dislocation breakdown | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue, the social dislocations resulting from government policies, his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed, the local library is a valuable resource |
inner resource | a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities, to have an inner resource against loneliness |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
resource resourcefulness imagination | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems, a man of resource |
structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
breakdown partitioning | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
syntax sentence structure phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
URL uniform resource locator universal resource locator | the address of a web page on the world wide web |
breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
hierarchy power structure pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization social organisation social structure social system structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
plant part plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus |
resource | available source of wealth, a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed |
natural resource natural resources | resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature |
renewable resource | any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time |
material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
breakdown crack-up | a mental or physical breakdown |
nervous breakdown | a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder |
structure | give a structure to, I need to structure my days |