Collector
(n.) One who collects things which are separate |
Collector
(n.) A compiler of books |
Collector
(n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. |
Collector
(n.) One authorized to collect debts. |
Collector
(n.) A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. |
Drain
(v. t.) To draw off by degrees |
Drain
(v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off |
Drain
(v. t.) To filter. |
Drain
(v. i.) To flow gradually |
Drain
(v. i.) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping |
Drain
(n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off |
Drain
(n.) That means of which anything is drained |
Drain
(n.) The grain from the mashing tub |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
Drop
(n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. |
Drop
(n.) A drop press or drop hammer. |
Drop
(n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. |
Drop
(n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops |
Drop
(n.) The depth of a square sail |
Drop
(n.) Act of dropping |
Drop
(n.) To pour or let fall in drops |
Drop
(n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop |
Drop
(n.) To let go |
Drop
(n.) To bestow or communicate by a suggestion |
Drop
(n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. |
Drop
(n.) To send, as a letter |
Drop
(n.) To give birth to |
Drop
(n.) To cover with drops |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall in drops. |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively |
Drop
(v. i.) To let drops fall |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death. |
Drop
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Drop
(v. i.) To come unexpectedly |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall or be depressed |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall short of a mark. |
Drop
(v. i.) To be deep in extent |
Rupert's drop
() A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken |
Tile-drain
(v. t.) To drain by means of tiles |
Top-drain
(v. t.) To drain the surface of, as land |
Tumbling
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tumble |
Tumbling
() a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v. |
Water drain
() A drain or channel for draining off water. |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
drain
drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
acrobatics
tumbling | the gymnastic moves of an acrobat |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
| drain | a gradual depletion of energy or resources, a drain on resources, a drain of young talent by emigration |
| brain drain | depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
| collector | the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes |
collector's item
showpiece
piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
drain
drainpipe
waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material |
| drain basket | a filter in a sink drain, traps debris but passes water |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
pendant earring
drop earring
eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
| pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
solar dish
solar collector
solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
| trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
| voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
drop
dip
fall
free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of points on the Dow Jones index, there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery, a dip in prices, when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
dropline
drop line
stepped line
stagger head
staggered head
stephead | a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right |
| drop-down menu | a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it |
decrease
lessening
drop-off | a change downward, there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided, there was a sharp drop-off in sales |
drop
fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity, it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
| lemon drop | a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon |
cough drop
troche
pastille
pastil | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat |
drop scone
griddlecake Scotch pancake | a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle |
| drop biscuit | biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon |
| drop | a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) |
| dead drop | a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information, a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time |
drop zone
dropping zone | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops |
cliff
drop
drop-off | a steep high face of rock, he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town, a steep drop |
| collector | a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth |
collector
gatherer
accumulator | a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) |
| collector aggregator | a person who collects things |
garbage man
garbageman
garbage collector
garbage carter
garbage hauler
refuse collector
dustman | someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse |
lepidopterist
lepidopterologist
butterfly collector | an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths |
numismatist
numismatologist
coin collector | a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) |
philatelist
stamp collector | a collector and student of postage stamps |
| rent collector | a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner |
tax collector
taxman
exciseman
collector of internal revenue
internal revenue agent | someone who collects taxes for the government |
ticket collector
ticket taker | someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets |
tollkeeper
tollman
tollgatherer
toll collector
toll taker
toll agent
toller | someone employed to collect tolls |
electric potential
potential
potential difference
potential drop
voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |