…

Meanings of Collenchyma:

noun

Tissue strengthened by the thickening of cell walls, as in young shoots.

Usage examples:

Heat-tolerant fescue pi297901 had larger cells and more sclerenchyma and collenchyma (supporting ti…

Meanings of Colliculus:

noun

Any of a number of small swellings in the roof of the midbrain, involved in vision and hearing.

Usage examples:

The posterior thalamic or pulvinar nuclei project backwards over the superior colliculi of the midb…

Meanings of Collide:

verb

Hit by accident when moving.

Usage examples:

She collided with someone

Meanings of Collided:

verb

Hit by accident when moving.

Usage examples:

She collided with someone

Meanings of Colliding:

verb

Hit by accident when moving.

Usage examples:

She collided with someone