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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 |
| 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 |
handstamp
rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand |
pad inkpad
inking pad
stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink, used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp |
| 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 |
seal
stamp | a device incised to make an impression, used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents |
solar dish
solar collector
solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| stamp collection | a collection of stamps |
| stamp | a type or class, more men of his stamp are needed |
| 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 |
| stamp dealer | a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
pigeonhole
stereotype
stamp | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype, I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European |
| date date stamp | stamp with a date, The package is dated November |
| stamp | to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something, a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps |
| stamp | affix a stamp to, Are the letters properly stamped? |
emboss
boss
stamp | raise in a relief, embossed stationery |
| stamp | crush or grind with a heavy instrument, stamp fruit extract the juice |
| stamp | form or cut out with a mold, form, or die, stamp needles |
stomp
stamp
stump | walk heavily, The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots |
| stamp | reveal clearly as having a certain character, His playing stamps him as a Romantic |