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3 : shared or assumed by all members of the group

— col·lec·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2, 3] common, communal, concerted, conjoint, joint, mutual, public, united; also cooperative, reciprocal, symbiotic; mass, popular; general, generic, universal

Antonyms

individual, single, sole

2collective noun 1 : GROUP

2 : a cooperative unit or organization

collective bargaining noun : negotiation between an employer and a labor union

col·lec·tiv·ism noun : a political or economic theory advocating collective control esp. over production and distribution

col·lec·tiv·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to organize under collective control

— col·lec·tiv·i·za·tion noun

col·leen noun : an Irish girl

col·lege noun [ORIGIN: ME, endowed body of clergy or scholars, fr. AF, fr. L collegium society, fr. collega colleague, fr. com- with + legare to depute]

1 : a building used for an educational or religious purpose

2 : an institution of higher learning or division of a university granting a bachelor's degree; also : an institution offering instruction esp. in a vocational or technical field

3 : an organized body of persons having common interests or duties <~ of cardinals>

— col·le·giate adjective

Synonyms

association, brotherhood, club, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

col·le·gi·al·i·ty noun : the relationship of colleagues

col·le·gian noun : a college student or recent college graduate

col·le·gi·um noun, plural -gia or -giums : a group in which each member has approximately equal power

col·lide verb col·lid·ed; col·lid·ing 1 : to come together with solid impact

2 : to come into conflict : CLASH

Synonyms

[1] bang, bash, bump, crash, hit, impact, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud—more at HIT

[2] clash, conflict, jar—more at CLASH

col·lid·er noun : a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles are made to collide

col·lie noun : any of a breed of large dogs developed in Scotland for herding sheep that occur in rough-coated and smooth-coated varieties

col·lier noun 1 : a coal miner

2 : a ship for carrying coal

col·liery noun, plural -lier·ies : a coal mine and its associated buildings

col·li·mate verb -mat·ed; -mat·ing : to make (as light rays) parallel

col·li·sion noun : an act or instance of colliding

Synonyms

bump, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock, smash, strike, wallop—more at IMPACT

crack-up, crash, smash, wreck—more at CRASH

col·lo·ca·tion noun : the act or result of placing or arranging together; especially : a noticeable arrangement or conjoining of linguistic elements (as words)

col·loid noun : a substance in the form of submicroscopic particles that when in solution or suspension do not settle out; also : such a substance together with the medium in which it is dispersed

— col·loi·dal adjective

colloq abbreviation colloquial

col·lo·qui·al adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation and esp. of familiar and informal conversation

Synonyms

conversational, informal, nonliterary, vernacular, vulgar; also nonstandard, substandard, uneducated; slang, slangy

Antonyms

bookish, formal, learned, literary

col·lo·qui·al·ism noun : a colloquial expression

col·lo·qui·um noun, plural -qui·ums or -quia : CONFERENCE, SEMINAR

col·lo·quy noun, plural -quies : a usu. formal conversation or conference

Synonyms

conference, council, forum, panel, parley, powwow, seminar, symposium—more at FORUM

argument, conference, deliberation, discourse, discussion, give-and-take, parley, talk—more at DISCUSSION

col·lu·sion noun : secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or deceitful purpose

— col·lu·sive adjective

Synonyms

connivance, conspiracy; also chicanery, foul play, skulduggery (or skullduggery); double-dealing, duplicity; cover-up, frame-up; intrigue, plot, scheme

Colo abbreviation Colorado

co·logne noun [ORIGIN: Cologne,