n.
1.a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
2.a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
3.a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
4.an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
Idiom of the Day
kiss of death
an act that puts an end to someone or something
It was the kiss of death for the conversation with the teacher when the student learned that the teacher knew her father.