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sacrarium collapse

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

villenage collapse

harbor collapse: a place of refuge and comfort and security; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"; hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"; keep in one's possession; of animals; secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

tear from collapse

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

accroach collapse

lease collapse: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment; property that is leased or rented out or let; the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect; engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

freehold collapse: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life; an estate held in fee simple or for life

have in hand collapse

port collapse: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through; sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal; a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country; located on the left side of a ship or aircraft; drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"; carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"; carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"; turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"; land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"; bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"; put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"; transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

faculty collapse: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

impropriety collapse: an improper demeanor; the condition of being improper

nook collapse: a sheltered and secluded place

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

stash collapse

paradise collapse: (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

bolt hole collapse

lair collapse: the habitation of wild animals

arrogate collapse: make undue claims to having

claim collapse: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"; an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"; an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"; an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"; assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"; ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

park collapse: a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"; a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"; a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"; Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806); place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"; maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

rapacity collapse

press agent collapse: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

enjoy collapse: have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"; have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom"

concealment collapse: the activity of keeping something secret

testimony collapse: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"; an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"; a solemn statement made under oath

prefer charges collapse

foxhole collapse: a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

dugout collapse: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game

secret place collapse

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

requirement collapse: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"

prepossession collapse: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

cache collapse: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons); (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

safety collapse: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line; a safe place; "He ran to safety"; the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"

prescription collapse: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

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