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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

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"

whereabouts collapse: the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

dwelling collapse: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

residence collapse: the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"; any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"

sanctum collapse: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

domicile collapse: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"

childbearing collapse: relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age"

stork collapse: large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

crystallize collapse: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"; assume crystalline form; become crystallized; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

gambling house collapse: a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)

nowhere collapse: an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"; not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere"

ivory tower collapse: a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place; "he lived in the ivory tower of speculation"; "they viewed universities as ivory towers"

niche collapse: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species); a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"

confined collapse: not free to move about; not invading healthy tissue; enclosed by a confining fence; deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint

situate collapse: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"; determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

aboard collapse: on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard"; on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now"; side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship"

here collapse: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"; in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth"; to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"; in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"; at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

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