preparatory school: a private secondary school


prep school: a private secondary school


choir school: a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education


schola cantorum: a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education


public school: a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board


charter school: an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools


public school: private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition


Eton College: a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire


Winchester College: the oldest English public school; located in Winchester


private school: a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition


Catholic school: a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church


dance school: a school where students are taught to dance


day school: a private school taking day students only


boarding school: a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught


day school: a school giving instruction during the daytime


night school: a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day


kindergarten: a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school


nursery school: a small preschool for small children


playschool: a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions


play group: a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions


Sunday school: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction


Sabbath school: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction


normal school: a two-year school for training elementary teachers


teachers college: a two-year school for training elementary teachers


grade school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades


grammar school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades


elementary school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades


primary school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades


grammar school: a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college


secondary modern school: a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education


comprehensive school: a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities


composite school: a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities


school board: a board in charge of local public schools


board of education: a board in charge of local public schools


zoning board: a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions


zoning commission: a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use


immigration: the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval


inspectorate: a body of inspectors


jury: a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law


panel: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc


panel: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)


venire: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)


jury: a committee appointed to judge a competition


panel: a committee appointed to judge a competition


grand jury: a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments


hung jury: a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)


petit jury: a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings


petty jury: a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings


special jury: a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues


blue ribbon jury: a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues


spearhead: the leading military unit in an attack


bevy: a large gathering of people of a particular type


firing line: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity


immigrant class: recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds


left: those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare


left wing: those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare


center: politically moderate persons; centrists


right: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged


right wing: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged


religious right: United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools


hard right: the extreme right wing


old guard: a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas


pro-choice faction: those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother


pro-life faction: those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited


old school: a class of people favoring traditional ideas


convoy: a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships


convoy: a procession of land vehicles traveling together


seance: a meeting of spiritualists


sitting: a meeting of spiritualists


session: a meeting of spiritualists


aggregate: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together


congeries: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together


conglomeration: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together


agent bank: a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank


commercial bank: a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public


full service bank: a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public


national bank: a commercial bank chartered by the federal government


state bank: a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government


lead bank: a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests


agent bank: a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests


member bank: a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System


merchant bank: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee


acquirer: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee


acquirer: the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card


acquirer: a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock


transfer agent: an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates


nondepository financial institution: a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance


depository financial institution: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities


bank: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities


banking concern: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities


banking company: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities


finance company: a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses


consumer finance company: a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan


small loan company: a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan


industrial bank: a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers


industrial loan company: a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers


captive finance company: a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products


sales finance company: a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants


commercial finance company: a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers


commercial credit company: a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers


Farm Credit System: a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers


FCS: a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers


hawala: an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction


thrift institution: a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying


savings and loan: a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages


savings and loan association: a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages


building society: British equivalent of United States savings and loan association


savings bank: a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks


Home Loan Bank: one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region


Federal Home Loan Bank System: the central credit system for thrift institutions


Federal Housing Administration: the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages


FHA: the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages


child welfare agency: an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children


child welfare service: an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children


Securities and Exchange Commission: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors


SEC: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors


trust company: 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


trust corporation: 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


mutual savings bank: a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees


MSB: a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees


federal savings bank: a federally chartered savings bank


FSB: a federally chartered savings bank


firing squad: a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution


firing party: a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution


market: the customers for a particular product or service


black market: people who engage in illicit trade


traffic: the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time


air traffic: traffic created by the movement of aircraft


commuter traffic: traffic created by people going to or returning from work


pedestrian traffic: people coming and going on foot


foot traffic: people coming and going on foot


vehicular traffic: the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality


vehicle traffic: the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality


automobile traffic: cars coming and going


car traffic: cars coming and going


bicycle traffic: bicycles coming and going


bus traffic: buses coming and going


truck traffic: trucks coming and going


formation: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit


military formation: a formation of troops


open order: a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass


close order: a military formation for drill or marching


extended order: a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits


sick call: the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick


sick parade: the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick


caravan: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file


train: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file


wagon train: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file


cavalcade: a procession of people traveling on horseback


march: a procession of people walking together


hunger march: a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed


motorcade: a procession of people traveling in motor cars


parade: a ceremonial procession including people marching


callithump: a noisy boisterous parade


callathump: a noisy boisterous parade


callithump parade: a noisy boisterous parade


file: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other


single file: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other


Indian file: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other


snake dance: a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path


column: a line of units following one after another


cortege: the group following and attending to some important person


retinue: the group following and attending to some important person


suite: the group following and attending to some important person


entourage: the group following and attending to some important person


Praetorian Guard: the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome


cortege: a funeral procession


recession: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service


recessional: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service


backfield: the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen


secondary: the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen


linemen: the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage


line: a formation of people or things one behind another


line: a formation of people or things one beside another


line of march: the arrangement of people in a line for marching


line of succession: the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position


lineup: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification


picket line: a line of people acting as pickets


row: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line


serration: a row of notches


terrace: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)


rank: a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another


conga line: a line of people in single file performing the conga dance


trap line: a line or series of traps


queue: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something


waiting line: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something


breadline: a queue of people waiting for free food


bread line: a queue of people waiting for free food


checkout line: a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases


chow line: a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)


gas line: a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline


reception line: a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party


ticket line: a queue of people waiting to buy tickets


unemployment line: a queue of people waiting for employment


row: a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side


column: a vertical array of numbers or other information


aviation: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft


air power: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft


dragnet: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)


machinery: a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions


network: an interconnected system of things or people


web: an interconnected system of things or people


espionage network: a network of spies


old boy network: an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics)


support system: a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style


nonlinear system: a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree


system: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole


scheme: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole


subsystem: a system that is part of some larger system


organism: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body


syntax: a systematic orderly arrangement


body: a collection of particulars considered as a system


shebang: an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'


craft: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work


trade: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work


vegetation: all the plant life in a particular region or period


flora: all the plant life in a particular region or period


botany: all the plant life in a particular region or period


browse: vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat


brush: a dense growth of bushes


brushwood: a dense growth of bushes


coppice: a dense growth of bushes


copse: a dense growth of bushes


thicket: a dense growth of bushes


brake: an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant


canebrake: a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)


spinney: a copse that shelters game


growth: vegetation that has grown


scrub: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes


chaparral: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes


bush: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes


stand: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area


forest: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


wood: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


woods: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area


bosk: a small wooded area


grove: a small growth of trees without underbrush


jungle: an impenetrable equatorial forest


rain forest: a forest with heavy annual rainfall


rainforest: a forest with heavy annual rainfall


temperate rain forest: a rain forest in a temperate area


tropical rain forest: a rain forest in a tropical area


selva: a rain forest in a tropical area


underbrush: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest


undergrowth: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest


underwood: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest


shrubbery: a collection of shrubs growing together


garden: the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden


staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task


line personnel: personnel having direct job performance responsibilities


management personnel: personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities


dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


absolutism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


authoritarianism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


Caesarism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


despotism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


monocracy: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


one-man rule: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


shogunate: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


Stalinism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


totalitarianism: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


tyranny: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)


police state: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)


law: the collection of rules imposed by authority


jurisprudence: the collection of rules imposed by authority


administrative law: the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government


canon law: the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church


ecclesiastical law: the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church


civil law: the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation


common law: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws


case law: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws


precedent: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws


international law: the body of laws governing relations between nations


law of nations: the body of laws governing relations between nations


maritime law: the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.


marine law: the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.


admiralty law: the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.


law of the land: a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process


martial law: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law


mercantile law: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence


commercial law: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence


law merchant: the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence


military law: the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel


Mosaic law: the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)


Law of Moses: the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)


shariah: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed


shariah law: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed


sharia: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed


sharia law: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed


Islamic law: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed


hudud: Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes


hudood: Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes


statutory law: the body of laws created by legislative statutes


securities law: the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities


tax law: the body of laws governing taxation


bureaucracy: nonelective government officials


bureaucratism: nonelective government officials


menagerie: a collection of live animals for study or display


ordering: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements


order: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements


ordination: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements


genetic code: the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells


genome: the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism


triplet code: the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid


series: similar things placed in order or happening one after another


series: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection


nexus: a connected series or group


progression: a series with a definite pattern of advance


patterned advance: a series with a definite pattern of advance


rash: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences


blizzard: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences


sequence: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern


string: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding


train: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding


succession: a group of people or things arranged or following in order


cascade: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units


parade: an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things


streak: an unbroken series of events


run: an unbroken series of events


losing streak: a streak of losses


winning streak: a streak of wins


arithmetic progression: (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term


geometric progression: (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term


harmonic progression: (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression


stream: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas


flow: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas


current: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas


wave train: a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals


panoply: a complete and impressive array


bank: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers


stockpile: a storage pile accumulated for future use


data: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn


information: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn


accounting data: all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable


metadata: data about data


raw data: unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis


ana: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place


mail: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered


post: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered


fan mail: mail sent to public figures from their admirers


hate mail: mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)


mailing: mail sent by a sender at one time


sampler: an assortment of various samples


treasure: a collection of precious things


treasure trove: any collection of valuables that is discovered


trinketry: trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively


troponymy: the place names of a region or a language considered collectively


troponomy: the place names of a region or a language considered collectively


movement: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals


social movement: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals


front: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals


deco: a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production


art deco: a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production


art nouveau: a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers


avant-garde: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)


vanguard: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)


van: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)


new wave: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)


constructivism: an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects


suprematism: a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism


cubism: an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes


dada: a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty


dadaism: a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty


artistic movement: a group of artists who agree on general principles


art movement: a group of artists who agree on general principles


expressionism: an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality


neoexpressionism: an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings


supra expressionism: a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism


fauvism: an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists


futurism: an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age


Hudson River school: the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England


romantic realism: the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England


imagism: a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery


lake poets: English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it


luminism: an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective


minimalism: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color


minimal art: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color


reductivism: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color


naturalism: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description


realism: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description


needy: needy people collectively


neoromanticism: an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature


New Wave: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s


Nouvelle Vague: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s


secession: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s


sezession: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s


surrealism: a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams


symbolism: an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images


Boy Scouts: an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys


Boy Scouts of America: a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training


Girl Scouts: an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training


Civil Rights movement: movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens


common front: a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together


cultural movement: a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals


ecumenism: a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)


oecumenism: a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)


falun gong: a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices


political movement: a group of people working together to achieve a political goal


Enlightenment: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine


Age of Reason: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine


labor movement: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement


trade union movement: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement


labor: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement


Industrial Workers of the World: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I


IWW: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I


I.W.W.: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I


unionism: the system or principles and theory of labor unions


trade unionism: the system or principles and theory of labor unions


reform movement: a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms


religious movement: a movement intended to bring about religious reforms


Akhbari: a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli


Usuli: a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari


Counter Reformation: the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits


ecumenical movement: a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity


Gallicanism: a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church


Lubavitch: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


Lubavitch movement: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


Chabad-Lubavitch: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


Chabad: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study


Oxford movement: 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies


Pietism: 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion


Reformation: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches


Protestant Reformation: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches


Taliban: a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government


Taleban: a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government


Northern Alliance: a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban


United Front: a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban


Nation of Islam: a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans


humanism: the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies


analytical cubism: the early phase of cubism


synthetic cubism: the late phase of cubism


unconfessed: people who have not confessed


unemployed people: people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)


unemployed: people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)


wolf pack: a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys


womanhood: women as a class


woman: women as a class


fair sex: women as a class


womankind: women as distinguished from men


camp: a group of people living together in a camp


hobo camp: a place where hoboes camp


jungle: a place where hoboes camp


record company: a company that makes and sells musical recordings


reunion: a party of former associates who have come together again


mover: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another


public mover: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another


moving company: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another


removal firm: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another


removal company: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another


think tank: a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications


think factory: a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications


vestry: in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church


Jewry: Jews collectively


Zionism: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine


Zionist movement: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine


Zhou: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


Zhou dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


Chou: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


Chou dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


Chow: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


Chow dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism


muster: a gathering of military personnel for duty


rap group: a gathering of people holding a rap session


rave-up: a raucous gathering


registration: the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time


enrollment: the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time


table: a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game


World Council of Churches: an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters


number: a select company of people


vote: a body of voters who have the same interests


blue: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue


grey: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey


gray: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey


host: any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event


pool: an organization of people or resources that can be shared


typing pool: a group of typists who can work for different persons


shipper: a company in the business of shipping freight


center: the middle of a military or naval formation


diaspora: the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel


flank: the side of military or naval formation


wing: the side of military or naval formation


head: the front of a military formation or procession


local authority: an administrative unit of local government


rear: the back of a military formation or procession


smithereens: a collection of small fragments considered as a whole


chosen people: any people believing themselves to be chosen by God


Azeri: an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan


Bengali: an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India


Berbers: an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa


Arab-Berbers: an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa


Dagestani: an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan


Flemish: an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium


Hebrews: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)


Israelites: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)


Maori: an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand


Mayas: an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas


Mbundu: an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola


Ovimbundu: an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola


Pathan: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan


Pashtun: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan


Tajik: an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China


Tadzhik: an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China


Walloons: an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France


Ferdinand and Isabella: joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I


Medici: aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century


Committee for State Security: formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia


KGB: formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia


Soviet KGB: formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia


Federal Security Bureau: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin


FSB: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin


Federal Security Service: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin


Russian agency: an administrative agency of the Russian government


Wicca: a community of followers of the Wicca religion


William and Mary: joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II


wine tasting: a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines


wing: a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function


Wise Men: (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them


Magi: (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them


World Trade Organization: an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade


WTO: an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade


Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons: an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens


AARP: an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens


National Association of Realtors: a United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics


Association of Southeast Asian Nations: an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism


ASEAN: an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism


Abkhaz: Circassian people living east of the Black Sea


Abkhas: Circassian people living east of the Black Sea


Achomawi: a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California


Akwa'ala: a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California


Aleut: a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska


Circassian: a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia


Inca: the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s


Inka: the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s


Quechua: a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire


Kechua: a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire


Xhosa: a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa


Zulu: a community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa


here: the present location; this place


there: a location other than here; that place


somewhere: an indefinite or unknown location


bilocation: the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations


seat: the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based


home: the country or state or city where you live


base: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end


home: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end


aclinic line: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip


magnetic equator: an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip


agonic line: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero


isogonic line: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same


isogonal line: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same


isogone: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same


address: the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with


mailing address: the address where a person or organization can be communicated with


box number: a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent


post-office box number: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected


PO box number: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected


PO Box No: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected


box number: the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected


street address: the address where a person or organization can be found


administrative district: a district defined for administrative purposes


administrative division: a district defined for administrative purposes


territorial division: a district defined for administrative purposes


aerie: any habitation at a high altitude


aery: any habitation at a high altitude


eyrie: any habitation at a high altitude


eyry: any habitation at a high altitude


agora: the marketplace in ancient Greece


air lane: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another


flight path: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another


airway: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another


skyway: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another


traffic pattern: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport


approach pattern: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport


pattern: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport


territory: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state


soil: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state


Andalusia: a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization


Andalucia: a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization


Appalachia: an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)


flight path: the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air


wing: (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft


approach path: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing


approach: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing


glide path: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing


glide slope: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing


ambiance: the atmosphere of an environment


ambience: the atmosphere of an environment


amusement park: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement


funfair: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement


pleasure ground: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement


Antarctic: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters


Antarctic Zone: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters


South Frigid Zone: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters


Antarctic Circle: a line of latitude north of the south pole


Adelie Land: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins


Terre Adelie: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins


Adelie Coast: a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins


apex: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars


solar apex: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars


apex of the sun's way: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars


antapex: the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from


apogee: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth


apoapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited


point of apoapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited


aphelion: apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun


apojove: apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter


aposelene: apoapsis in orbit around the moon


apolune: apoapsis in orbit around the moon


apron: (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green


Arctic: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole


Arctic Zone: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole


North Frigid Zone: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole


polar circle: a line of latitude at the north or south poles


Arctic Circle: a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice


arena: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand


area: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)


country: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)


high country: an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline


ascending node: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north


node: (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane


node: (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system


antinode: (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system


asteroid belt: the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found


atmosphere: the mass of air surrounding the Earth


air: the mass of air surrounding the Earth


bed ground: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night


bed-ground: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night


bedground: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night


biosphere: the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist


back of beyond: a very remote and inaccessible place


colony: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country


dependency: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country


Crown Colony: a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor


depth: (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part


outer space: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere


space: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere


interplanetary space: the part of outer space within the solar system


interstellar space: the space between stars


frontier: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary


heliopause: the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet


heliosphere: the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system


holding pattern: the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land


intergalactic space: the space between galaxies


deep space: any region in space outside the solar system


aerospace: the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole


airspace: the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction


backwater: a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring


backwoods: a remote and undeveloped area


back country: a remote and undeveloped area


boondocks: a remote and undeveloped area


hinterland: a remote and undeveloped area


Bad Lands: an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska


Badlands: an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska


banana republic: a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)


Barbary: a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries


Barbary Coast: the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates


Barbary Coast: a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)


Bithynia: an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC


Nicaea: an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325


Nubia: an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser


barren: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation


waste: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation


wasteland: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation


heath: a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation


heathland: a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation


bush: a large wilderness area


outback: the bush country of the interior of Australia


Never-Never: the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country


frontier: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country


desert: arid land with little or no vegetation


semidesert: a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions


oasis: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)


battlefield: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought


battleground: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought


field of battle: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought


field of honor: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought


field: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought


Armageddon: (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world


Camlan: (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded


minefield: a region in which explosives mines have been placed


beat: a regular route for a sentry or policeman


round: a regular route for a sentry or policeman


beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


root: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


rootage: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


derivation: the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)


spring: a point at which water issues forth


fountainhead: the source of water from which a stream arises


headspring: the source of water from which a stream arises


head: the source of water from which a stream arises


headwater: the source of a river


wellhead: the source of water for a well


wellspring: the source of water for a well


jumping-off place: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched


point of departure: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched


jungle: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival


concrete jungle: an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant


zone: an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic


belt: an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found


Bible Belt: southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant


fatherland: the country where you were born


homeland: the country where you were born


motherland: the country where you were born


mother country: the country where you were born


country of origin: the country where you were born


native land: the country where you were born


birthplace: the place where someone was born


place of birth: the place where someone was born


birthplace: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


cradle: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


place of origin: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


provenance: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


provenience: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence


side: a surface forming part of the outside of an object


face: a surface forming part of the outside of an object


beam-ends: (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel;  means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical


bottom: the lower side of anything


underside: the lower side of anything


undersurface: the lower side of anything


underbelly: lower side


foot: the lower part of anything


base: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment


bottom: the lowest part of anything


rock bottom: the absolute bottom


boundary: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something


bound: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something


bounds: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something


boundary line: a line that indicates a boundary


border: a line that indicates a boundary


borderline: a line that indicates a boundary


delimitation: a line that indicates a boundary


mete: a line that indicates a boundary


bourn: an archaic term for a boundary


bourne: an archaic term for a boundary


borderland: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area


border district: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area


march: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area


marchland: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area


narco-state: an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent


place: any area set aside for a particular purpose


property: any area set aside for a particular purpose


center: a place where some particular activity is concentrated


centre: a place where some particular activity is concentrated


colony: a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated


nerve center: a center that provides information and control


nerve centre: a center that provides information and control


circumference: the boundary line encompassing an area or object


circuit: the boundary line encompassing an area or object


fence line: a boundary line created by a fence


Green Line: the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence


Line of Control: a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan


property line: the boundary line between two pieces of property


state line: the boundary between two states


state boundary: the boundary between two states


Mason-Dixon line: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War


Mason and Dixon line: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War


Mason and Dixon's line: the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War


district line: the boundary between two districts


county line: the boundary between two counties


city line: the boundary of a city


balk: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline


baulk: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline


balkline: line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game


baulk-line: line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game


string line: line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game


bomb site: an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs


bowels: the center of the Earth


bowling green: a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls


breadbasket: a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain


breeding ground: a place where animals breed


bridgehead: a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy


brink: the edge of a steep place


broadcast area: the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received


buffer state: a small neutral state between two rival powers


buffer country: a small neutral state between two rival powers


bull's eye: the center of a target


bull: the center of a target


bus route: the route regularly followed by a passenger bus


bus stop: a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers


checkpoint: a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance


cabstand: a place where taxis park while awaiting customers


taxistand: a place where taxis park while awaiting customers


taxi rank: a place where taxis park while awaiting customers


campsite: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


campground: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


camping site: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


camping ground: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


bivouac: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


encampment: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


camping area: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent


campus: a field on which the buildings of a university are situated


capital: a seat of government


capital: a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product


river basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


watershed: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


drainage basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


catchment area: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


catchment basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


drainage area: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet


detention basin: a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream


retention basin: a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream


Caucasia: a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource


Caucasus: a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource


Transcaucasia: a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan


celestial equator: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles


equinoctial circle: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles


equinoctial line: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles


equinoctial: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles


celestial point: a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)


equinoctial point: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic


equinox: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic


vernal equinox: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces


autumnal equinox: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo


celestial sphere: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


sphere: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


empyrean: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


firmament: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


heavens: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


vault of heaven: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


welkin: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected


cemetery: a tract of land used for burials


graveyard: a tract of land used for burials


burial site: a tract of land used for burials


burial ground: a tract of land used for burials


burying ground: a tract of land used for burials


memorial park: a tract of land used for burials


necropolis: a tract of land used for burials


center: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure


centre: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure


midpoint: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure


center of buoyancy: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object


centre of buoyancy: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object


center of immersion: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object


centre of immersion: (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object


