| slovo | definícia |
army
(mass) | army
- armáda, vojsko |
army
(encz) | army,armáda |
army
(encz) | army,armádní Zdeněk Brož |
army
(encz) | army,vojenský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
army
(encz) | army,vojsko |
Army
(gcide) | Army \Ar"my\, n. [F. arm['e]e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus,
p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. Armada.]
1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one
organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades,
and divisions, under proper officers.
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2. A body of persons organized for the advancement of a
cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
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3. A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
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An army of good words. --Shak.
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Standing army, a permanent army of professional soldiers,
as distinguished from militia or volunteers.
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army
(wn) | army
n 1: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a
nation or state [syn: army, regular army, {ground
forces}]
2: a large number of people united for some specific purpose
3: the army of the United States of America; the agency that
organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United
States Army}, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA] |
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army
(mass) | army
- armáda, vojsko |
army
(encz) | army,armáda army,armádní Zdeněk Brožarmy,vojenský adj: Zdeněk Brožarmy,vojsko |
army worm
(encz) | army worm,vojnice n: [zoo.] Petr Prášek |
barmy
(encz) | barmy,pitomý adj: Zdeněk Brožbarmy,přitroublý adj: Zdeněk Brožbarmy,ztřeštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fall armyworm
(encz) | fall armyworm, n: |
farmyard
(encz) | farmyard,dvůr n: Zdeněk Brož |
general of the army
(encz) | general of the army,generál armády Zdeněk Brož |
network army
(encz) | network army, n: |
regular army
(encz) | regular army, n: |
salvation army
(encz) | Salvation Army,Armáda Spásy náb. sekta luke |
smarmy
(encz) | smarmy,podlézavý adj: Zdeněk Brožsmarmy,úlisný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
standing army
(encz) | standing army, n: |
alarmy
(czen) | alarmy,alarmsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
army post office
(czen) | army post office,APO Zdeněk Brož |
farmy
(czen) | farmy,farmsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
irish republican army
(czen) | Irish Republican Army,IRAn: [zkr.] [polit.] Petr Prášek |
joint army-navy f--- up.
(czen) | Joint Army-Navy F--- Up.,JANFU[zkr.] When American troops get shelled by
their own side, in this case involving both the army and the navy. |
kolektivní farmy
(czen) | kolektivní farmy,collective farms[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
suite of integrated infrared countermeasures (army)
(czen) | Suite of Integrated Infrared Countermeasures (Army),SIIRCM[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
suite of integrated radar frequency countermeasures (army)
(czen) | Suite of Integrated Radar Frequency Countermeasures (Army),SIRFC[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
tactical exploitation of national space capabilities (army)
(czen) | Tactical Exploitation of National Space Capabilities (Army),TENCAP[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
čistý příjem farmy
(czen) | čistý příjem farmy,net farm income[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Army corps
(gcide) | Corps \Corps\ (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L.
corpus body. See Corpse.]
1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See
Corpse, 1.
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By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and
where. --Piers
Plowman.
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2. A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military
establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of
topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
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A corps operating with an army should consist of
three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery,
and a regiment of cavalry. --Gen. Upton
(U. S.
Tactics. )
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3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.]
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The whole corps of the law. --Bacon.
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4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other
ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.]
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The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents
have a corps. --Bacon.
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5. [Ger.] In some countries of Europe, a form of students'
social society binding the members to strict adherence to
certain student customs and its code of honor; -- Ger.
spelling usually korps.
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Army corps, or (French) Corps d'arm['e]e (k[-o]r`
d[aum]r`m[asl]"), a body containing two or more divisions
of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.
Corps de logis (k[-o]r` de l[-o]`zh[-e]") [F., body of the
house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart
from its wings.
Corps diplomatique (k?r d?`pl?`m?-t?k") [F., diplomatic
body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a
government.
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Army organization
(gcide) | Army organization \Army organization\
The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges,
and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are:
(1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve
continuously with the colors and live in barracks or
cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves of this
army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly
subject to a call to the colors, live at their homes, being
summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction,
drill, or maneuvers; and (3) one or more classes of soldiers
organized largely for territorial defense, living at home and
having only occasional periods of drill and instraction, who
are variously called home reserves (as in the table below),
second, third, etc., line of defense (the regular army and
its reserves ordinarily constituting the first line of
defense), territorial forces, or the like. In countries where
conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given
number of years. He is usually enrolled first in the regular
army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home
reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any
reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin
his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves,
but then serves the full number of years or up to the age
limit. In equipment the organization of the army is into the
three great arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery,
together with more or less numerous other branches, such as
engineers, medical corps, etc., besides the staff
organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence
departments.
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Army worm
(gcide) | armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
(Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
The name is often applied to other related species, as
the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton
worm}, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
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2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
companies in regular order.
[WordNet 1.5] ArnaCaterpillar \Cat"er*pil`lar\, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr.
OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte,
she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F.
pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat, and Pile hair.]
1. (Zool.) The larval state of a butterfly or any
lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the
larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are
also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have
three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal
fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy,
others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and
succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many
of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm,
cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods
resembling caterpillars.
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Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zool.), a bird
belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on
caterpillars. The name is also given to several other
birds.
Caterpillar hunter (Zool.), any species of beetles of the
genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family
Carabid[ae] which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
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army worm
(gcide) | armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
(Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
The name is often applied to other related species, as
the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton
worm}, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
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2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
companies in regular order.
[WordNet 1.5] ArnaCaterpillar \Cat"er*pil`lar\, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr.
OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte,
she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F.
pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat, and Pile hair.]
1. (Zool.) The larval state of a butterfly or any
lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the
larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are
also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have
three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal
fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy,
others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and
succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many
of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm,
cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods
resembling caterpillars.
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Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zool.), a bird
belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on
caterpillars. The name is also given to several other
birds.
Caterpillar hunter (Zool.), any species of beetles of the
genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family
Carabid[ae] which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
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armyworm
(gcide) | armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
(Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
The name is often applied to other related species, as
the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton
worm}, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
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2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
companies in regular order.
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Barmy
(gcide) | Barmy \Barm"y\ (b[aum]rm"[y^]), a.
Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." --Dryden.
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Center of an army
(gcide) | center \cen"ter\ (s[e^]n"t[~e]r), n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum,
fr. Gr. ke`ntron any sharp point, the point round which a
circle is described, fr. kentei^n to prick, goad.]
1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,
figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of
a circle; the middle point or place.
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2. The middle or central portion of anything.
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3. A principal or important point of concentration; the
nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they
tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a
center of attaction.
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4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who
support the existing government. They sit in the middle of
the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,
between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the
right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced
republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right,
and Left.
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6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of
a vault or arch are supported in position until the work
becomes self-supporting.
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7. (Mech.)
(a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,
upon which the work is held, and about which it
revolves.
(b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a
shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,
on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
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Note: In a lathe the
live center is in the spindle of the head stock; the
dead center is on the tail stock.
Planer centers are stocks carrying centers, when the object
to be planed must be turned on its axis.
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Center of an army, the body or troops occupying the place
in the line between the wings.
Center of a curve or Center of a surface (Geom.)
(a) A point such that every line drawn through the point
and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at
the point.
(b) The fixed point of reference in polar coordinates. See
Coordinates.
Center of curvature of a curve (Geom.), the center of that
circle which has at any given point of the curve closer
contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.
See Circle.
Center of a fleet, the division or column between the van
and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.
Center of gravity (Mech.), that point of a body about which
all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,
the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by
gravity.
Center of gyration (Mech.), that point in a rotating body
at which the whole mass might be concentrated
(theoretically) without altering the resistance of the
intertia of the body to angular acceleration or
retardation.
Center of inertia (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body
or system of bodies.
Center of motion, the point which remains at rest, while
all the other parts of a body move round it.
Center of oscillation, the point at which, if the whole
matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of
oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form
and state of the body.
Center of percussion, that point in a body moving about a
fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without
communicating a shock to the axis.
Center of pressure (Hydros.), that point in a surface
pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the
whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a
contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the
whole pressure of the fluid.
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Farmyard
(gcide) | Farmyard \Farm"yard`\, n.
The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space
inclosed by the farm buildings.
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Flying army
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
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Grand Army of the Republic
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
(gcide) | MASH \MASH\, MASH \M*A*S*H\, n. (Mil.)
