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sprocket collapse: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain; roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through

ratchet collapse: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction; move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"

bract collapse: a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

bole collapse: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa; a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

cog collapse: tooth on the rim of gear wheel; a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"; join pieces of wood with cogs; roll steel ingots

campanile collapse: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

upwind collapse: towards the side exposed to wind; in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind"

pedicel collapse: a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle

pagoda collapse: an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

steeple collapse: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

kite collapse: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals; plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string; a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float; a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value; fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"; soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"; get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"; increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"

levitate collapse: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

cupola collapse: a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

fang collapse: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison; canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey; a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

pilaster collapse: a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

vertex collapse: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure; the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

jag collapse: a bout of drinking or drug taking; a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing; a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing; a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"; cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

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