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foundling collapse: a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

treasure trove collapse: any collection of valuables that is discovered; "her book was a treasure trove of new ideas"; "mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques"; treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)

discovery collapse: the act of discovering something; a productive insight; something that is discovered; (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

bonus collapse: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

jetsam collapse: the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

orphan collapse: a young animal without a mother; the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column; a child who has lost both parents; someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision; deprived of parents by death or desertion; deprive of parents

finding collapse: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"

street Arab collapse: a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

ragpicker collapse: an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood

Arab collapse: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

waif collapse: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

swagman collapse: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

loafer collapse: a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

find collapse: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"; succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark"; perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"; obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"; come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"; come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

sundowner collapse: a drink taken at sundown; a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown

beggar collapse: a pauper who lives by begging; reduce to beggary; be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"

bummer collapse: a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"

trash collapse: worthless people; dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

vagabond collapse: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"

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