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corrective collapse: a device for treating injury or disease; tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"; designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

ashram collapse: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus; a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram

pod collapse: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane; a group of aquatic mammals; a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant; the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves); produce pods, of plants; take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"

penance collapse: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

usury collapse: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest; an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

caste collapse: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

skulk collapse: move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

common law collapse: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

confinement collapse: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them; the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

fiefdom collapse: an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group; the domain controlled by a feudal lord

commune collapse: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything; the smallest administrative district of several European countries; communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"; receive Communion, in the Catholic church

herd collapse: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans; a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra; move together, like a herd; cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"; keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

equity collapse: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

astronaut collapse: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

keep collapse: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress; maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"; hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"; retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"; look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"; maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"; have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"; store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"; supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"; raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"; keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"; fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

county collapse: a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"; the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"

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