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closet collapse: a small private room for study or prayer; confine to a small space, as for intensive work

pork barrel collapse: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

Poseidon collapse: (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune

Pantaloon collapse: trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

navigator collapse: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship; the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course

ride to hounds collapse

wall in collapse: enclose with a wall

OD collapse

quarantine collapse: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease; enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease; place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

censer collapse: a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

repository collapse: a burial vault (usually for some famous person); a person to whom a secret is entrusted

rubber band collapse: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

springboard collapse: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"; a flexible board for jumping upward

chest collapse: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

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"

whim wham collapse

jerry built collapse

vendor collapse

helping hand collapse

basket collapse: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; a container that is usually woven and has handles; horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball; the quantity contained in a basket

vaulter collapse: an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

lean to collapse

sentry box collapse: a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather

gatehouse collapse: a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence

pavilion collapse: large and often sumptuous tent

outbuilding collapse: a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building

public servant collapse: someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

officeholder collapse: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

exchequer collapse

mast collapse: a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

plinth collapse

streamer collapse: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page; light that streams; "streamers of flames"

encapsulate collapse: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"; enclose in a capsule or other small container

Neptune collapse: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"; (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

cordon collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord; cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank

gelt collapse

printing equipment collapse

pew collapse: long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

coxcomb collapse: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

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