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

helpful collapse: showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"; providing assistance or serving a useful function; of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

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

useful collapse: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

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

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"

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)

replacement collapse: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

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

equivalent collapse: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen; a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"; being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"

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)

pleasance collapse: a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion

ingenue collapse: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play; an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage); an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

communist collapse: a socialist who advocates communism; a member of the communist party; relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda"

second string collapse: a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game

towpath collapse: a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats

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