#aggregation__collection__accumulation__assemblage several things grouped together
supertype: #group__grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
instance: #Free_World #Third_World #Wise_Men
subtype: #pharmacopoeia a collection or stock of drugs
subtype: #string.aggregation a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
subtype: #string_of_beads__beads__bead beads threaded on a string
subtype: #rosary__prayer_beads beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary)
subtype: #wampum small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry
subtype: #wardrobe collection of clothing belonging to one person
subtype: #wardrobe.costume collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
subtype: #population.aggregation__universe (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
subtype: #subpopulation a population that is part of a larger population
subtype: #armamentarium the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine
subtype: #backlog an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with; "a large backlog of orders"
subtype: #battery.aggregation a collection of related things intended for use together: "took a battery of achievement tests"
subtype: #bottle_collection.aggregation__bottlecollection a collection of bottles: "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window"
subtype: #coin_collection.aggregation__coincollection a collection of coins
subtype: #tout_ensemble.aggregation__toutensemble__ensemble an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
subtype: #tenantry tenants of an estate considered as a group
subtype: #art_collection__artcollection a collection of art works
subtype: #loan_collection a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition
subtype: #caboodle__bunch any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"
subtype: #corpus.aggregation a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
subtype: #pack.aggregation a complete collection of similar things
subtype: #disk_pack__disc_pack (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
subtype: #pack_of_cards__deck_of_cards__deck a pack of 52 playing cards
subtype: #hand.aggregation__deal the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
subtype: #bridge_hand the cards held in a game of bridge
subtype: #poker_hand__pokerhand the 5 cards held in a game of poker
subtype: #royal_flush__royalflush a poker hand with the Ace King Queen Jack and 10 all in the same suit
subtype: #straight_flush a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit
subtype: #full_house a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair
subtype: #flush a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
subtype: #straight a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
subtype: #pair.poker_hand a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
subtype: #long_suit in a hand, the suit having the most cards
subtype: #strong_suit a long suit including high cards
subtype: #block.aggregation a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"
subtype: #content everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
subtype: #stamp_collection__stampcollection a collection of stamps
subtype: #statuary statues collectively
subtype: #sum_total__sumtotal__sum the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
subtype: #congeries__congerie__aggregate__conglomeration a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
subtype: #agglomeration a jumbled collection or mass
subtype: #clump__bunch__clustering a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
subtype: #knot.clump a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
subtype: #swad (informal) a bunch; "a thick swad of plants"
subtype: #tussock__tuft a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
subtype: #wisp a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"
subtype: #witches'_broom__witch_broom__witchbroom__hexenbesen__staghead an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
instance: #Northern_Cross #Omega_Centauri #Pleiades
subtype: #clod__ball__glob__lump__clump__chunk a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
subtype: #clot__coagulum a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
subtype: #thrombus a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
subtype: #embolus__embolu an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
subtype: #gob (British) a lump of slimey stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
subtype: #clew a ball of yarn or cord or thread
subtype: #gimmickry a collection of gimmicks
subtype: #cumulus__cumulu__pile__heap__mound a collection of objects laid on top of each other
subtype: #compost_heap__compostheap__compost_pile__compostpile a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
subtype: #midden__dunghill__muckheap__muckhill a heap of dung or refuse
subtype: #scrapheap pile of discarded metal
subtype: #shock.cumulus a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
subtype: #slagheap pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
subtype: #stack an orderly pile
subtype: #haystack__hayrick__rick a stack of hay
subtype: #haycock a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
subtype: #funeral_pyre__funeralpyre__pyre wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
subtype: #woodpile a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
subtype: #stockpile a storage pile accumulated for future use
subtype: #mass.aggregation an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
subtype: #logjam an immovable mass of logs blocking a river
subtype: #shock.mass a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
subtype: #combination.aggregation a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
subtype: #amalgam a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
subtype: #color_scheme__colorscheme__colourscheme a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"
subtype: #complexion a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
subtype: #congregation an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
subtype: #Judaica historical and literary materials relating to Judaism
subtype: #kludge a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
subtype: #subroutine_library__library__program_library__programlibrary (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
subtype: #library.aggregation a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
subtype: #bibliotheca a collection of books
subtype: #public_library a nonprofit library maintained for public use
subtype: #rental_collection a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee
subtype: #mythology myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
subtype: #classical_mythology__classicalmythology the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
subtype: #Greek_mythology__greekmythology the mythology of the ancient Greeks
subtype: #Roman_mythology the mythology of the ancient Romans
subtype: #Norse_mythology the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity
subtype: #biota__biology all the plant and animal life of a particular region
subtype: #fauna all the animal life in a particular region
subtype: #avifauna the birds of a particular region or period
subtype: #petting_zoo__pettingzoo a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed
subtype: #set.aggregation a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used: "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
subtype: #dentition__teeth the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
subtype: #primary_dentition__primarydentition dentition of deciduous teeth
subtype: #secondary_dentition__secondarydentition dentition of permanent teeth
subtype: #singleton.set a set containing a single member
subtype: #pair__brace a set of two similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #Tweedledum_and_Tweedledee__Tweedledee_and_Tweedledum any two people who are hard to tell apart
subtype: #triad__trio__triplet a set of three similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #trilogy a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme
subtype: #Trimurti the triad of divinities of later Hinduism
subtype: #quartette__quartet__quadruplet a set of four similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #quintet.set__quintette a set of five similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #sextet.set__sextette__sestet a set of six similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #septet.set__septette a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #octet.set__octette a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
subtype: #chess_set__chessset checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
subtype: #manicure_set a set of implements used to manicure
subtype: #sum__join a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
subtype: #direct_sum a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
subtype: #set_intersection__setintersection__intersection__product the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
subtype: #field_of_competitors__field all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
subtype: #field_of_horses__field (horse racing) all of the horses in a particular race
subtype: #character_field__characterfield__field (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
subtype: #bit_field__bitfield (computer science) a field containing only binary characters
subtype: #bracket.set a category falling within certain defined limits
subtype: #income_bracket__tax_bracket__taxbracket__income_tax_bracket a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
subtype: #price_bracket__pricebracket a category of merchandise based on their price
subtype: #conjugation.set the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
subtype: #suite.set a matching set of furniture
subtype: #bedroom_suite__bedroomsuite__bedroom_set__bedroomset a suite of furniture for the bedroom
subtype: #diningroom_suite__diningroom_set a suite of furniture for the diningroom
subtype: #livingroom_suite__livingroom_set a suite of furniture for the livingroom
subtype: #choir.set__consort a family of similar musical instrument playing together
subtype: #core_group__core__nucleus__nucleu a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
subtype: #cadre a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
subtype: #score.set a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
subtype: #threescore a set with 3 times 20 members
subtype: #Victoriana collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era
subtype: #class.aggregation__clas__family a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
subtype: #class_Larvacea__Larvacea small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order
subtype: #class_Diplopoda__Diplopoda__Myriapoda__class_Myriapoda arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
subtype: #subclass_Malacostraca__Malacostraca largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
subtype: #grammatical_category__grammaticalcategory__syntactic_category__syntacticcategory a category of words having the same grammatical properties
subtype: #grammatical_case__grammaticalcase__case nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
subtype: #nominative_case__nominative__subject_case__subjectcase the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
subtype: #oblique_case__obliquecase__oblique any grammatical case other than the nominative
subtype: #accusative_case__accusative__objective_case__objectivecase the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
subtype: #dative_case__dative the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
subtype: #genitive_case__genitive__possessive_case the case expressing ownership
subtype: #locative_case__locative the case indicating where the action described by the verb occurred
subtype: #instrumental_case__instrumental the case indicating the instrument used in performing the action of the verb
subtype: #vocative_case__vocative the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
subtype: #ablative_case__ablative the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
subtype: #part_of_speech__form_class__word_class one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
subtype: #major_form_class any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar
subtype: #noun.major_form_class a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
subtype: #verb a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence
subtype: #infinitive the uninflected form of the verb
subtype: #split_infinitive__splitinfinitive an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')
subtype: #participle a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
subtype: #present_participle__presentparticiple a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing
subtype: #past_participle__perfect_participle__perfectparticiple a participle that expresses completed action
subtype: #transitive_verb_form__transitive_verb a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object to be grammatical
subtype: #doubly_transitive_verb_form__doubly_transitive_verb a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
subtype: #intransitive_verb_form__intransitive_verb a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
