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

feature collapse: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles; the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"; a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"; a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"; the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

workhorse collapse: a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor; machine that performs dependably under heavy use; "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"

scholiast collapse: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

mischief collapse: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

banker collapse: the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; someone who owns or is an executive in a bank

question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

prejudice collapse: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance; disadvantage by prejudice

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

denial collapse: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true; the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

industrialist collapse: someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

depletion collapse: the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted

default collapse: loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"; act of failing to meet a financial obligation; fail to pay up

stuck collapse: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud"; baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"

addled collapse: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"; (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

skipper collapse: a student who fails to attend classes; work as the skipper on a vessel

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

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