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labor of love collapse: productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

anoint collapse: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing; choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"

retire collapse: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"; lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"; dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"; go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"; withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"; make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"; withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

dissemination collapse: the property of being diffused or dispersed; the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

abdicate collapse: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

constable collapse: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff; a police officer of the lowest rank; English landscape painter (1776-1837)

outhouse collapse: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

yeoman collapse: in former times was free and cultivated his own land; officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

township collapse: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"

baton collapse: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

branch collapse: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; a stream or river connected to a larger one; a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant; a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

liquidate collapse: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"; convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"; eliminate by paying off (debts)

slide collapse: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"; a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector; a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study; plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide; (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.; move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"

mantle collapse: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell; the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core; United States baseball player (1931-1997); cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"; spread over a surface, like a mantle

decoration collapse: the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive); something used to beautify; an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

bailiff collapse: an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

breadwinner collapse: one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

page collapse: one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains; in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood; a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings; a boy who is employed to run errands; United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922); English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962); call out somebody's name over a P.A. system; work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"

policeman collapse: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

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