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dungeon collapse: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

brig collapse: a penal institution (especially on board a ship); two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

training school collapse: a school providing practical vocational and technical training

reformatory collapse: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

loophole collapse: a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons; an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

vent collapse: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate; a hole for the escape of gas or air; a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket); a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt; expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"; give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

bastille collapse: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner); a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution

cavern collapse: a large cave or a large chamber in a cave; any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns"; hollow out as if making a cavern

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

muffled collapse: wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows"

stratosphere collapse: the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere

prison collapse: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment; a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

tollbooth collapse: a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

concentration camp collapse: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions); a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions

perforation collapse: the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation); a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place; a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"

cryptic collapse: having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"; of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

first class collapse: the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane; the highest rank in a classification; mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection

locus collapse: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"; the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

possible collapse: something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible"; an applicant who might be suitable; capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

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"

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

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