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plantation collapse: a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"; an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

dock collapse: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair; landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"; an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial; a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded; any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine; haul into a dock; "dock the ships"; remove or shorten the tail of an animal; come into dock; "the ship docked"; deduct from someone's wages; deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

mole collapse: small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet; a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin; spicy sauce often containing chocolate

exaction collapse: act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"

inauguration collapse: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"; the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

population collapse: the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"; (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"; a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"; the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"; the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

fee collapse: an interest in land capable of being inherited; a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

goal collapse: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

installment collapse: a part of a published serial; a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals

toll collapse: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance); ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"; charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

storage collapse: the act of storing something; the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials; (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk

anchor collapse: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving; a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"; a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute; secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"; fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

installation collapse: the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"

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