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prow
(encz) | prow,příď Zdeněk Brož |
prow
(encz) | prow,příď lodi Zdeněk Brož |
Prow
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, n. [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L.
prora, Gr. ?, akin to ? before. See Pro-, and cf. Prore.]
The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the
vessel itself. --Wordsworth.
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The floating vessel swum
Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow
rode tilting o'er the waves. --Milton.
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Prow
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, n.
See Proa.
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Prow
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest.] [OF.
prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be
useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.]
Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson.
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The prowest knight that ever field did fight.
--Spenser.
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Prow
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, n. [OE. & OF. prou. See Prow, a.]
Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.]
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That shall be for your hele and for your prow.
--Chaucer.
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prow
(wn) | prow
n 1: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
the boat toward the finish line" [syn: bow, fore,
prow, stem] |
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prow
(encz) | prow,příď Zdeněk Brožprow,příď lodi Zdeněk Brož |
prowess
(encz) | prowess,statečnost Pavel Machekprowess,zručnost n: Kamil Páral |
prowl
(encz) | prowl,být na lovu v: prowl,číhaná n: prowl,číhat na v: prowl,chodit křížem krážem v: prowl,krást se v: prowl,lov n: prowl,plížit se v: prowl,potulovat se v: prowl,slídit po v: prowl,toulat se v: |
prowl car
(encz) | prowl car,hlídkový vůz Zdeněk Brož |
prowler
(encz) | prowler,tulák n: Petr Prášek |
Prower
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest.] [OF.
prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be
useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.]
Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson.
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The prowest knight that ever field did fight.
--Spenser.
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Prowess
(gcide) | Prowess \Prow"ess\, n. [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See
Prow, a.]
Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery
and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. --Chaucer.
Sir P. Sidney.
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He by his prowess conquered all France. --Shak.
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Prowest
(gcide) | Prow \Prow\, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest.] [OF.
prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be
useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.]
Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson.
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The prowest knight that ever field did fight.
--Spenser.
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Prowl
(gcide) | Prowl \Prowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prowling.] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain
origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to
poke. Cf. Proke.]
1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner;
esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
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He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. --
Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Prowl \Prowl\, v. i.
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast;
hence, to prey; to plunder.
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The act of prowling. [Colloq.] --Smart.
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Prowled
(gcide) | Prowl \Prowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prowling.] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain
origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to
poke. Cf. Proke.]
1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner;
esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
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He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. --
Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
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Prowler
(gcide) | Prowler \Prowl"er\, n.
One that prowls. --Thomson.
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Prowling
(gcide) | Prowl \Prowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prowling.] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain
origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to
poke. Cf. Proke.]
1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner;
esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
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He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. --
Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Prowling \Prowl"ing\, a.
Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for
prey. "A prowling wolf." --Milton. -- Prowl"ing*ly, adv.
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Prowlingly
(gcide) | Prowling \Prowl"ing\, a.
Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for
prey. "A prowling wolf." --Milton. -- Prowl"ing*ly, adv.
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prow
(wn) | prow
n 1: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
the boat toward the finish line" [syn: bow, fore,
prow, stem] |
prowess
(wn) | prowess
n 1: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice
and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an
art" [syn: art, artistry, prowess] |
prowl
(wn) | prowl
n 1: the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
v 1: move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The
suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
2: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: prowl, lurch] |
prowl car
(wn) | prowl car
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with
radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn:
cruiser, police cruiser, patrol car, police car,
prowl car, squad car] |
prowler
(wn) | prowler
n 1: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful
intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker] |
prowler
(foldoc) | prowler
skulker
(Unix) A daemon that is run periodically (typically once a
week) to seek out and erase core files, truncate
administrative logfiles, nuke "lost+found" directories, and
otherwise clean up the cruft that tends to pile up in the
corners of a file system.
See also GFR, reaper, skulker.
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prowler
(jargon) | prowler
n.
[Unix] A daemon that is run periodically (typically once a week) to seek
out and erase core files, truncate administrative logfiles, nuke
lost+found directories, and otherwise clean up the cruft that tends to
pile up in the corners of a file system. See also reaper, skulker.
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