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killer
(encz) | killer,bomba (něco velkého) n: [hovor.] jose |
killer
(encz) | killer,vrah n: Zdeněk Brož |
killer
(encz) | killer,zabiják |
Killer
(gcide) | Killer \Kill"er\, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of
which several species are known; called also {killer
whale}.
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Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and
swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and
dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to
mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca
gladiator}), is found both on the European and the
American coast. Two species (Orca ater and {Orca
rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.
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killer
(wn) | killer
n 1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn:
killer, slayer]
2: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the
biggest killer in the United States" [syn: cause of death,
killer]
3: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real
killer"
4: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca] |
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a lady-killer
(encz) | a lady-killer,pohledný muž Zdeněk Brož |
cicada killer
(encz) | cicada killer, n: |
killer
(encz) | killer,bomba (něco velkého) n: [hovor.] josekiller,vrah n: Zdeněk Brožkiller,zabiják |
killer bee
(encz) | killer bee,druh velmi agresivních včel Zdeněk Brož |
killer cell
(encz) | killer cell, n: |
killer instinct
(encz) | killer instinct, |
killer t cell
(encz) | killer T cell, n: |
killer whale
(encz) | killer whale,kosatka n: Zdeněk Brož |
killers
(encz) | killers,zabijáci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
lady killer
(encz) | lady killer, n: |
pain killer
(encz) | pain killer,lék tišící bolest Petr Prášek |
painkiller
(encz) | painkiller,lék tišící bolest n: kvn |
painkillers
(encz) | painkillers,analgetika n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
serial killer
(encz) | serial killer,masový vrah joe@hw.cz |
spree killer
(encz) | spree killer, n: |
weed killer
(encz) | weed killer, n: |
weedkiller
(encz) | weedkiller,herbicid n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bee killer
(gcide) | Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), n. [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije,
Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh.
Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
1. (Zool.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family
Apid[ae] (the honeybees), or family Andrenid[ae] (the
solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
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Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
(Apis mellifica) lives in swarms, each of which has
its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the
Apis mellifica there are other species and varieties
of honeybees, as the Apis ligustica of Spain and
Italy; the Apis Indica of India; the Apis fasciata
of Egypt. The bumblebee is a species of Bombus. The
tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and
Trigona.
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2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
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The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
--S. G.
Goodrich.
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3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See
1st Bow.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the
sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
through; -- called also bee blocks.
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Bee beetle (Zool.), a beetle (Trichodes apiarius)
parasitic in beehives.
Bee bird (Zool.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.
Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus
Ophrys (Ophrys apifera), whose flowers have some
resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.
Bee fly (Zool.), a two winged fly of the family
Bombyliid[ae]. Some species, in the larval state, are
parasitic upon bees.
Bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
apiary. --Mortimer.
Bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
also propolis.
Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
Bee killer (Zool.), a large two-winged fly of the family
Asilid[ae] (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon
the honeybee. See Robber fly.
Bee louse (Zool.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
(Braula c[ae]ca) parasitic on hive bees.
Bee martin (Zool.), the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis)
which occasionally feeds on bees.
Bee moth (Zool.), a moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
beehives.
Bee wolf (Zool.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust.
of Bee beetle.
To have a bee in the head or To have a bee in the bonnet.
(a) To be choleric. [Obs.]
(b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.
(c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "She's
whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head."
--Sir W. Scott.
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Jack the Giant Killer
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient
service, and often supplying the place of a boy or
attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a
lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a
compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,
crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
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13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
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15. Brandy.
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Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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killer whale
(gcide) | Killer \Kill"er\, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of
which several species are known; called also {killer
whale}.
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Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and
swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and
dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to
mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca
gladiator}), is found both on the European and the
American coast. Two species (Orca ater and {Orca
rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.
[1913 Webster]Killer whale \Kill"er whale`\, n.
see killer[2].
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Killer whale
(gcide) | Killer \Kill"er\, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of
which several species are known; called also {killer
whale}.
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Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and
swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and
dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to
mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca
gladiator}), is found both on the European and the
American coast. Two species (Orca ater and {Orca
rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.
[1913 Webster]Killer whale \Kill"er whale`\, n.
see killer[2].
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Lady-killer
(gcide) | Lady-killer \La"dy-kill`er\, n.