subtype: #adjective.major_form_class the word class that qualifies nouns
subtype: #adverb the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
subtype: #number.grammatical_category (linguistics) the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"
subtype: #grammatical_person__grammaticalperson a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"
subtype: #first_person__firstperson pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur
subtype: #second_person pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
subtype: #third_person__thirdperson pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur
subtype: #grammatical_gender__grammaticalgender__gender a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
subtype: #feminine a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
subtype: #masculine a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
subtype: #neuter a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
subtype: #tense a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
subtype: #present_tense__presenttense__present a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
subtype: #historical_present the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
subtype: #aorist a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek; Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past) without indicating its completion or continuation
subtype: #past_tense__past a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
subtype: #preterit__preterite a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
subtype: #future_tense__future a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
subtype: #progressive_tense__progressivetense__progressive__imperfect__imperfect_tense__imperfecttense__continuous_tense a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
subtype: #present_progressive_tense__presentprogressivetense__present_progressive__presentprogressive a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
subtype: #past_progressive_tense__past_progressive a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive"
subtype: #future_progressive_tense__future_progressive a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive"
subtype: #perfective_tense__perfective__perfect__perfect_tense__perfecttense a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
subtype: #present_perfect_tense__presentperfecttense__present_perfect__presentperfect a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect"
subtype: #past_perfect_tense__past_perfect__pluperfect__pluferfect_tense a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
subtype: #future_perfect_tense__future_perfect a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect"
subtype: #substitution_class__paradigm the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
subtype: #stamp a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
subtype: #sex either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"
subtype: #declension a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms: "the first declension in Latin"
subtype: #conjugation a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
subtype: #denomination.class a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money: "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations"
subtype: #job_lot__joblot a miscellaneous collection of things sold together
subtype: #bundle__package__packet__parcel a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
subtype: #wisp.bundle a small bundle of straw or hay
subtype: #defense_lawyers__defense__defense_team__defenseteam the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
subtype: #prosecution.aggregation the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
subtype: #planting.aggregation a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
subtype: #signage signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)
subtype: #pantheon all the gods of a religion
subtype: #European_nations__Europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
subtype: #Asian_nations__Asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively
subtype: #South_American_nations__South_America the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"
subtype: #Oort_cloud (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
subtype: #galaxy a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
subtype: #extragalactic_nebula__extragalacticnebula__galaxy (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
subtype: #spiral_galaxy__spiral_nebula a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
subtype: #Great_Attractor a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
subtype: #Magellanic_Cloud either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole
instance: #Large_Magellanic_Cloud #Small_Magellanic_Cloud
instance: #Milky_Way_Galaxy__Milky_Way__Milky_Way_System
subtype: #universe__cosmos the whole collection of existing things
subtype: #fleet a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
subtype: #flotilla a fleet of small craft
subtype: #flotilla.fleet a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
subtype: #armada a large fleet
instance: #The_Armada__Spanish_Armada__Invincible_Armada
subtype: #battle_fleet a fleet of warships prepared for battle
subtype: #wolf_pack.fleet__wolfpack a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys
subtype: #vehicle_fleet__vehiclefleet__fleet group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
subtype: #motor_pool__motorpool a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed
subtype: #aircraft_fleet__fleet group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
subtype: #repertoire a collection of works that an artist or company can perform
subtype: #repertory.aggregation__repertoire the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation: "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters"
subtype: #assortment__mixture__mixedbag__miscellany__miscellanea__potpourri__motley a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"
subtype: #range.assortment a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
subtype: #band.range a range of frequencies between two limits
subtype: #frequency_band__frequencyband a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., for transmitting radio or television signals)
subtype: #selection an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
subtype: #odds_and_ends__oddments__melange__farrago__ragbag__hodgepodge__mishmash__mingle-mangle__hotchpotch__omnium-gatherum a motley assortment of things
subtype: #sampler.assortment an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
subtype: #batch.aggregation__clutch a collection of things or persons to be handled together
