the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | the act of dropping something |
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery |
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity |
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity |
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket | a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) |
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) | a steep high face of rock |
the quantity contained in a sack | a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) |
an enclosed space | a shape that is spherical and small |