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ling
(encz) | ling, |
ling
(gcide) | Heath \Heath\ (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant
heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel.
hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i
field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr.
ksh[=e]tra field. [root]20.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A low shrub (Erica vulgaris or Calluna vulgaris),
with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of
pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
is also called heather, and ling.
(b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
several are European, and many more are South African,
some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
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2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
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Their stately growth, though bare,
Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton
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Heath cock (Zool.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
(below).
Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
Triodia (Triodia decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zool.), a European grouse
(Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heaths; -- called also
black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
moor fowl. The male is called heath cock, and
blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
Heath hen. (Zool.) See Heath grouse (above).
Heath pea (Bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyrus
macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
Heath throstle (Zool.), a European thrush which frequents
heaths; the ring ouzel.
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-ling
(gcide) | -ling \-ling\ (-l[i^]ng) suff. [AS. -ling.]
A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory
force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling,
firstling, underling.
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-ling
(gcide) | -ling \-ling\
An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling.
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Ling
(gcide) | Ling \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G.
l[aum]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named
from its being long. See Long, a.] (Zool.)
(a) A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of
Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food
fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also
drizzle.
(b) The burbot of Lake Ontario.
(c) An American hake of the genus Phycis. [Canada]
(d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus. The
name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the
cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.
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Ling
(gcide) | Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.]
(Bot.)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris).
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Ling honey, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of
the heather. --Holland.
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ling
(gcide) | Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
Barb.] (Zool.)
A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose
two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
[Written also burbolt.]
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Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is
allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common
European species. An American species (Lota maculosa)
is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
north.
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ling
(gcide) | Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for
producing living young; -- called also greenbone,
guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American
species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish,
and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel.
Both are edible, but of little value.
(b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
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ling
(wn) | ling
n 1: water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4
prongs [syn: ling, ling ko, Trapa bicornis]
2: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, {Calluna
vulgaris}]
3: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe;
often salted and dried [syn: ling, Molva molva]
4: American hakes
5: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North
America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot,
eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota] |
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annulling
(mass) | annulling
- odvolanie |
appalling
(mass) | appalling
- hrozný, strašný |
appallingly
(mass) | appallingly
- hrozne |
be falling asleep
(mass) | be falling asleep
- zaspať |
beguiling
(mass) | beguiling
- očarujúci |
billing
(mass) | billing
- fakturácia, faktúrovanie |
billing period
(mass) | billing period
- fakturačné obdobie |
boiling
(mass) | boiling
- varenie |
calling
(mass) | calling
- povolanie |
cancelling
(mass) | cancelling
- odvolanie |
catling
(mass) | catling
- mačička, mačiatko |
cling
(mass) | cling
- clung/clung |
cocos keeling islands
(mass) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Kokosové ostrovy |
counselling
(mass) | counselling
- poradenstvo |
coupling
(mass) | coupling
- párovanie |
darling
(mass) | darling
- miláčik |
dingaling
(mass) | ding-a-ling
- cvok, blázon |
drilling machine
(mass) | drilling machine
- vŕtačka |
dumpling
(mass) | dumpling
- knedľa |
encircling
(mass) | encircling
- zakrúžkovať |
enthralling
(mass) | enthralling
- očarujúci |
failing
(mass) | failing
- zlyhanie |
feeling
(mass) | feeling
- porozumieť |
feelings
(mass) | feelings
- city, pocity |
filing
(mass) | filing
- registrácia, zaradenie |
filling
(mass) | filling
- plniť |
fledgling
(mass) | fledgling
- nováčik |
fling
(mass) | fling
- flung/flung |
freewheeling
(mass) | freewheeling
- neformálny |
gambling house
(mass) | gambling house
- herňa |
gosling
(mass) | gosling
- husle |
healing
(mass) | healing
- uzdravenie |
indwelling
(mass) | indwelling
- vnútorný |
killing
(mass) | killing
- zabíjajúci, zabitie |
levelling
(mass) | levelling
- vyrovnanie |
mailing
(mass) | mailing
- poštové zásielky, odosielanie poštových zásielok |
milling
(mass) | milling
- zmätený |
neverfailing
(mass) | never-failing
- nikdy nezlyhajúci |
parcelling
(mass) | parcelling
- rozdeliť |
polling
(mass) | polling
- voľby |
polling electoral committee
(mass) | polling electoral committee
- okrsková volebná komisia |
polling station
(mass) | polling station
- volebná miestnosť |
prevailing
(mass) | prevailing
- bežný |
quelling
(mass) | quelling
- potlačenie, potlačovanie |
resembling
(mass) | resembling
- podobajúci sa |
ruling
(mass) | ruling
- nariadenie |
sailing
(mass) | sailing
- plachtenie, plávanie |
sailing boat
(mass) | sailing boat
- plachetnica |
sailing ship
(mass) | sailing ship
- plachetnica, plachetnica |
sailingrace
(mass) | sailing-race
- závod jácht |
sailingship
(mass) | sailing-ship
- plachetnica |
schooling
(mass) | schooling
- vyučovanie, vzdelávanie |
seedling
(mass) | seedling
- sadenica |
selling
(mass) | selling
- predávajúci |
settling
(mass) | settling
- zúčtovanie |
siblings
(mass) | siblings
- súrodenci |
sling
(mass) | sling
- slung/slung |
spelling
(mass) | spelling
- hláskovanie |
stabling
(mass) | stabling
- stajňa |
stumbling block
(mass) | stumbling block
- prekážka |
styling
(mass) | styling
- štýl |
suckling
(mass) | suckling
- mláďa |
swivelling
(mass) | swivelling
- otáčanie |
telling
(mass) | telling
- hovoriaci |
thrilling
(mass) | thrilling
- vzrušujúci |
tinkling
(mass) | tinkling
- zvonenie |
toggling
(mass) | toggling
- prepnutie |
tooling
(mass) | tooling
- náradie |
travelling
(mass) | travelling
- cestovný, cestovný, cestovanie |
trembling
(mass) | trembling
- chvenie |
troubling
(mass) | troubling
- problémový |
unavailing
(mass) | unavailing
- zbytočný |
willing
(mass) | willing
- ochotný, zainteresovaný |
willingness
(mass) | willingness
- ochota |
cling
(msas) | cling
- clung, clung |
fling
(msas) | fling
- flung, flung |
sling
(msas) | sling
- slung, slung |
cling
(msasasci) | cling
- clung, clung |
fling
(msasasci) | fling
- flung, flung |
sling
(msasasci) | sling
- slung, slung |
a falling out
(encz) | a falling out,hádka n: Zdeněk Brož |
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