Podalyria : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

paddler
n 1: someone paddling a canoe [syn: {canoeist}, {paddler}]

English Dictionary: Podalyria	by the DICT Development Group
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patellar adj near or relating to the patella or kneecap; "patellar tendon"
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patellar reflex n a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon Synonym(s): knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex
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pedaler n a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) Synonym(s): pedaler, pedaller
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pedaller n a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) Synonym(s): pedaler, pedaller
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peddler n someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonym(s): peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs Synonym(s): pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker
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pedlar n someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonym(s): peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman
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petty larceny n larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Synonym(s): petit larceny, petty larceny, petty Antonym(s): grand larceny, grand theft
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Podalyria n genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora Synonym(s): Podalyria, genus Podalyria
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poet laureate n a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region; "she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"; "he is the poet laureate of Arkansas" the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"
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potholer n a person who explores caves [syn: potholer, spelunker, speleologist, spelaeologist]
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Ptloris n a genus of Paradisaeidae Synonym(s): Ptloris, genus Ptloris
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Ptloris paradisea n velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail Synonym(s): riflebird, Ptloris paradisea
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puddler n a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb. 2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. The honey of his language. --Shak. 3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer. Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak. Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust. {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest. {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel. {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}. {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus}; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}. They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also {bee hawk}, {bee kite}. {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America. {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}. {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also {honeybird}, and {indicator}. {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered. --Dryden. {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above). {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds. {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}. {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patellar \Pa*tel"lar\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneepan.
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Reflex \Re"flex\ (r?"fl?ks; formerly r?*fl?ks"), n. [L. reflexus a bending back. See {Reflect}.] 1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade. Yon gray is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak. On the depths of death there swims The reflex of a human face. --Tennyson. 2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex action. {Patellar reflex}. See {Knee jerk}, under {Knee}.
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Pedal \Pe"dal\, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Pew}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zo[94]l.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion. 2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals. {Pedal curve} [or] {surface} (Geom.), the curve or surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given surface. {Pedal note} (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See {Organ point}, under {Organ}. {Pedal organ} (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet.
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Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] [bd]Some vagabond huckster or peddler.[b8] --Hakluyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddlery \Ped"dler*y\, n. [Written also pedlary and pedlery.] 1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler. 2. Trifling; trickery. [Obs.] [bd]Look . . . into these their deceitful peddleries.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] [bd]Some vagabond huckster or peddler.[b8] --Hakluyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedlar \Ped"lar\, Pedler \Ped"ler\, n. See {Peddler}.
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Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] [bd]Some vagabond huckster or peddler.[b8] --Hakluyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedlar \Ped"lar\, Pedler \Ped"ler\, n. See {Peddler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] [bd]Some vagabond huckster or peddler.[b8] --Hakluyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedlar \Ped"lar\, Pedler \Ped"ler\, n. See {Peddler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] [bd]Some vagabond huckster or peddler.[b8] --Hakluyt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedlar \Ped"lar\, Pedler \Ped"ler\, n. See {Peddler}.
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Petiolar \Pet"iolar\, Petiolary \Pet"iola*ry\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]tiolarie.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud.
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Petiolar \Pet"iolar\, Petiolary \Pet"iola*ry\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]tiolarie.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud.
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Piddler \Pid"dler\, n. One who piddles.
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Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, a. [L. laureatus, fr. laurea laurel tree, fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur[82]at. Cf. {Laurel}.] Crowned, or decked, with laurel. --Chaucer. To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies. --Milton. Soft on her lap her laureate son reclines. --Pope. {Poet laureate}. (b) One who received an honorable degree in grammar, including poetry and rhetoric, at the English universities; -- so called as being presented with a wreath of laurel. [Obs.] (b) Formerly, an officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet officially distinguished by such honorary title, the office being a sinecure. It is said this title was first given in the time of Edward IV. [Eng.]
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Poet \Po"et\, n. [F. po[89]te, L. po[89]ta, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to make. Cf. {Poem}.] One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven. --Shak. A poet is a maker, as the word signifies. --Dryden. {Poet laureate}. See under {Laureate}.
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Riflebird \Ri"fle*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera {Ptiloris} and {Craspidophora}, allied to the paradise birds. Note: The largest and best known species is {Ptiloris paradisea} of Australia. Its general color is rich velvety brown, glossed with lilac; the under parts are varied with rich olive green, and the head, throat, and two middle tail feathers are brilliant metallic green.
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Puddler \Pud"dler\, n. One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.