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usher
(mass) | usher
- uvádzať, uviesť, uvádzať |
usher
(encz) | usher,uvaděč n: Zdeněk Brož |
usher
(encz) | usher,uvádět Zdeněk Brož |
usher
(encz) | usher,uvést v: Zdeněk Brož |
Usher
(gcide) | Usher \Ush"er\, n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser,
oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper,
fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and
cf. Ostiary.]
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1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a
court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose
business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a
person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in
a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires."
--Chaucer.
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These are the ushers of Marcius. --Shak.
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Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the
royal household in England, including the gentleman
usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of
Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or
more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.
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2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.
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Usher
(gcide) | Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ushering.]
To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
usher a visitor into the room.
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The stars that usher evening rose. --Milton.
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The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
setting forth the great genius of the author.
--Addison.
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usher
(wn) | Usher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: Ussher,
James Ussher, Usher, James Usher]
2: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or
legislative chamber [syn: usher, doorkeeper]
3: someone employed to conduct others [syn: usher, guide]
v 1: take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or
auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn:
usher, show] |
USHER
(bouvier) | USHER. This word is said to be derived from a huissier, and is the name of
an inferior officer in some English courts of law Archb. Pr. 25.
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crusher
(mass) | crusher
- drtvič |
usher
(mass) | usher
- uvádzať, uviesť, uvádzať |
blusher
(encz) | blusher,červeň Zdeněk Brožblusher,růž Zdeněk Brož |
crusher
(encz) | crusher,drtič n: Zdeněk Brož |
four-flusher
(encz) | four-flusher,blufař n: Zdeněk Brožfour-flusher,podvodník n: Zdeněk Brož |
gusher
(encz) | gusher,gejzír n: Zdeněk Brož |
lusher
(encz) | lusher,bujnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
paper-pusher
(encz) | paper-pusher, n: |
pedal pusher
(encz) | pedal pusher, n: |
pencil pusher
(encz) | pencil pusher, n: |
penpusher
(encz) | penpusher,úředníček n: Zdeněk Brož |
pill pusher
(encz) | pill pusher, n: |
pusher
(encz) | pusher,posunovač n: Zdeněk Brožpusher,prodejce drog n: Zdeněk Brož |
rusher
(encz) | rusher, |
tushery
(encz) | tushery, n: |
usher
(encz) | usher,uvaděč n: Zdeněk Brožusher,uvádět Zdeněk Brožusher,uvést v: Zdeněk Brož |
usher in
(encz) | usher in,ohlašovat v: Zdeněk Brožusher in,předznamenávat v: Zdeněk Brož |
usher out
(encz) | usher out,vyprovázet v: Zdeněk Brož |
usherette
(encz) | usherette,biletářka n: Zdeněk Brožusherette,uvaděčka n: Zdeněk Brož |
ushering in
(encz) | ushering in, n: |
woodpusher
(encz) | woodpusher,mizerný hráč šachu n: [slang.] Cascaval |
Ambusher
(gcide) | Ambusher \Am"bush*er\, n.
One lying in ambush.
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Blusher
(gcide) | Blusher \Blush"er\ (bl[u^]sh"[~e]r), n.
One that blushes.
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Brusher
(gcide) | Brusher \Brush"er\, n.
One who, or that which, brushes.
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Crusher
(gcide) | Crusher \Crush"er\ (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, crushes.
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Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive
force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a
piece of metal.
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Crusher gauge
(gcide) | Crusher \Crush"er\ (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, crushes.
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Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive
force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a
piece of metal.
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flusher
(gcide) | Flasher \Flash"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, flashes.
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2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).
(b) The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); --
called also flusher.
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4. An exhibitionist[1], especially a male, who briefly
exposes his private parts in a public place.
[PJC]Flusher \Flush"er\, n.
1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them
with water.
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2. (Zool.) The red-backed shrike. See Flasher.
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Flusher
(gcide) | Flasher \Flash"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, flashes.
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2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).
(b) The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); --
called also flusher.
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4. An exhibitionist[1], especially a male, who briefly
exposes his private parts in a public place.
[PJC]Flusher \Flush"er\, n.
1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them
with water.
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2. (Zool.) The red-backed shrike. See Flasher.
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Gentleman usher
(gcide) | Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. Gentlemen. [OE. gentilman
nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
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1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the
condition of a yeoman.
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2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
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3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title.
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4. The servant of a man of rank.
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The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak.
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5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the
plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular
assemblies, etc.
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Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a
limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who
are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold
a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a
more extended sense, it includes every man above the
rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the
United States, the term is applied to men of education
and good breeding of every occupation.
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Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners
at the University of Oxford.
Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence
of a sovereign, etc.
Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the
Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as
official messenger of the House of Lords.
Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the
sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen
pensioners}. [Eng.]
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Gentleman usher of the black rod
(gcide) | Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. Gentlemen. [OE. gentilman
nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
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1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the
condition of a yeoman.
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2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
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3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title.
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4. The servant of a man of rank.
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The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak.
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5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the
plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular
assemblies, etc.
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Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a
limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who
are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold
a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a
more extended sense, it includes every man above the
rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the
United States, the term is applied to men of education
and good breeding of every occupation.
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Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners
at the University of Oxford.
Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence
of a sovereign, etc.
Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the
Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as
official messenger of the House of Lords.
Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the
sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen
pensioners}. [Eng.]
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Gusher
(gcide) | Gusher \Gush"er\, n.
One who gushes. [Colloq.]
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Husher
(gcide) | Husher \Hush"er\, n.
An usher. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Pusher
(gcide) | Pusher \Push"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, pushes.
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2. One who sells illegal drugs, esp. one who tries to
convince others to use such drugs.
[PJC]
3. (Railroad) a second engine attached to the rear of a train
to provide extra power for climbing steep grades.
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Rusher
(gcide) | Rusher \Rush"er\, n.
One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] --B.
Jonson.
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One who rushes. --Whitlock.
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Thrusher
(gcide) | Thrusher \Thrush"er\, n.
The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
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Usher
(gcide) | Usher \Ush"er\, n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser,
oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper,
fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and
cf. Ostiary.]
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1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a
court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose
business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a
person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in
a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires."
--Chaucer.
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These are the ushers of Marcius. --Shak.
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Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the
royal household in England, including the gentleman
usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of
Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or
more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.
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2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.
[1913 Webster]Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ushering.]
To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
usher a visitor into the room.
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The stars that usher evening rose. --Milton.
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The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
setting forth the great genius of the author.
--Addison.
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Usherance
(gcide) | Usherance \Ush"er*ance\, n.
The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [Obs.]
--Shaftesbury.
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Usherdom
(gcide) | Usherdom \Ush"er*dom\, n.
The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers,
collectively. [R.]
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Ushered
(gcide) | Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ushering.]
To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
usher a visitor into the room.
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The stars that usher evening rose. --Milton.
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The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
setting forth the great genius of the author.
--Addison.
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Ushering
(gcide) | Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ushering.]
To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or
harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;
as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to
usher a visitor into the room.
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The stars that usher evening rose. --Milton.
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The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,
setting forth the great genius of the author.
--Addison.
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Usherless
(gcide) | Usherless \Ush"er*less\, a.
Destitute of an usher. --Marston.
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Ushership
(gcide) | Ushership \Ush"er*ship\, n.
The office of an usher; usherdom.
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ambusher
(wn) | ambusher
n 1: an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a
surprise attack |
blusher
(wn) | blusher
n 1: yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
[syn: blushing mushroom, blusher, Amanita rubescens]
2: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the
cheeks [syn: rouge, paint, blusher] |
crusher
(wn) | crusher
n 1: a device that crushes something |
four-flusher
(wn) | four-flusher
n 1: a person who tries to bluff other people [syn: bluffer,
four-flusher] |
gusher
(wn) | gusher
n 1: an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is
not necessary |
james usher
(wn) | James Usher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: Ussher,
James Ussher, Usher, James Usher] |
musher
(wn) | musher
n 1: a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team |
paper-pusher
(wn) | paper-pusher
n 1: a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork |
pedal pusher
(wn) | pedal pusher
n 1: snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls
[syn: pedal pusher, toreador pants] |
pencil pusher
(wn) | pencil pusher
n 1: a clerk who does boring paperwork [syn: penpusher,
pencil pusher] |
penpusher
(wn) | penpusher
n 1: a clerk who does boring paperwork [syn: penpusher,
pencil pusher] |
pill pusher
(wn) | pill pusher
n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and
dispensing drugs [syn: pharmacist, druggist, chemist,
apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller] |
pusher
(wn) | pusher
n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: pusher,
thruster]
2: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: pusher, {drug
peddler}, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker]
3: someone who pushes [syn: pusher, shover]
4: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn:
pusher, zori]
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
pushchair, pusher] |
rusher
(wn) | rusher
n 1: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by
running with the ball
2: someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or
a new territory
3: a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts
precipitously |
tushery
(wn) | tushery
n 1: writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice
of archaic words |
usher
(wn) | Usher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation
occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: Ussher,
James Ussher, Usher, James Usher]
2: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or
legislative chamber [syn: usher, doorkeeper]
3: someone employed to conduct others [syn: usher, guide]
v 1: take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or
auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn:
usher, show] |
usher in
(wn) | usher in
v 1: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in
the post-Cold War period" [syn: inaugurate, usher in,
introduce] |
usher out
(wn) | usher out
v 1: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting
the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my
report" [syn: dismiss, usher out] |
usherette
(wn) | usherette
n 1: a female usher |
ushering in
(wn) | ushering in
n 1: the introduction of something new; "it signalled the
ushering in of a new era" |
polygon pusher
(foldoc) | polygon pusher
rectangle slinger
(Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of
his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires
drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
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mouse pusher
(jargon) | mouse pusher
[common] A person that prefers a mouse over a keyboard; originally used for
Macintosh fans. The derogatory implication is that the person has nothing
but the most superficial knowledge of the software he/she is employing, and
is incapable of using or appreciating the full glory of the command line.
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polygon pusher
(jargon) | polygon pusher
n.
A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout
level (which requires drawing lots of multi-colored polygons). Also
rectangle slinger.
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