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col·lab·o·ra·tion noun : the act of collaborating or a situation marked by collaborating

Synonyms

affiliation, alliance, association, confederation, connection, cooperation, hookup, liaison, partnership, relation, relationship, union—more at ASSOCIATION

cooperation, coordination, teamwork—more at TEAMWORK

col·lage noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., gluing]

: an artistic composition of fragments (as of printed matter) pasted on a surface

col·la·gen noun : any of a group of fibrous proteins widely found in vertebrate connective tissue

1collapse verb col·lapsed; col·laps·ing 1 : to fall or shrink together abruptly

2 : to break down completely : DISINTEGRATE; also : to fall in : give way

3 a : to break down physically or mentally; especially : to fall helpless or unconscious

b : to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth

4 : to fold down compactly

— col·laps·ible adjective

Synonyms

cave, crumple, give, go, yield; also deflate, flatten, melt; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash; crack, pop, snap

2collapse noun : sudden failure : a failure to function

Synonyms

burnout, exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness—more at FATIGUE

crash, cropper, defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess—more at FAILURE

1collar noun 1 : a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck or the neckline of a garment

2 : something resembling a collar

— col·lar·less adjective

2collar verb 1 : to seize by the collar

2 : to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp : GRAB

3 : to take or get control of

Synonyms

[2, 3] bag, capture, catch, corral, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, seize, snare, trap—more at CATCH

col·lar·bone noun : the bone of the shoulder that joins the breastbone and the shoulder blade

col·lard noun : a stalked smooth-leaved kale — usu. used in pl.

col·late verb col·lat·ed; col·lat·ing 1 : to compare (as two texts) carefully and critically

2 : to assemble in proper order

1collateral adjective 1 : associated but of secondary importance

2 : descended from the same ancestors but not in the same line

3 : PARALLEL

4 : of, relating to, or being collateral used as security; also : secured by collateral

2collateral noun : property (as stocks) used as security for the repayment of a loan

col·la·tion noun 1 : a light meal

2 : the act, process, or result of collating

col·league noun : an associate esp. in a profession

1collect noun : a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion

2collect verb 1 a : to bring or come together into one body or place : GATHER

b : to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources

2 : to gain control of <~ his thoughts>

3 : to receive payment of

4 : to form a layer, heap, or mass

— col·lect·ible or col·lect·able adjective or noun

— col·lec·tor noun

Synonyms

[1a] accumulate, amass, assemble, concentrate, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up, scrape—more at GATHER

[2] calm, compose, contain, control, settle; also allay, lull, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize

[4] accumulate, conglomerate, gather, heap, pile; also bank, drift, ridge

3collect adverb or adjective : to be paid for by the receiver

col·lect·ed adjective : possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort : SELF-POSSESSED, CALM

Synonyms

calm, composed, cool, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried—more at CALM

col·lec·tion noun 1 : the act or process of collecting

2 : something collected

3 : a number of individuals or objects brought together as a unit : GROUP

Synonyms

[2, 3] accumulation, assemblage, gathering—more at ACCUMULATION

[3] array, assemblage, bank, batch, block, bunch, clump, cluster, group, huddle, knot, lot, package, parcel, set, suite

1collective adjective 1 : of, relating to, or denoting a group of individuals considered as a whole

2 : involving all members of a group as distinct