A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. "A renowned
dandy and lady-killer." --Blackw. Mag.
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Mule killer
(gcide) | Mule killer \Mule killer\
Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live
stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being
swallowed; as:
(a) A whip scorpion. [Florida]
(b) A walking-stick insect. [Texas]
(c) A mantis.
(d) A wheel bug.
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Nine-killer
(gcide) | Nine-killer \Nine"-kill`er\, n. [So called because it is
believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in
succession.] (Zool.)
The northern butcher bird.
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painkiller
(gcide) | painkiller \pain"kil`ler\ n.
A medicine used in to relieve pain.
Syn: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill.
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Salmon killer
(gcide) | Salmon \Salm"on\ (s[a^]m"[u^]n), n.; pl. Salmons (-[u^]nz) or
(collectively) Salmon. [OE. saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr.
L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. Sally,
v.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus
Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon ({Salmo
salar}) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and
the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important
species. They are extensively preserved for food. See
Quinnat.
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Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,
and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in
the way of their progress. The common salmon has been
known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;
more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five
pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
grilse. Among the true salmons are:
Black salmon, or Lake salmon, the namaycush.
Dog salmon, a salmon of Western North America
(Oncorhynchus keta).
Humpbacked salmon, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus
gorbuscha}).
King salmon, the quinnat.
Landlocked salmon, a variety of the common salmon (var.
Sebago), long confined in certain lakes in consequence of
obstructions that prevented it from returning to the sea.
This last is called also dwarf salmon.
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Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and
erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called
jack salmon; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;
the cabrilla, called kelp salmon; young pollock,
called sea salmon; and the California yellowtail.
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2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the
salmon.
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Salmon berry (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from
Alaska to California, the fruit of the Rubus Nutkanus.
Salmon killer (Zool.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus
cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.
Salmon ladder, Salmon stair. See Fish ladder, under
Fish.
Salmon peel, a young salmon.
Salmon pipe, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.
Salmon trout. (Zool.)
(a) The European sea trout (Salmo trutta). It resembles
the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more
numerous scales.
(b) The American namaycush.
(c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black
spotted trout (Salmo purpuratus), and to the steel
head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.
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Snake killer
(gcide) | Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
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Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
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Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera.
[1913 Webster]Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
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2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.
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Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the
cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for
running with great speed. It ranges from California to
Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It
is the state bird of New Mexico.
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snake killer
(gcide) | Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
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Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
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Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera.
[1913 Webster]Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
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2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.
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Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the
cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for
running with great speed. It ranges from California to
Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It
is the state bird of New Mexico.
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Tarantula killer
(gcide) | Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L.
Tarantulae. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
(Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
tarentula.]
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Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus),
which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and
places it in its nest as food for its young, after
paralyzing it by a sting.
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bee killer
(wn) | bee killer
n 1: swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with
the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects
captured on the wing [syn: robber fly, bee killer] |
cicada killer
(wn) | cicada killer
n 1: large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
[syn: cicada killer, Sphecius speciosis] |
killer
(wn) | killer
n 1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn:
killer, slayer]
2: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the
biggest killer in the United States" [syn: cause of death,
killer]
3: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real
killer"
4: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca] |
killer bee
(wn) | killer bee
n 1: an investment banker who devises strategies to make a
target company less attractive for takeover
2: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a
cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee;
retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as
far north as Texas [syn: Africanized bee, {Africanized
honey bee}, killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, {Apis
mellifera adansonii}] |
killer cell
(wn) | killer cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: killer T cell, killer cell,
cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell] |
killer t cell
(wn) | killer T cell
n 1: T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the
surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected
cell and kill it [syn: killer T cell, killer cell,
cytotoxic T cell, CD8 T cell, CD8 cell] |
killer whale
(wn) | killer whale
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca] |
lady killer
(wn) | lady killer
n 1: a man who takes advantage of women [syn: seducer,
ladies' man, lady killer] |
painkiller
(wn) | painkiller
n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: analgesic,
anodyne, painkiller, pain pill] |
serial killer
(wn) | serial killer
n 1: someone who murders more than three victims one at a time
in a relatively short interval [syn: serial killer,
serial murderer] |
spree killer
(wn) | spree killer
n 1: a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period
of time |
weed killer
(wn) | weed killer
n 1: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their
growth [syn: herbicide, weedkiller, weed killer] |
weedkiller
(wn) | weedkiller
n 1: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their
growth [syn: herbicide, weedkiller, weed killer] |
dup killer
(foldoc) | dup killer
/d[y]oop kill'r/ Software that is supposed to detect and
delete duplicates of a message that may have reached the
FidoNet system via different routes.
