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sepulchral collapse: of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"

mortuary collapse: of or relating to a funeral; of or relating to or characteristic of death

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

civilization collapse: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"; the social process whereby societies achieve civilization

funereal collapse: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

revenuer collapse: a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

excise collapse: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate); remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"; levy an excise tax on

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

college collapse: a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed; British slang for prison; the body of faculty and students of a college; an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

obituary collapse: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

farmer collapse: a person who operates a farm; an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915); United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)

confederation collapse: the act of forming an alliance or confederation; a union of political organizations

protocol collapse: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

confederacy collapse: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

duty collapse: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr; a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

partnership collapse: a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses; the members of a business venture created by contract; a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"

corps collapse: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support; a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

rate collapse: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"; a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"; a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"; assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"; estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"; be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

axis collapse: the center around which something rotates; the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head; a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions; in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"; the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

gang collapse: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together; an organized group of workmen; an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"; act as an organized group

council collapse: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"; a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

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