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behalf collapse: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";; for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

source collapse: a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"; specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"; get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

cache collapse: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons); (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics

culmination collapse: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

species collapse: a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"; (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

reenact collapse: enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton"; enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"

termination collapse: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"; a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

status collapse: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

roost collapse: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; settle down or stay, as if on a roost

pinpoint collapse: the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"; locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

anchorage collapse: the act of anchoring; place for vessels to anchor; a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"; a fee for anchoring; the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

finale collapse: the concluding part of any performance; the closing section of a musical composition

locus collapse: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"; the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

on the spot collapse: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"; at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"; in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

eschatology collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world

floor collapse: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"; a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"; the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"; the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"; a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"; the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"; the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.; the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"

outer space collapse: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

bathhouse collapse: a building containing public baths; a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

afoot collapse: on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

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