Term: layoff: the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: schizophrenic: someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: handclap: a clap of the hands to indicate approval
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: hide: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: general anesthesia: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: key: something crucial for explaining
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: betatron: accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: whack: the sound made by a sharp swift blow
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: desmanthus: genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: thing: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: sublimation: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable