collapse: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of collapse
verb
- intransitive
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
Example: The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.
- intransitive
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
Example: Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
- intransitive
To fold compactly.
- figuratively, transitive
To conflate, to ignore the distinctions between.
Listed forms: collapses, collapsing, collapsed.
Source: Wiktionary — collapse.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of collapsing.
Example: She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor.
- countable, uncountable
Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
Listed forms: collapses.
Source: Wiktionary — collapse.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for collapse.
noun
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
noun
the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
noun
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
verb
break down, literally or metaphorically
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is collapse in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of collapse
C(3) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) + A(1) + P(3) + S(1) + E(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of collapse
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from collapse
166 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in collapse. Showing up to 24, longest first.