center of gravity: the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass


centre of gravity: the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass


center of flotation: the center of gravity of a floating object


centre of flotation: the center of gravity of a floating object


center of mass: point representing the mean position of the matter in a body


centre of mass: point representing the mean position of the matter in a body


barycenter: (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve


centroid: the center of mass of an object of uniform density


trichion: point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead


crinion: point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead


center: an area that is approximately central within some larger region


centre: an area that is approximately central within some larger region


middle: an area that is approximately central within some larger region


heart: an area that is approximately central within some larger region


eye: an area that is approximately central within some larger region


center stage: the central area on a theater stage


centre stage: the central area on a theater stage


city center: the central part of a city


city centre: the central part of a city


central city: the central part of a city


core: the center of an object


navel: the center point or middle of something


navel point: the center point or middle of something


storm center: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm


storm centre: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm


city: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts


metropolis: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts


urban center: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts


megalopolis: a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)


city district: a district of a town or city


precinct: a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes


police precinct: a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force


voting precinct: one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place


election district: one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place


polling place: a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election


polling station: a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election


business district: the central area or commercial center of a town or city


downtown: the central area or commercial center of a town or city


outskirts: outlying areas (as of a city or town)


environs: an outer adjacent area of any place


purlieu: an outer adjacent area of any place


Tin Pan Alley: a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business


conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities


urban sprawl: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities


sprawl: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities


subtopia: monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings


borough: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament


burgh: a borough in Scotland


pocket borough: a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family


rotten borough: an English parliamentary constituency with few electors


borough: one of the administrative divisions of a large city


canton: a small administrative division of a country


city: an incorporated administrative district established by state charter


city limit: the limits of the area occupied by a city or town


city limits: the limits of the area occupied by a city or town


clearing: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area


glade: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area


Coats Land: a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea


commune: the smallest administrative district of several European countries


zone: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude


geographical zone: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude


climatic zone: any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude


commons: a pasture subject to common use


common land: a pasture subject to common use


commonwealth: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)


confluence: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)


meeting: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)


congressional district: a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives


financial center: the part of a city where financial institutions are centered


hub: a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve


civic center: the center of a city


municipal center: the center of a city


down town: the center of a city


inner city: the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city


chokepoint: a point of congestion or blockage


Corn Belt: the midwestern states where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock


corncob: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn


corn cob: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn


corner: the point where two lines meet or intersect


corner: a place off to the side of an area


corner: a remote area


cornfield: a field planted with corn


corn field: a field planted with corn


country: the territory occupied by a nation


state: the territory occupied by a nation


land: the territory occupied by a nation


county: (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government


county: (United States) the largest administrative district within a state


county palatine: the territory of a count palatine


county seat: the town or city that is the seat of government for a county


county courthouse: the town or city that is the seat of government for a county


county town: the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire


shire town: the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire


cow pasture: a pasture for cows


crest: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave


timber line: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes


timberline: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes


tree line: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes


snow line: the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice


crossing: a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect


cross section: a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis


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


profile: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers


soil profile: a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock


department: the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)


descending node: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south


development: a district that has been developed to serve some purpose


ghetto: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions


housing development: a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management


housing estate: a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time


housing project: a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families


public housing: a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families


dig: the site of an archeological exploration


excavation: the site of an archeological exploration


archeological site: the site of an archeological exploration


abbacy: the jurisdiction or office of an abbot


archbishopric: the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop


archdeaconry: the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon


bailiwick: the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction


caliphate: the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph


archdiocese: the diocese of an archbishop


diocese: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop


bishopric: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop


episcopate: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop


disaster area: a region whose population is affected by a general disaster


eparchy: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church


exarchate: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church


theater of war: the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations


theatre of war: the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations


field: a region in which active military operations are in progress


field of operations: a region in which active military operations are in progress


theater: a region in which active military operations are in progress


theater of operations: a region in which active military operations are in progress


theatre: a region in which active military operations are in progress


theatre of operations: a region in which active military operations are in progress


