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purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

proscenium collapse: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater; the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

farina collapse: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

corn belt collapse: midwestern United States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana); excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock

viper collapse: venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

bread collapse: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

greenhouse collapse: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions; of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; "greenhouse gases"

highlands collapse: a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)

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

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

socket collapse: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted; receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted; a bony hollow into which a structure fits

dimple collapse: a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"; any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"; produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"; mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"

grass roots collapse: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity); the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"

diggings collapse: temporary living quarters; an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

cereal collapse: a breakfast food prepared from grain; grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet; made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"

bran collapse: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains; broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

hotbed collapse: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants; a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"

pit collapse: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"; a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"; a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression); remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"; set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

loge collapse: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

black belt collapse: a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate); a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

orchestra collapse: seating on the main floor in a theater; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

dust bowl collapse: a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s

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