An abbreviation for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital,
consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform
emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents
near the front lines of combat; as, he worked in the 25th
MASH.
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Salvation Army
(gcide) | Salvation \Sal*va"tion\, n. [OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F.
salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from
destruction, danger, or great calamity.
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2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and
liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of
everlasting happiness.
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To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton.
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Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2.
Cor. vii. 10.
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3. Saving power; that which saves.
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Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of
the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex.
xiv. 13.
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Salvation Army, an organization for prosecuting the work of
Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded
populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded
in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male
and female, have military titles according to rank, that
of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in
their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military
style.
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Southern army worm
(gcide) | Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[o^]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the
cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.
Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. Acton, Hacqueton.]
1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting
of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds
of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber
sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two
thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
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2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
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3. Cloth made of cotton.
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Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a
sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton
bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;
cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.
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Cotton cambric. See Cambric, n., 2.
Cotton flannel, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton
fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it
is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.
Cotton gin, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,
invented by Eli Whitney.
Cotton grass (Bot.), a genus of plants (Eriphorum) of the
Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles
surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate
at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.
Cotton mouse (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys
gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.
Cotton plant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gossypium, of
several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing
the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally
Asiatic, is Gossypium herbaceum.
Cotton press, a building and machinery in which cotton
bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a
press for baling cotton.
Cotton rose (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs (Filago),
covered with a white substance resembling cotton.
Cotton scale (Zool.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria
innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton
plant.
Cotton shrub. Same as Cotton plant.
Cotton stainer (Zool.), a species of hemipterous insect
(Dysdercus suturellus), which seriously damages growing
cotton by staining it; -- called also redbug.
Cotton thistle (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under
Thistle.
Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both
of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made
wholly of cotton.
Cotton waste, the refuse of cotton mills.
Cotton wool, cotton in its raw or woolly state.
Cotton worm (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia
argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage
to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on
corn, etc., and hence is often called corn worm, and
Southern army worm.
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Standing army
(gcide) | Standing \Stand"ing\, a.
1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
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2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
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3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as,
a standing color.
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4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;
continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a
standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of
proceeding and standing committees.
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5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from
a trundle-bed).
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Standing army. See Standing army, under Army.
Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem.
Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a
committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects
of a particular class which shall arise during the session
or a stated period.
Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.
Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior
fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and
fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes,
etc.
Standing order
(a) (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregational) established
by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See
also under Order.
(a) (Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered
periodically, without the need for renewal of the
order before each delivery.
Standing part. (Naut.)
(a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block,
point, or other object.
(b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with
the running part in making a knot or the like.
Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which
sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as
the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from {running
rigging}.
[1913 Webster]Army \Ar"my\, n. [F. arm['e]e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus,
p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. Armada.]
1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one
organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades,
and divisions, under proper officers.
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2. A body of persons organized for the advancement of a
cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
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3. A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
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An army of good words. --Shak.
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Standing army, a permanent army of professional soldiers,
as distinguished from militia or volunteers.
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To turn a hostile army
(gcide) | Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turned (t[^u]rnd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Turning.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF.
tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L.
tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off, fr. tornus a lathe,
Gr. to`rnos a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing
circles; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf.
Attorney, Return, Tornado, Tour, Tournament.]
1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to
give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to
move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to
make to change position so as to present other sides in
given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a
wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.
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Turn the adamantine spindle round. --Milton.
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The monarch turns him to his royal guest. --Pope.
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2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost;
to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the
outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box
or a board; to turn a coat.
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3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to
direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; --
used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes
to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship
from her course; to turn the attention to or from
something. "Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the
sway of battle." --Milton.
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Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport
Her importunity. --Milton.
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My thoughts are turned on peace. --Addison.
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4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to
another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to
apply; to devote.
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Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto
David. --1 Chron. x.
14.
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God will make these evils the occasion of a greater
good, by turning them to advantage in this world.
--Tillotson.
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When the passage is open, land will be turned most
to cattle; when shut, to sheep. --Sir W.
Temple.
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5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to
alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often
with to or into before the word denoting the effect or
product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged
insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse;
to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to
turn good to evil, and the like.
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The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have
compassion upon thee. --Deut. xxx.
3.
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And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. --2 Sam. xv.
31.
