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colonel collapse: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

feisty collapse: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

thistle collapse: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

walleye collapse: pike-like freshwater perches; strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

inquisition collapse: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals); a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

impregnate collapse: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"; fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"; infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"; fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

pollster collapse: someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads"

insemination collapse: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female; the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

examiner collapse: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"; someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

fleur-de-lis collapse: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

huffy collapse: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"; quick to take offense

scone collapse: small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

bagel collapse: (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust

popover collapse: light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup

subaltern collapse: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

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