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slovo definícia nix (encz) nix,nic Zdeněk Brož nix (encz) nix,vetovat Pavel Machek nix (encz) nix,vodník Pavel Machek Nix (gcide) Nix \Nix\, n.; fem. Nixe. [G. Cf. 1st Nick.] (Teut. Myth.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. [1913 Webster] The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death. --Tylor. [1913 Webster] nix (wn) nix n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo] v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow, countenance, let, permit]

podobné slovo definícia fornix (encz) fornix,val Zdeněk Brož nix (encz) nix,nic Zdeněk Brožnix,vetovat Pavel Macheknix,vodník Pavel Machek nixon (encz) Nixon,Nixon n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad phoenix (encz) phoenix,fénix n: Zdeněk BrožPhoenix,hl.m. - Arizona v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad phoenix tree (encz) phoenix tree, n: phoenixes (encz) phoenixes, tektronix (encz) Tektronix, usenix (encz) Usenix, vernix (encz) vernix, n: vernix caseosa (encz) vernix caseosa, n: xenix (encz) Xenix,Xenix n: [it.] operační systém, klon Unixu vytvořený Microsoftem PetrV fénix (czen) fénix,phoenixn: Zdeněk Brož nixon (czen) Nixon,Nixonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad xenix (czen) Xenix,Xenixn: [it.] operační systém, klon Unixu vytvořený Microsoftem PetrV Coturnix (gcide) Coturnix \Coturnix\ n. a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail. Syn: genus Coturnix. [WordNet 1.5] Cotyla Coturnix communis (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Coturnix Coromandelica (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Coturnix pectoralis (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Fornix (gcide) Fornix \For"nix\, n.; pl. Fornices. [L., an arch.] (Anat.) (a) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva. (b) Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain. [1913 Webster] Innixion (gcide) Innixion \In*nix"ion\, n. [See Innitency.] Act of leaning upon something; incumbency. [Obs.] --Derham. [1913 Webster] Nixie (gcide) Nixie \Nix"ie\, n. 1. See Nix. [1913 Webster] 2. Nothing. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (U. S. Mail Service) A piece of mail matter which cannot be delivered, either because no post office exists at the place to which is it addressed, or because there is no place of the name mentioned in the designated State, Territory, or the like. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nixie clerk (gcide) Nixie clerk \Nixie clerk\ A post-office clerk in charge of the nixies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Phenix (gcide) Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster] 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC] to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC] Phenixes (gcide) Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster] 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC] to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC] phoenix (gcide) Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster] 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC] to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC]Phoenix \Ph[oe]"nix\ (f[=e]"n[i^]ks), n. [L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix.] 1. Same as Phenix. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date tree. [1913 Webster] Phoenix (gcide) Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster] 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC] to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC]Phoenix \Ph[oe]"nix\ (f[=e]"n[i^]ks), n. [L., a fabulous bird. See Phenix.] 1. Same as Phenix. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date tree. [1913 Webster] Phoenix dactylifera (gcide) Date \Date\, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.) The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself. [1913 Webster] Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome, and inclosing a hard kernel. [1913 Webster] Date palm, or Date tree (Bot.), the genus of palms which bear dates, of which common species is {Ph[oe]nix dactylifera}. See Illust. Date plum (Bot.), the fruit of several species of Diospyros, including the American and Japanese persimmons, and the European lotus (Diospyros Lotus). Date shell, or Date fish (Zool.), a bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera. See Pholas. [1913 Webster] Phoenix sylvestrix (gcide) Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st Palm, and cf. Pam.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palm[ae] or Palmace[ae]; a palm tree. [1913 Webster] Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. [1913 Webster] 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. [1913 Webster] A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of martyrdom." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Molucca palm (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[ae]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. Palm cabbage, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. Palm cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure. Palm crab (Zool.), the purse crab. Palm oil, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm (El[ae]is Guineensis), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See El[ae]is. Palm swift (Zool.), a small swift (Cypselus Batassiensis) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. Palm toddy. Same as Palm wine. Palm weevil (Zool.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus Rhynchophorus. The larv[ae] bore into palm trees, and are called palm borers, and grugru worms. They are considered excellent food. Palm wine, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm (Ph[oe]nix sylvestrix), the palmyra, and the Caryota urens. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also palm toddy. Palm worm, or Palmworm. (Zool.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede. [1913 Webster] Rhus vernix (gcide) Japan \Ja*pan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. [1913 Webster] Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan (Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina allspice. Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply Japan. Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover. Japan earth. See Catechu. Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac. [1913 Webster] Sal enixum (gcide) Sal \Sal\ (s[a^]l), n. [L. See Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. [1913 Webster] Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). Sal acetosellae [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth. Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of ammonia}. Sal catharticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. Sal culinarius [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. Sal Cyrenaicus. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above. Sal de duobus, Sal duplicatum [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. Sal diureticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. Sal enixum [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. Sal gemmae [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. Sal Jovis [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. Sal Martis [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. Sal microcosmicum [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt, under Microcosmic. Sal plumbi [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st Prunella. Sal Saturni [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. Sal sedativus [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. Sal Seignette [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium. Sal vitrioli [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. Sal volatile. [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia. [1913 Webster] to rise like a phoenix (gcide) Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. Phenixes. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also ph[oe]nix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. [1913 Webster] 3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state. [PJC] to rise like a phoenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat. [PJC] Toxicodendron vernix (gcide) Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See Potable, and cf. Potion.