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face lift collapse: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"

renovation collapse: the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed"; the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"

retread collapse: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads; give new treads to (a tire)

living quarters collapse: housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"

refreshment collapse: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends"; snacks and drinks served as a light meal

burg collapse: colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"

municipality collapse: people living in a town or city having local self-government; an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

doss collapse: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

downtown collapse: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"; toward or in the lower or central part of town

suburbia collapse: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

township collapse: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"

uptown collapse: a residential part of town away from the central commercial district; of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas"; toward or in the upper part of town

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

borough collapse: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament; one of the administrative divisions of a large city

municipal collapse: of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz; relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"

quartering collapse: dividing into four equal parts; living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel); a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

second wind collapse: the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion; renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"

rejuvenation collapse: the act of restoring to a more youthful condition; the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape"

renaissance collapse: the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

outskirts collapse: outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

subdivision collapse: the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided; an area composed of subdivided lots

reappearance collapse: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"; the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"

suburban collapse: relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "suburban population"

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