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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)

treasure collapse: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"; any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"; accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

helping collapse: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

rebuff collapse: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval); an instance of driving away or warding off; reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

reckon collapse: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

affairs collapse: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

commemorate collapse: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"; mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"

paramountcy collapse: the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

autism collapse: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

reverence collapse: a reverent mental attitude; regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

hate collapse: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action; dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

time signature collapse: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

half collapse: in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval; (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"; partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

extend collapse: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"; prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"; expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"; open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"; make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"; reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

pillbox collapse: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete); a small case for holding pills; a small round woman's hat

reach out collapse: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

bribe collapse: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

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