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international collapse: any of several international socialist organizations; concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

eloquence collapse: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

blackmail collapse: extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information; obtain through threats; exert pressure on someone through threats

subsidy collapse: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

national debt collapse: the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)

mouthpiece collapse: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly; the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth; an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks; (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth; a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"; a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

notary collapse: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions

extort collapse: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner; obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"; obtain through intimidation

carton collapse: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top; the quantity contained in a carton

allotment collapse: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"; a share set aside for a specific purpose

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

glare collapse: an angry stare; great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"; shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"; be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"

forge collapse: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering; furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping; make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"; create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"; move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy; move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"

thinking collapse: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

summer school collapse: an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

commonwealth collapse: a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another; the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

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