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apple of discord: (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War

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potato collapse: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland; annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

spud collapse: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds; initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"

tater collapse

rhubarb collapse: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

orange collapse: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow; round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees; a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean; any citrus tree bearing oranges; any pigment producing the orange color; of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

vinegar collapse: sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative; dilute acetic acid

tender spot collapse

sour grapes collapse: disparagement of something that is unattainable

sourdough collapse: a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska); a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread

greens collapse: any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

berry collapse: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves; United States rock singer (born in 1931); a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry); pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"

cabbage collapse: any of various types of cabbage; any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

Kraut collapse: offensive terms for a person of German descent

toady collapse

yogurt collapse: a custard-like food made from curdled milk

tomato collapse: mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable; native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

flunkey collapse

lemon collapse: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory; a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons; yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh; a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

grovelling collapse

sour note collapse

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

diaphony collapse

apple polishing collapse

differ collapse: be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

truckle collapse: yield to out of weakness

disagree collapse: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"; be different from one another

fritter collapse: small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables; spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

stridor collapse: a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx

fawn upon collapse

brown nose collapse

apple polisher collapse: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

groveler collapse

handshake collapse: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

toadying collapse

truckler collapse

bootlicker collapse

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