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wake collapse: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"; the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"; be awake, be alert, be there; make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

counterintelligence collapse: intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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

Medicaid collapse: health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

Medicare collapse: health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over

rite of passage collapse: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

drafting collapse: the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

snivel collapse: whining in a tearful manner; cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"; talk in a tearful manner

vigil collapse: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival); a period of sleeplessness

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

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"

cover charge collapse: a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink

recruitment collapse: the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

church collapse: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"; perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

prayer collapse: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"; a fixed text used in praying; reverent petition to a deity; someone who prays to God

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

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

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

willingness collapse: cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

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

revenuer collapse: a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

newspaper collapse: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"; a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"; a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers"; cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day"

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

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