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illicit business collapse

conservation collapse: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources; (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations; an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

rationing collapse: the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

scrubland collapse: an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation

pine barrens collapse

rain forest collapse: a forest with heavy annual rainfall

wildwood collapse

trampoline collapse: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

sectionalism collapse: a partiality for some particular place

timberland collapse

slowing down collapse

fraudulence collapse: the quality of being fraudulent; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

gyp joint collapse

auspices collapse: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

escort collapse: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them; an attendant who is employed to accompany someone; accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

lifework collapse: the principal work of your career

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"

melee collapse: a noisy riotous fight

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

charivari collapse

jacks collapse: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

rocking horse collapse

pinwheel collapse: a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind; a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"; perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

safekeeping collapse

clamor collapse: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"; make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"; utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"; compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"

silviculture collapse: the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests

afforestation collapse: the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

forestry collapse: the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber

gratuity collapse: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation; a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

racket collapse: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit; a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games; a loud and disturbing noise; hit (a ball) with a racket; make loud and annoying noises

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

hobbyhorse collapse: a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"

dollhouse collapse: a small model of a house used as a toy by children; a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

upkeep collapse

preservation collapse: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger; a process that saves organic substances from decay; the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

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

patrol collapse: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes; a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security; maintain the security of by carrying out a control

noninterference collapse

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