move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
a group of animals of the same type living together
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
the members of a business venture created by contract
a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"
an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services