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childbearing collapse: relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age"

stork collapse: large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

limbo collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals); an imaginary place for lost or neglected things

enclosed collapse: closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"

imprisonment collapse: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison); putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

captivity collapse: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

gauntlet collapse: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim; a glove with long sleeve; a glove of armored leather; protects the hand; to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

gantlet collapse: the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times

moderation collapse: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

prison collapse: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment; a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

cloistered collapse: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"; of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

genesis collapse: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

confined collapse: not free to move about; not invading healthy tissue; enclosed by a confining fence; deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint

restricted collapse: the lowest level of official classification for documents; restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man'); subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"

inclusion collapse: the act of including; the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"; the state of being included

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

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