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taper collapse: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone); a convex shape that narrows toward a point; diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

candle collapse: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

bagatelle collapse: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

quarto collapse: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

feather collapse: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls; the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing; cover or fit with feathers; join tongue and groove, in carpentry

roulette collapse: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in; a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations; a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

pinball collapse: a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

ladle collapse: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids; remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"; put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"

dip collapse: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms; a brief swim in water; a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow; a brief immersion; tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped; (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon; a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"; stain an object by immersing it in a liquid; go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"; scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"; immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"; place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax; dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"; slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"; appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"; lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

dunk collapse: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket; dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"; make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"

ounce collapse: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

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