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spirant
(encz) | spirant, n: |
Spirant
(gcide) | Spirant \Spi"rant\, n. [L. spirans, -antis, p. pr. of spirare to
breathe. See Spirit.] (Phon.)
A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some
as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the
continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the
further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the
semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and
sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the
sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels.
See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 197-208.
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spirant
(wn) | spirant
adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant,
sibilant, spirant, strident]
n 1: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a
narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: fricative consonant,
fricative, spirant] |
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antiperspirant
(encz) | antiperspirant,antiperspirant n: Zdeněk Brožantiperspirant,prostředek proti pocení Pavel Cvrčekantiperspirant,protipotivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
aspirant
(encz) | aspirant,kandidát n: Zdeněk Brožaspirant,snaživý adj: Zdeněk Brožaspirant,uchazeč n: Zdeněk Brož |
spirant
(encz) | spirant, n: |
antiperspirant
(czen) | antiperspirant,antiperspirantn: Zdeněk Brož |
aspirant
(czen) | aspirant,wannaben: Zdeněk Brož |
Aspirant
(gcide) | Aspirant \As*pir"ant\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of
aspirer. See Aspire.]
Aspiring.
[1913 Webster]Aspirant \As*pir"ant\, n. [Cf. F. aspirant.]
One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or
object of attainment.
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In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to
greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants.
--Macaulay.
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Conspirant
(gcide) | Conspirant \Con*spir"ant\, a. [L. conspirans, p. pr. of
conspirare: cf. F. conspirant.]
Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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Spiranthy
(gcide) | Spiranthy \Spi*ran"thy\, n. [Gr. ??? a coil + ??? flower.]
(Bot.)
The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
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antiperspirant
(wn) | antiperspirant
n 1: an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce
perspiration |
aspirant
(wn) | aspirant
adj 1: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement [syn:
aspirant, aspiring(a), wishful]
n 1: an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant";
"two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was
full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: aspirant, aspirer,
hopeful, wannabe, wannabee] |
genus spiranthes
(wn) | genus Spiranthes
n 1: large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial
orchids [syn: Spiranthes, genus Spiranthes] |
spirant
(wn) | spirant
adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant,
sibilant, spirant, strident]
n 1: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a
narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: fricative consonant,
fricative, spirant] |
spiranthes
(wn) | Spiranthes
n 1: large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial
orchids [syn: Spiranthes, genus Spiranthes] |
spiranthes cernua
(wn) | Spiranthes cernua
n 1: an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely
flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented
flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places
of eastern and central North America [syn: screw augur,
Spiranthes cernua] |
spiranthes porrifolia
(wn) | Spiranthes porrifolia
n 1: similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States [syn: {western
ladies' tresses}, Spiranthes porrifolia] |
spiranthes romanzoffiana
(wn) | Spiranthes romanzoffiana
n 1: orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy
white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western
North America [syn: hooded ladies' tresses, {Spiranthes
romanzoffiana}] |
spiranthes spiralis
(wn) | Spiranthes spiralis
n 1: European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly
spiraling snow-white flowers [syn: {European ladies'
tresses}, Spiranthes spiralis] |
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