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pit: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"; a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"; a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression); remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"; set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

stock exchange collapse: an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers

over-the-counter market collapse: a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange

limbo collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals); an imaginary place for lost or neglected things

Wall Street collapse: used to allude to the securities industry of the United States; a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance

bandstand collapse: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

backstage collapse: concealed from the public audience; in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"; out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"

apron collapse: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing; a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used; (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

greenroom collapse: a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

ticker tape collapse: a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

wings collapse: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"; stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

proscenium collapse: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater; the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

ticker collapse: a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

viper collapse: venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

greenhouse collapse: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions; of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; "greenhouse gases"

outer space collapse: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

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