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homeostasis collapse: (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

penitentiary collapse: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes; used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"

stockade collapse: fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense; surround with a stockade in order to fortify

black hole collapse: a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field

lap of luxury collapse: in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"

Gestapo collapse: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

Scotland Yard collapse: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

law enforcement agency collapse: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

military police collapse: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners

bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

berm collapse: a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope

curtain collapse: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window); any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"; provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"

fellow traveler collapse: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)

jail collapse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

scraggy collapse: being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"

littoral collapse: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean; of or relating to a coastal or shore region

smothered collapse: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"; completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

puritan collapse: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures; a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

serrate collapse: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"

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