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ward collapse: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"; a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections; a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another; United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913); English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920); English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

probationer collapse: someone released on probation or on parole; a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period

roof collapse: a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building; protective covering on top of a motor vehicle; provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

hereafter collapse: following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"; in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

charnel house collapse: a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

cost of living collapse: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"

sliding scale collapse: a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

minimum wage collapse: the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

payroll collapse: the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee; a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"; the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll"

wage collapse: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

inland collapse: situated away from an area's coast or border; towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five miles inland"

remuneration collapse: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

municipal collapse: of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz; relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"

net income collapse: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

pinpoint collapse: the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"; locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

convict collapse: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence; find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

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