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second fiddle collapse: a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"; someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

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

scurf collapse: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

citizenry collapse: the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"

populace collapse: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

herd collapse: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans; a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra; move together, like a herd; cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"; keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

junior collapse: the younger of two men; a third-year undergraduate; a son who has the same first name as his father; term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"; including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"; younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

subaltern collapse: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

subordinate collapse: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another; lower in rank or importance; subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"; make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"; rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

pawn collapse: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan; (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank; an article deposited as security; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

elite collapse: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

follower collapse: a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another

lightweight collapse: a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds; a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds; an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds; having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"

inferior collapse: one of lesser rank or station or quality; of or characteristic of low rank or importance; of low or inferior quality; having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"; lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"

people collapse: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"; members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"; fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"; furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"

creature collapse: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term; a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

rout collapse: an overwhelming defeat; cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"; make a groove in; dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"

secondary collapse: the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen; belonging to a lower class or rank; not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"; being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"; depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

public collapse: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"; affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"; not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

crowd collapse: a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"; an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"; to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"; fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"

mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

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