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rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

board collapse: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"; a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"; food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"; a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"; a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"; lodge and take meals (at); get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.); live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

asbestos collapse: a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

mat collapse: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering; sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports; a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it; mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture; a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass"

stockbroker collapse: an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

stock exchange collapse: an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers

over-the-counter market collapse: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange

obstacle collapse: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

escarpment collapse: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

still life collapse: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

radiator collapse: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan; heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings; any object that radiates energy

buggy collapse: a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse; infested with bugs

dealer collapse: a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

altarpiece collapse: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

picket collapse: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake; a wooden strip forming part of a fence; a vehicle performing sentinel duty; a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack; a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work; fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"; serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

Wall Street collapse: used to allude to the securities industry of the United States; a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance

boundary collapse: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

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