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Impatience turns an ague into a fever. --Jer.
Taylor.
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6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by
applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn
the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
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I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. --Shak.
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7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in
proper condition; to adapt. "The poet's pen turns them to
shapes." --Shak.
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His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread
! --Pope.
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He was perfectly well turned for trade. --Addison.
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8. Specifically:
(a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
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Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown.
--Pope.
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(b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as,
to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
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(c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's
stomach.
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9. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass
around by turning; as, to turn a corner.
The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a
kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it.
--James Bryce.
To be turned of, to be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of
sixty-six.
To turn a cold shoulder to, to treat with neglect or
indifference.
To turn a corner,
(a) to go round a corner.
(b) [Fig.] To advance beyond a difficult stage in a
project, or in life.
To turn adrift, to cast off, to cease to care for.
To turn a flange (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a
metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and
hammering, or rolling the metal.
To turn against.
(a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against
himself.
(b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's
friends against him.
To turn a hostile army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the
like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind
it or upon its side.
To turn a penny, or To turn an honest penny, to make a
small profit by trade, or the like.
To turn around one's finger, to have complete control of
the will and actions of; to be able to influence at
pleasure.
To turn aside, to avert.
To turn away.
(a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away
a servant.
(b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil.
To turn back.
(a) To give back; to return.
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We turn not back the silks upon the merchants,
When we have soiled them. --Shak.
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(b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to
drive away; to repel. --Shak.
To turn down.
(a) To fold or double down.
(b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn
down cards.
(c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve,
stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights.
To turn in.
(a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of
cloth.
(b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when
walking.
(c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large
amount. [Colloq.]
To turn in the mind, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon;
-- with about, over, etc. " Turn these ideas about in your
mind." --I. Watts.
To turn off.
(a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant
or a parasite.
(b) To give over; to reduce.
(c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts
from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.
(d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.
(e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of
turning; to reduce in size by turning.
(f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,
stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as,
to turn off the water or the gas.
To turn one's coat, to change one's uniform or colors; to
go over to the opposite party.
To turn one's goods or To turn one's money, and the like,
to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively
exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.
To turn one's hand to, to adapt or apply one's self to; to
engage in.
To turn out.
(a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of
doors; to turn a man out of office.
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I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak.
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(b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.
(c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of
manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.
(d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the
inside to the outside; hence, to produce.
(e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a
stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the
lights.
To turn over.
(a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to
overturn; to cause to roll over.
(b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another
hand.
(c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the
leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." --Shak.
(d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount
of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]
To turn over a new leaf. See under Leaf.
To turn tail, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.
To turn the back, to flee; to retreat.
To turn the back on or
To turn the back upon, to treat with contempt; to reject or
refuse unceremoniously.
To turn the corner, to pass the critical stage; to get by
the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to
succeed.
To turn the die or To turn the dice, to change fortune.
To turn the edge of or To turn the point of, to bend over
the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt.
To turn the head of or To turn the brain of, to make
giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to
overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success
turned his head.
To turn the scale or To turn the balance, to change the
preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful;
to tip the balance.
To turn the stomach of, to nauseate; to sicken.
To turn the tables, to reverse the chances or conditions of
success or superiority; to give the advantage to the
person or side previously at a disadvantage.
To turn tippet, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
To turn to profit, To turn to advantage, etc., to make
profitable or advantageous.
To turn turtle, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a
vessel. [Naut. slang]
To turn under (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc.,
underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the
like.
To turn up.
(a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to
turn up the trump.
(b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,
digging, etc.
(c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up
the nose.
To turn upon, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the
arguments of an opponent upon himself.
To turn upside down, to confuse by putting things awry; to
throw into disorder.
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This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler
died. --Shak.
