philately stamp collecting stamp collection | the collection and study of postage stamps |
rubber stamp | routine authorization of an action without questions |
battery stamp battery | a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores |
handstamp rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand |
mint | a plant where money is coined by authority of the government |
pad inkpad inking pad stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink, used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp |
seal stamp | a device incised to make an impression, used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents |
stamp | a block or die used to imprint a mark or design |
stamp pestle | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
stamp album | an album for stamps |
stamp mill stamping mill | a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps |
United States Mint U.S. Mint US Mint | the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks, processes gold and silver bullion |
Stamp Act | an act passed by the British Parliament in that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents, opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in |
postage postage stamp stamp | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid |
trading stamp | a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer, the token is redeemable for articles on a special list |
stamp impression | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving, he put his stamp on the envelope |
revenue stamp stamp | a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid |
mint mint candy | a candy that is flavored with a mint oil |
mint | the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied |
mint sauce | sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves |
julep mint julep | bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice |
stamp collection | a collection of stamps |
stamp | a type or class, more men of his stamp are needed |
philatelist stamp collector | a collector and student of postage stamps |
stamp dealer | a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) |
costmary alecost bible leaf mint geranium balsam herb Tanacetum balsamita Chrysanthemum balsamita | tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers, used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring, sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum |
Labiatae family Labiatae Lamiaceae family Lamiaceae mint family | a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint, thyme, sage, rosemary |
mint | any member of the mint family of plants |
wood mint | American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers |
hairy wood mint Blephilia hirsuta | a variety of wood mint |
downy wood mint Blephilia celiata | a variety of wood mint |
mint | any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers |
corn mint field mint Mentha arvensis | European mint naturalized in United States |
water-mint water mint Mentha aquatica | a European mint that thrives in wet places, has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange, naturalized in eastern North America |
bergamot mint lemon mint eau de cologne mint Mentha citrata | mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange |
apple mint applemint Mentha rotundifolia Mentha suaveolens | mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe, naturalized in United States |
bee balm beebalm bergamot mint oswego tea Monarda didyma | perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads |
lemon mint horsemint Monarda citriodora | an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico |
mustang mint Monardella lanceolata | fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers |
mountain mint | any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum, eastern North America and California |
basil mint Pycnanthemum virginianum | perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised |
Mexican mint Salvia divinorum | an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect, the active ingredient is salvinorin |
stamp tax stamp duty | a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) |
tender legal tender stamp | something that can be used as an official medium of payment |
food stamp | a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food |
b batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
cast mold mould stamp | the distinctive form in which a thing is made, pottery of this cast was found throughout the region |
stamp out kill | end or extinguish by forceful means, Stamp out poverty! |
suppress stamp down inhibit subdue conquer curb | to put down by force or authority, suppress a nascent uprising, stamp down on littering, conquer one's desires |
stamp | destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot, Stamp fascism into submission, stamp out tyranny |