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grilling collapse

surveillance collapse: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

phalanx collapse: any of the bones of the fingers or toes; a body of troops in close array; any closely ranked crowd of people

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

branch collapse: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; a stream or river connected to a larger one; a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant; a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

all clear collapse: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed; a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

task force collapse: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective; a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

garrison state collapse

scrapbook collapse: an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted

album collapse: a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc; one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc

blotter collapse: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

squad collapse: a smallest army unit

Klaxon collapse: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

base collapse: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"; place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"; (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector; installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"; a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"; the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end; (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"; the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"; (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"; the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"; any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"; debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"; illegitimate; having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"; of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"; not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"; (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"

fire bell collapse: a bell rung to give a fire alarm

diptych collapse: a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

cashbook collapse

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

monarchy collapse: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

democracy collapse: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

platoon collapse: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant; a team of policemen working under the military platoon system; a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

yearbook collapse: a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students

autarchy collapse

mob rule collapse

squadron collapse: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

haven collapse: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

notebook collapse: a small compact portable computer; a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

ledger collapse: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

underwrite collapse: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

regiment collapse: army unit smaller than a division; assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"; subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"; form (military personnel) into a regiment

semaphore collapse: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms; convey by semaphore, of information; send signals by or as if by semaphore

blinker collapse: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages; a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn; put blinders on (a horse)

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

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