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niche collapse: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species); a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"

hiding place collapse: a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)

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

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

den collapse: a room that is comfortable and secluded; a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

cranny collapse: a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)

corner collapse: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"; the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"; a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"; a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"; a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"; turn a corner; "the car corners"; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; gain control over; "corner the gold market"

manhole collapse: a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure

eyelet collapse: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

clandestine collapse: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

gasket collapse: seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

underneath collapse: under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath"; on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"

deadeye collapse: (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud; a dead shot

cringle collapse: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

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"

peephole collapse: a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep

covert collapse: a flock of coots; secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"; (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"

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