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gregarious collapse: instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"; (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

courteous collapse: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon; exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"

penal colony collapse: a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

guardhouse collapse: a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained

brig collapse: a penal institution (especially on board a ship); two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

dungeon collapse: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

training school collapse: a school providing practical vocational and technical training

reformatory collapse: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

bastille collapse: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner); a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution

intercommunication collapse: mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

prison collapse: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment; a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

tollbooth collapse: a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls

sexism collapse: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

concentration camp collapse: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions); a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions

male chauvinism collapse: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

pall collapse: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped; lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"; become less interesting or attractive; cause to become flat; "pall the beer"; cover with a pall

blackout collapse: a momentary loss of consciousness; the failure of electric power for a general region; darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft); a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

levee collapse: an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing; a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

bamboo curtain collapse: an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

commerce collapse: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services); social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

security blanket collapse: a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety; anything that an adult person uses to reduce their anxiety

obligate collapse: restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"; commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

fifth column collapse: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

hostage collapse: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

affair collapse: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"; a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

visit collapse: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"; the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection); the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"; a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"; assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"; come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"; pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"; visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"; stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

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