zone of interior: the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations


district: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes


territory: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes


territorial dominion: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes


dominion: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes


enclave: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it


federal district: a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation


palatinate: a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine


residential district: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences


residential area: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences


community: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences


planned community: a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents


retirement community: a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life


retirement complex: a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life


uptown: a residential part of town away from the central commercial district


red-light district: a district with many brothels


suburb: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city


suburbia: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city


suburban area: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city


exurbia: a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia


addition: a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area


bedroom community: a community where many commuters live


faubourg: a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city


stockbroker belt: a wealthy residential suburb


tenement district: a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses


airspace: the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth


air space: the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth


crawlspace: low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing


crawl space: low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing


disk space: (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk


disc space: (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk


disk overhead: (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing


overhead: (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing


swap space: the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory


swap file: the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory


distance: a distant region


domain: territory over which rule or control is exercised


demesne: territory over which rule or control is exercised


land: territory over which rule or control is exercised


archduchy: the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess


barony: the domain of a baron


duchy: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess


dukedom: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess


earldom: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess


emirate: the domain controlled by an emir


empire: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised


imperium: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised


fiefdom: the domain controlled by a feudal lord


grand duchy: the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess


viscounty: the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess


khanate: the realm of a khan


kingdom: the domain ruled by a king or queen


realm: the domain ruled by a king or queen


Camelot: (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there


principality: territory ruled by a prince


princedom: territory ruled by a prince


Kingdom of God: the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign


sheikdom: the domain ruled by a sheik


sheikhdom: the domain ruled by a sheik


suzerainty: the domain of a suzerain


residence: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily


abode: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily


domicile: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time


legal residence: (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time


home: where you live at a particular time


place: where you live at a particular time


home away from home: a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home


home from home: a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home


business address: the address at which a business is located


dump: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


garbage dump: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


trash dump: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


rubbish dump: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


wasteyard: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


waste-yard: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


dumpsite: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped


dude ranch: a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)


honeymoon resort: a resort that caters to newlyweds


eitchen midden: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement


midden: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement


kitchen midden: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement


earshot: the range within which a voice can be heard


earreach: the range within which a voice can be heard


hearing: the range within which a voice can be heard


view: the range of the eye


eyeshot: the range of the eye


north: a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city


northeast: a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city


east: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city


southeast: a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city


south: a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city


southwest: a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city


west: a location in the western part of a country, region, or city


northwest: a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city


Earth: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)


earth: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)


eastern hemisphere: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia


orient: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia


Old World: the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas


East: the countries of Asia


Orient: the countries of Asia


Far East: a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)


northland: any region lying in or toward the north


southland: any region lying in or toward the south


East: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River


eastern United States: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River


Southeast: the southeastern region of the United States


southeastern United States: the southeastern region of the United States


Southwest: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado


southwestern United States: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado


Northeast: the northeastern region of the United States


northeastern United States: the northeastern region of the United States


Northwest: the northwestern region of the United States


northwestern United States: the northwestern region of the United States


Midwest: the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)


middle west: the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)


midwestern United States: the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)


Pacific Northwest: a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia


Rustbelt: urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)


ecliptic: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator


Eden: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


paradise: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


nirvana: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


heaven: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


promised land: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


Shangri-la: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace


edge: the boundary of a surface


border: the boundary of a surface


end: a boundary marking the extremities of something


end: either extremity of something that has length


terminal: either extremity of something that has length


end point: a place where something ends or is complete


endpoint: a place where something ends or is complete


termination: a place where something ends or is complete


terminus: a place where something ends or is complete


end: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object


end: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other


Enderby Land: a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia


environment: the area in which something exists or lives


environs: the area in which something exists or lives


surroundings: the area in which something exists or lives


surround: the area in which something exists or lives


Finger Lakes: a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction


finish: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)


destination: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)


goal: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)


medium: the surrounding environment


setting: the context and environment in which something is set


scene: the context and environment in which something is set


scenario: a setting for a work of art or literature


element: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal


equator: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles


extremity: the outermost or farthest region or point


extreme point: the point located farthest from the middle of something


extreme: the point located farthest from the middle of something


extremum: the point located farthest from the middle of something


fairway: the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short


farmland: a rural area where farming is practiced


farming area: a rural area where farming is practiced


fault line: (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface


field: somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected


field: a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed


field of fire: the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position


grounds: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)


bent: an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges


hayfield: a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay


meadow: a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay


playing field: a piece of land prepared for playing a game


athletic field: a piece of land prepared for playing a game


playing area: a piece of land prepared for playing a game


field: a piece of land prepared for playing a game


medical center: the part of a city where medical facilities are centered