See also dup loop.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-02)
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killer micro
(foldoc) | killer micro
[Popularised by Eugene Brooks] A microprocessor-based
machine that infringes on mini, mainframe, or supercomputer
performance turf. Often heard in "No one will survive the
attack of the killer micros!", the battle cry of the
downsizers. Used especially of RISC architectures.
The popularity of the phrase "attack of the killer micros" is
doubtless reinforced by the movie title "Attack Of The Killer
Tomatoes" (one of the canonical examples of
so-bad-it's-wonderful among hackers). This has even more
flavour now that killer micros have gone on the offensive not
just individually (in workstations) but in hordes (within
massively parallel computers).
[Jargon File]
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killer poke
(foldoc) | killer poke
A recipe for inducing hardware damage on a machine via
insertion of invalid values (see poke) into a
memory-mapped control register; used especially of various
fairly well-known tricks on bitty boxes without hardware
memory management (such as the IBM PC and Commodore PET)
that can overload analog electronics in the monitor.
See also HCF.
(1994-11-04)
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tree-killer
(foldoc) | tree-killer
(Sun) 1. A printer.
2. A person who wastes paper. This epithet should be
interpreted in a broad sense; "wasting paper" includes the
production of spiffy but content-free documents. Thus,
most suits are tree-killers.
This term may derive from {J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the
Rings"
(http://sf.www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sf-texts/SF_resource_guide/sfrgft.htm)}.
in which Treebeard the Ent uses it to refer to the orcs'
master, Saruman of Isengard. Saruman represents, among other
things, technology at its most misguided.
See also: dead tree.
[Jargon File]
(1999-11-03)
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killer app
(jargon) | killer app
The application that actually makes a sustaining market for a promising but
under-utilized technology. First used in the mid-1980s to describe Lotus
1-2-3 once it became evident that demand for that product had been the
major driver of the early business market for IBM PCs. The term was then
retrospectively applied to VisiCalc, which had played a similar role in the
success of the Apple II. After 1994 it became commonplace to describe the
World Wide Web as the Internet's killer app. One of the standard questions
asked about each new personal-computer technology as it emerges has become
“what's the killer app?”
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killer micro
(jargon) | killer micro
n.
[popularized by Eugene Brooks c.1990] A microprocessor-based machine that
infringes on mini, mainframe, or supercomputer performance turf. Often
heard in “No one will survive the attack of the killer micros!”, the battle
cry of the downsizers.
The popularity of the phrase ‘attack of the killer micros’ is doubtless
reinforced by the title of the movie Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (one of
the canonical examples of so-bad-it's-wonderful among hackers). This has
even more flavor now that killer micros have gone on the offensive not
just individually (in workstations) but in hordes (within massively
parallel computers).
[2002 update: Eugene Brooks was right. Since this term first entered the
Jargon File in 1990, the minicomputer has effectively vanished, the {
mainframe} sector is in deep and apparently terminal decline, and even the
supercomputer business has contracted into a smaller niche. It's networked
killer micros as far as the eye can see. —ESR]
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killer poke
(jargon) | killer poke
n.
A recipe for inducing hardware damage on a machine via insertion of invalid
values (see poke) into a memory-mapped control register; used esp. of
various fairly well-known tricks on bitty boxes without hardware memory
management (such as the IBM PC and Commodore PET) that can overload and
trash analog electronics in the monitor. See also HCF.
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tree-killer
(jargon) | tree-killer
n.
[Sun]
1. A printer.
2. A person who wastes paper. This epithet should be interpreted in a broad
sense; ‘wasting paper’ includes the production of spiffy but {
content-free} documents. Thus, most suits are tree-killers.
It is likely that both senses derive their flavor from the epithet
‘tree-killer’ applied by Treebeard the Ent to the Orcs in J.R.R. Tolkien's
Lord of the Rings. See also elvish, elder days, and especially {
dead-tree version}.
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