subtype: #schmeer__shmear (slang) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer"
subtype: #batch all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
subtype: #rogue's_gallery__rogue'sgallery a collection of pictures of criminals
subtype: #expo__exhibition__exposition a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
subtype: #art_exhibition__artexhibition an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)
subtype: #retrospective an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
subtype: #peepshow.expo__raree-show__rareeshow an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass
subtype: #fair a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
subtype: #convoy.aggregation a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
subtype: #traffic.aggregation the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles or messages) coming and going in a particular locality
subtype: #commuter_traffic traffic created by people going to or returning from work
subtype: #pedestrian_traffic__foot_traffic people coming and going on foot
subtype: #vehicular_traffic__vehiculartraffic__vehicle_traffic__vehicletraffic the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality
subtype: #automobile_traffic__car_traffic__cartraffic cars coming and going
subtype: #bicycle_traffic bicycles coming and going
subtype: #bus_traffic__bustraffic buses coming and going
subtype: #truck_traffic__trucktraffic trucks coming and going
subtype: #procession a collection of things moving ahead in an orderly manner
subtype: #convoy.procession a procession of land vehicles traveling together
subtype: #wagon_train__wagontrain__caravan a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"
subtype: #cavalcade a procession of people traveling on horseback
subtype: #march.procession a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"
subtype: #hunger_march a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
subtype: #motorcade a procession of people traveling in motor cars
subtype: #parade.procession a ceremonial procession including people marching
subtype: #callithump_parade__callithump__callathump a noisy boisterous parade
subtype: #cortege a funeral procession
subtype: #aviation__air_power__airpower the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
subtype: #flora__vegetation all the plant life in a particular region
subtype: #coppice__brush__brushwood__copse__thicket a dense growth of bushes
subtype: #brake.coppice an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
subtype: #canebrake a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
subtype: #spinney (British) a copse that shelters game
subtype: #underbrush__undergrowth__underwood the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
subtype: #undergrowth__groundcover__ground_cover small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
subtype: #growth.flora vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
subtype: #scrub__chaparral__bush dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
subtype: #stand.flora a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
subtype: #forest__wood__woods__wood the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
subtype: #grove a small growth of trees without underbrush
subtype: #old_growth__oldgrowth__virgin_forest forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
subtype: #second_growth a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
subtype: #shrubbery a collection of shrubs growing together
subtype: #garden.flora the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
subtype: #brier_patch__brierpatch__brier__brierpatch tangled mass of prickly plants
subtype: #groundcover__ground_cover low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
subtype: #rupturewort__Hernaria_glabra common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
subtype: #whitlowwort any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail)
subtype: #pearlwort__pearlweed any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
subtype: #baby's_tears__baby_tears__Helxine_soleirolia__Soleirolia_soleirolii prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
subtype: #jurisprudence the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"
subtype: #administrative_law the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
subtype: #canon_law__canonlaw__ecclesiastical_law the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
subtype: #civil_law__civillaw the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
subtype: #case_law__precedent__common_law (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
subtype: #legislation__statute_law__statutelaw law enacted by a legislative body
subtype: #enabling_legislation legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law
subtype: #occupational_safety_and_health_act__federal_job_safety_law__OSHA a law passed by US Congress to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
subtype: #international_law__internationallaw__law_of_nations the body of laws governing relations between nations
subtype: #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 (the United States Constitution declares itself "the supreme law of the land")
subtype: #maritime_law__admiralty_law__admiraltylaw the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs
subtype: #martial_law__martiallaw the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
subtype: #mercantile_law__commercial_law__law_merchant__lawmerchant the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
subtype: #Mosaic_law__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)
subtype: #statutory_law__statutorylaw the body of laws created by legislative statutes
subtype: #securities_law the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities
subtype: #tax_law__taxlaw the body of laws governing taxation
subtype: #menagerie a collection of live animals for study or display
subtype: #data__information a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
subtype: #raw_data__rawdata unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis
subtype: #ana a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
subtype: #mail.aggregation__post any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
subtype: #mailing.mail mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"
subtype: #treasure a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"
subtype: #treasure_trove any collection of valuables that is discovered; "her book was a treasure trove of new ideas" or "mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques"
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