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birthplace collapse: the place where someone was born; where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

numerate collapse: able to understand and use numbers; read out loud as words written numbers

detraction collapse: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"; a petty disparagement

dormitory collapse: a college or university building containing living quarters for students; a large sleeping room containing several beds

hotbed collapse: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants; a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"

defamation collapse: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

intensive care collapse: close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions

operating room collapse: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"

falsity collapse: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"

dispensary collapse: clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

fictionalize collapse: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"

fantasy collapse: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"; indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

lie collapse: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"; be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"

fabrication collapse: the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery); the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"; writing in a fictional form; a deliberately false or improbable account

song collapse: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"; a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"; a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"; a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"

yenta collapse: (Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal; (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

bromide collapse: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs

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