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banneret collapse

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

gewgaw collapse

trinket collapse

bauble collapse: a mock scepter carried by a court jester

tricolor collapse: a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

kickshaw collapse

peddler collapse: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

vulture collapse: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

burglary collapse: entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

scamp collapse: perform hastily and carelessly

backer collapse

knickknack collapse: a small inexpensive mass-produced article

battledore collapse: an ancient racket game

gimcrack collapse

understudy collapse: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required; be an understudy or alternate for a role

thieving collapse

windlass collapse

colors collapse: a flag that shows its nationality; a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"

fill in collapse: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

whim wham collapse

Poseidon collapse: (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune

Pantaloon collapse: trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

navigator collapse: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship; the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

ride to hounds collapse

hole in the wall collapse

vicarious collapse: suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"; occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; "vicarious menstruation"; experienced at secondhand; "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"

arresting collapse: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

OD collapse

straits collapse

springboard collapse: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"; a flexible board for jumping upward

rubber band collapse: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

thieve collapse

filch collapse

pauperism collapse

indigence collapse: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

purloin collapse

run in collapse

jerry built collapse

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