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zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

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

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

boatswain collapse: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

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

blond collapse: a light grayish yellow to near white; a person with fair skin and hair; being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"

slave driver collapse: a supervisor of slaves at work; a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees

detritus collapse: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

floorwalker collapse: an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England"

actor collapse: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

write in collapse: write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"; cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"

fodder collapse: coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop; give fodder (to domesticated animals)

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

whippersnapper collapse: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

nipple collapse: a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier; the small projection of a mammary gland

bran collapse: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains; broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

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