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rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

gambling house collapse: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)

rap session collapse: conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

ecumenism collapse: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity; a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

incorporated collapse: introduced into as a part of the whole; "the ideas incorporated in his revised manuscript"

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

retrieve collapse: run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"

embrace collapse: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"; squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

plagiarism collapse: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own; a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

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"

association collapse: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"; (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species; a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"; (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding; a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"; the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

indemnification collapse: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

synergistic collapse: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more); of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism

rewarding collapse: providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic"

esprit de corps collapse: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

aspic collapse: savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables

hashish collapse: purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

kava collapse: an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

mescaline collapse: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

heir apparent collapse: an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

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