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aden-abyan islamic army
(wn) | Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
n 1: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals;
seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate
United States interests; responsible for bombings and
kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen [syn:
Islamic Army of Aden, IAA, {Islamic Army of Aden-
Abyan}, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army] |
armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia
(wn) | Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
n 1: a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed
in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a
million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border
areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede
territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in
Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn:
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia,
ASALA, Orly Group, 3rd October Organization] |
army
(wn) | army
n 1: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a
nation or state [syn: army, regular army, {ground
forces}]
2: a large number of people united for some specific purpose
3: the army of the United States of America; the agency that
organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United
States Army}, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA] |
army ant
(wn) | army ant
n 1: tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
[syn: army ant, driver ant, legionary ant] |
army attache
(wn) | army attache
n 1: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer
in an army |
army base
(wn) | army base
n 1: a large base of operations for an army |
army brat
(wn) | army brat
n 1: the child of a career officer of the United States Army |
army corps
(wn) | army corps
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
and their support [syn: corps, army corps] |
army cutworm
(wn) | army cutworm
n 1: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and
destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states [syn:
army cutworm, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris] |
army engineer
(wn) | army engineer
n 1: a member of the military who is trained in engineering and
construction work [syn: army engineer, {military
engineer}] |
army for the liberation of rwanda
(wn) | Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
n 1: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control
again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight
foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of
Rwanda}, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR,
Interahamwe] |
army high performance computing research center
(wn) | Army High Performance Computing Research Center
n 1: a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in
high-performance computing for defense technology
applications; a partnership of government and university
and industry [syn: {Army High Performance Computing
Research Center}, AHPCRC] |
army hut
(wn) | army hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: hut, army hut, {field
hut}] |
army intelligence
(wn) | Army Intelligence
n 1: an agency of the United States Army responsible for
providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized
intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic
level commanders [syn: Army Intelligence, AI] |
army national guard
(wn) | Army National Guard
n 1: a civilian reserve component of the United States Army
comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas
peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies [syn:
Army National Guard, ARNG] |
army of muhammad
(wn) | Army of Muhammad
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant
Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with
al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned
fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: Jaish-i-Mohammed,
Jaish-e-Muhammad, JEM, Army of Muhammad] |
army of the confederacy
(wn) | Army of the Confederacy
n 1: the southern army during the American Civil War [syn:
Confederate Army, Army of the Confederacy] |
army of the pure
(wn) | Army of the Pure
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba,
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, {Army of
the Righteous}] |
army of the righteous
(wn) | Army of the Righteous
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba,
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, {Army of
the Righteous}] |
army officer
(wn) | army officer
n 1: an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army
officer" |
army tank
(wn) | army tank
n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and
moves on caterpillar treads [syn: tank, army tank,
armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle] |
army unit
(wn) | army unit
n 1: a military unit that is part of an army |
army worm
(wn) | army worm
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: armyworm, army worm,
Pseudaletia unipuncta] |
armyworm
(wn) | armyworm
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: armyworm, army worm,
Pseudaletia unipuncta]
2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn:
armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta]
3: larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains;
they march in large companies in regular order when the food
is exhausted |
barmy
(wn) | barmy
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: zestful, yeasty,
zesty, barmy]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to
drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy, bats,
batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft,
dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco,
loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, {around
the bend}, wacky, whacky] |
beet armyworm
(wn) | beet armyworm
n 1: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
[syn: beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua] |
confederate army
(wn) | Confederate Army
n 1: the southern army during the American Civil War [syn:
Confederate Army, Army of the Confederacy] |
continental army
(wn) | Continental Army
n 1: the American army during the American Revolution |
continuity army council
(wn) | Continuity Army Council
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a
clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish
Republican Army}, CIRA, Continuity Army Council] |
continuity irish republican army
(wn) | Continuity Irish Republican Army
n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a
clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish
Republican Army}, CIRA, Continuity Army Council] |
corsican army
(wn) | Corsican Army
n 1: a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link
between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks
of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of
colonialism in Corsica" [syn: Armata Corsa, {Corsican
Army}] |
dissident irish republican army
(wn) | Dissident Irish Republican Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the
mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has
continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace
agreement [syn: Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army,
RIRA, Dissident Irish Republican Army] |
fall armyworm
(wn) | fall armyworm
n 1: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys
grasses and small grains [syn: fall armyworm, {Spodoptera
frugiperda}] |
farmyard
(wn) | farmyard
n 1: an area adjacent to farm buildings |
irish national liberation army
(wn) | Irish National Liberation Army
n 1: a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of
British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of
Ireland [syn: Irish National Liberation Army, INLA,
People's Liberation Army, People's Republican Army,
Catholic Reaction Force] |
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