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases. [1913 Webster] 2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. [1913 Webster] Poison ash. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Amyris (Amyris balsamifera) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.] Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac. Poison fang (Zool.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang. Poison gland (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed along an organ capable of inflicting a wound. Poison hemlock (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant (Conium maculatum). See Hemlock. Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (formerly Rhus Toxicodendron, or Rhus radicans, now classified as Toxicodendron radicans) of North America. It is common as a climbing vine, especially found on tree trunks, or walls, or as a low, spreading vine or as a shrub. As a low vine it grows well in lightly shaded areas, recognizable by growing in clusters of three leaves. Its leaves are trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, and variously notched. Its form varies slightly from location to location, leading to some speculation that it may consist of more than one species. Many people are poisoned by it, though some appear resistant to its effects. Touching the leaves may leave a residue of an oil on the skin, and if not washed off quickly, sensitive areas of skin become reddened and develop multiple small blisters, lasting for several days to several weeks, and causing a persistent itch. The toxic reaction is due to an oil, present in all parts of the plant except the pollen, called urushiol, the active component of which is the compound pentadecylacatechol (according to [a href="http:]/www.jaxmed.com/articles/Diseases/poison_ivy_dermatitis.htm">Charles H. Booras). See Poison sumac. It is related to {poison oak}, and is also called mercury. Poison nut. (Bot.) (a) Nux vomica. (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. Poison oak (Bot.), a dermatitis-producing plant often lumped together with the poison ivy ({Toxicodendron radicans}) in common terminology, but more properly distinguished as the more shrubby {Toxicodendron quercifolium} (syn. Toxicodendron diversilobum), common in California and Oregon. Opinion varies as to whether the poison oak and poison ivy are only variants of a single species. See poison ivy, above. Poison sac. (Zool.) Same as Poison gland, above. See Illust. under Fang. Poison sumac (Bot.), a poisonous shrub formerly considered to be of the genus Rhus (Rhus venenata), but now classified as Toxicodendron vernix; -- also called poison ash, poison dogwood, and poison elder. It has pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, formerly {Rhus Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan. [1913 Webster +PJC] Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity. Usage: Poison, Venom. Poison usually denotes something received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc. Venom is something discharged from animals and received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically implies some malignity of nature or purpose. [1913 Webster] Turnix (gcide) Turnix \Tur"nix\, n. [NL., fr. L. coturnix a quail.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae. [1913 Webster] Turnix ocellatus (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Turnix Sykesii (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Turnix sylvatica (gcide) Torilto \To*ril"to\, n. [Cf. Sp. torillo a little bull.] (Zool.) A species of Turnix (Turnix sylvatica) native of Spain and Northen Africa. [1913 Webster] Turnix taigoor (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] Turnix varius (gcide) Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster] 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] coturnix (wn) Coturnix n 1: Old World quail [syn: Coturnix, genus Coturnix] coturnix communis (wn) Coturnix communis n 1: the typical Old World quail [syn: migratory quail, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix communis] coturnix coturnix (wn) Coturnix coturnix n 1: the typical Old World quail [syn: migratory quail, Coturnix coturnix, Coturnix communis] delonix (wn) Delonix n 1: evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India [syn: Delonix, genus Delonix] delonix regia (wn) Delonix regia n 1: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: royal poinciana, flamboyant, {flame tree}, peacock flower, Delonix regia, {Poinciana regia}] fornix (wn) fornix n 1: generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) 2: an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies [syn: fornix, trigonum cerebrale] genus coturnix (wn) genus Coturnix n 1: Old World quail [syn: Coturnix, genus Coturnix] genus delonix (wn) genus Delonix n 1: evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India [syn: Delonix, genus Delonix] genus phoenix (wn) genus Phoenix n 1: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa [syn: phoenix, genus Phoenix] genus turnix (wn) genus Turnix n 1: type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: Turnix, genus Turnix] nix (wn) nix n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo] v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow, countenance, let, permit] nixon (wn) Nixon n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, {Richard M. Nixon}, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon] phoenix (wn) Phoenix n 1: the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation [syn: Phoenix, capital of Arizona] 2: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa [syn: phoenix, genus Phoenix] 3: a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years 4: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor phoenix dactylifera (wn) Phoenix dactylifera n 1: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit [syn: date palm, {Phoenix dactylifera}] phoenix tree (wn) phoenix tree n 1: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: Chinese parasol tree, {Chinese parasol}, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex] president nixon (wn) President Nixon n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, {Richard M. Nixon}, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon] rhus vernix (wn) Rhus vernix n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: poison ash, poison dogwood, poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix, Rhus vernix] richard m. nixon (wn) Richard M. Nixon n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, {Richard M. Nixon}, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon] richard milhous nixon (wn) Richard Milhous Nixon n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, {Richard M. Nixon}, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon] richard nixon (wn) Richard Nixon n 1: vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: Nixon, Richard Nixon, {Richard M. Nixon}, Richard Milhous Nixon, President Nixon] toxicodendron vernix (wn) Toxicodendron vernix n 1: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: poison ash, poison dogwood, poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix, Rhus vernix] turnix (wn) Turnix n 1: type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: Turnix, genus Turnix] turnix sylvatica (wn) Turnix sylvatica n 1: a variety of button quail having stripes [syn: {striped button quail}, Turnix sylvatica] unix (wn) UNIX n 1: trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: UNIX, UNIX system, UNIX operating system] unix guru (wn) UNIX guru n 1: an expert on the UNIX operating system unix operating system (wn) UNIX operating system n 1: trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: UNIX, UNIX system, UNIX operating system] unix system (wn) UNIX system n 1: trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: UNIX, UNIX system, UNIX operating system] vernix (wn) vernix n 1: a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus [syn: vernix, vernix caseosa] vernix caseosa (wn) vernix caseosa n 1: a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus [syn: vernix, vernix caseosa]