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iwo
(encz) | Iwo, |
Iwo
(gcide) | Iwo \Iwo\ prop. n.
a bloody and prolonged military operation in which American
marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and
March 1945).
Syn: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo.
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iwo
(wn) | Iwo
n 1: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima
in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, {Iwo
Jima}, invasion of Iwo] |
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golliwog
(encz) | golliwog,bubák n: Zdeněk Brožgolliwog,strašák n: Zdeněk Brož |
golliwogg
(encz) | golliwogg, n: |
handiwork
(encz) | handiwork,ruční práce Zdeněk Brož |
invasion of iwo
(encz) | invasion of Iwo, n: |
iwo
(encz) | Iwo, |
iwo jima
(encz) | Iwo Jima,Iwodžima n: [zem.] ostrov Petr Prášek |
polliwog
(encz) | polliwog, |
iwodžima
(czen) | Iwodžima,Iwo Jiman: [zem.] ostrov Petr Prášek |
Demiwolf
(gcide) | Demiwolf \Dem"i*wolf`\, n.
A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf. --Shak.
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Handiwork
(gcide) | Handiwork \Hand"i*work`\ (-[i^]*w[^u]rk`), n. [OE. handiwerc,
AS. handgeweorc; hand hand + geweorc work; prefix ge- +
weorc. See Work.]
Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
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The firmament showeth his handiwork. --Ps. xix. 1.
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Kuro-Siwo
(gcide) | Japan current \Japan current\
A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing
the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward
past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North
Pacific; -- called also Kuro-Siwo, or Black Stream, in
allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may
ways to the Gulf Stream.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Kuro-Siwo \Ku"ro-Siwo\, n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio
tide.]
See Japan Current, above.
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Polliwog
(gcide) | Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
Cf. Poll head, and Wiggle.] (Zool.)
A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.
[1913 Webster]Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zool.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this
stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills,
is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail.
Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or
purwiggy.
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2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
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polliwog
(gcide) | Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
Cf. Poll head, and Wiggle.] (Zool.)
A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.
[1913 Webster]Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,
t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
head. See Toad, and Poll.]
1. (Zool.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this
stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills,
is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail.
Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or
purwiggy.
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2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Tadpole fish. (Zool.) See Forkbeard
(a) .
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Waiwode
(gcide) | Waiwode \Wai"wode\, n.
See Waywode.
[1913 Webster]Waywode \Way"wode\, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda;
properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf.
Vaivode.]
Originally, the title of a military commander in various
Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns
or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of
Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,
and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
[Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and
woiwode.]
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waiwode
(gcide) | Waiwode \Wai"wode\, n.
See Waywode.
[1913 Webster]Waywode \Way"wode\, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda;
properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf.
Vaivode.]
Originally, the title of a military commander in various
Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns
or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of
Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,
and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
[Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and
woiwode.]
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woiwode
(gcide) | Waywode \Way"wode\, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda;
properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf.
Vaivode.]
Originally, the title of a military commander in various
Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns
or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of
Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,
and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
[Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and
woiwode.]
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golliwog
(wn) | golliwog
n 1: a grotesque black doll [syn: golliwog, golliwogg] |
golliwogg
(wn) | golliwogg
n 1: a grotesque black doll [syn: golliwog, golliwogg] |
handiwork
(wn) | handiwork
n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft,
handcraft, handiwork, handwork] |
invasion of iwo
(wn) | invasion of Iwo
n 1: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima
in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, {Iwo
Jima}, invasion of Iwo] |
iwo
(wn) | Iwo
n 1: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima
in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese
defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, {Iwo
Jima}, invasion of Iwo] |
iwo jima
(wn) | Iwo Jima
n 1: the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
2: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in
which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders
(February and March 1945) [syn: Iwo, Iwo Jima, {invasion
of Iwo}] |
miwok
(wn) | Miwok
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in the
central Sierra Nevada in California
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok [syn: Moquelumnan,
Miwok] |
polliwog
(wn) | polliwog
n 1: a larval frog or toad [syn: tadpole, polliwog,
pollywog] |
siliwood
(foldoc) | Siliwood
Hollywired
(Or "Hollywired") The coming convergence of film,
interactive TV and computers.
(1999-01-15)
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iwop
(vera) | IWOP
Ingenic Wearable Open Platform
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