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| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. [1/2 definitions] |
| acting |
appointed as a temporary substitute for someone absent from an office or position; serving temporarily. [1/5 definitions] |
| adjunct |
having temporary or part-time status on a staff or faculty. [1/4 definitions] |
| animal shelter |
a place that provides care and temporary shelter for homeless dogs, cats, and other animals generally kept as pets. |
| apnea |
a temporary cessation of breathing. |
| back burner |
a state of temporary low priority (usu. prec. by "on the"). |
| barrack |
(usu. pl.) a large, plain building or group of buildings, esp. used as temporary housing for soldiers. [1/3 definitions] |
| bedfellow |
an associate or ally, esp. a temporary one. [1/2 definitions] |
| binder |
a temporary, legally valid agreement to purchase insurance, property, or the like, usu. involving partial payment. [1/4 definitions] |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, esp. military, without protecting shelter. [1/2 definitions] |
| booth |
a temporary or loosely constructed stall for displaying and selling goods or giving out information. [1/2 definitions] |
| breastwork |
a temporary, hastily built defensive fortification, usu. of breast height. |
| camp1 |
an outdoor place where tents or temporary shelters are set up. [3/9 definitions] |
| camper |
a motor vehicle that is designed to be used for temporary living space. [1/2 definitions] |
| camping |
the activity of staying for a while in a tent or other temporary outdoor shelter for the purpose of recreation or to save money on accommodation while traveling. |
| cantonment |
the temporary assignment of troops to military quarters. [1/2 definitions] |
| carwash |
a similar, temporary enterprise, usu. to raise funds for a charity, school, athletic team, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| casual |
a temporary or occasional worker. [1/6 definitions] |
| cease-fire |
a temporary suspension of hostilities; truce. [1/2 definitions] |
| coalition |
an alliance, esp. a temporary one, of various factions, parties, or nations. [1/2 definitions] |
| cofferdam |
a temporary, watertight structure, built to permit construction under water or in wet soil. |
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