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soiree collapse: a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

at home collapse: a reception held in your own home; at, to, or toward the place where you reside; "he worked at home"; on the home team's field; "they played at home last night"

then collapse: that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"; subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"; at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"; in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

directory collapse: an alphabetical list of names and addresses; (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

filing collapse: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

housewarming collapse: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

colloquium collapse: an address to an academic meeting or seminar; an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting

seance collapse: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

assertion collapse: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

trump collapse: (bridge or whist) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"; a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps; "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"; proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare; play a trump; produce a sound as if from a trumpet

caucus collapse: a closed political meeting; meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

management collapse: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"; those in charge of running a business

solution collapse: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"; a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation; a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

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