collapse

VERBNOUN /kə'læps/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

collapse is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1L1L1A1P3S1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does collapse mean?

VERB · 7 SENSES
1

Suffer a nervous breakdown.

2

Fold or close up.

“collapse the music stand”

3

Lose significance, effectiveness, or value.

“The stock market collapsed”

BROADER
4

Break down, literally or metaphorically.

“The wall collapsed”

“The business collapsed”

BROADER
5

Cause to burst.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
6

Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack.

SYNONYMS
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

The act of throwing yourself down.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion.

SYNONYMS
3

A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).

SYNONYMS
4

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”

AT THE BOARD

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