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turnpike collapse: an expressway on which tolls are collected; (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

back door collapse: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"; an entrance at the rear of a building; an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

recognizance collapse: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

entree collapse: the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"; the right to enter; the principal dish of a meal

neighborliness collapse: a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

bulkhead collapse: a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

liberalism collapse: an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard; a political orientation that favors progress and reform

scuttle collapse: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

entry collapse: an item inserted in a written record; a written record of a commercial transaction

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

party line collapse: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers; the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

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"

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

disclosed collapse: made known (especially something secret or concealed); "the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan"

overt collapse: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

pore collapse: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

procrastination collapse: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

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