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ursa
(encz) | Ursa, |
Ursa
(gcide) | Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation,
fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.)
Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
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Ursa Major [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most
conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated
near the pole, and contains the stars which form the
Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers,
or stars which point towards the North Star.
Ursa Minor [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest
the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar,
which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
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bursa
(encz) | bursa,orgán ptáků Zdeněk Brož |
bursar
(encz) | bursar,kvestor n: Zdeněk Brož |
bursaries
(encz) | bursaries,stipendia n: Zdeněk Brož |
bursary
(encz) | bursary,stipendium n: Zdeněk Brož |
disbursal
(encz) | disbursal, |
laboursaving
(encz) | laboursaving, adj: |
omental bursa
(encz) | omental bursa, n: |
reimbursable
(encz) | reimbursable, |
ursa
(encz) | Ursa, |
ursa major
(encz) | Ursa Major,Velká Medvědice [jmén.] [astr.] souhvězdí, jehož část je
známa též jako Velký Vůz PetrV |
ursa minor
(encz) | Ursa Minor,Malá Medvědice [jmén.] [astr.] souhvězdí, jehož část je známa
též jako Malý Vůz PetrV |
Bursa
(gcide) | Bursa \Bur"sa\, n.; pl. Burs[ae]. [L. See Burse.] (Anat.)
Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial
sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane,
interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
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Bursae
(gcide) | Bursa \Bur"sa\, n.; pl. Burs[ae]. [L. See Burse.] (Anat.)
Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial
sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane,
interposed between tendons and bony prominences.
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Bursal
(gcide) | Bursal \Bur"sal\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs[ae].
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Bursar
(gcide) | Bursar \Bur"sar\, n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See
Burse, and cf. Purser.]
1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a
college, or of a monastery.
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2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his
complete or partial support.
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Bursarship
(gcide) | Bursarship \Bur"sar*ship\, n.
The office of a bursar.
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Bursary
(gcide) | Bursary \Bur"sa*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [LL. bursaria. See
Bursar.]
1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
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2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as
in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his
studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a
bursary in her gift." --Southey.
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Capsella Bursapastoris
(gcide) | Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.
sce['a]phyrde; sce['a]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,
a guardian. See Sheep, and Herd.]
1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,
esp. a flock grazing at large.
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2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of
others.
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Shepherd bird (Zool.), the crested screamer. See
Screamer.
Shepherd dog (Zool.), a breed of dogs used largely for the
herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the
collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd
dog. Called also shepherd's dog.
Shepherd dog, a name of Pan. --Keats.
Shepherd kings, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded
Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and
conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after
about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to
connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of
Exodus.
Shepherd's club (Bot.), the common mullein. See Mullein.
Shepherd's crook, a long staff having the end curved so as
to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.
Shepherd's needle (Bot.), the lady's comb.
Shepherd's plaid, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered
black and white pattern.
Shephered spider (Zool.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman.
Shepherd's pouch, or Shepherd's purse (Bot.), an annual
cruciferous plant (Capsella Bursapastoris) bearing small
white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of
Silicle.
Shepherd's rod, or Shepherd's staff (Bot.), the small
teasel.
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Circumcursation
(gcide) | Circumcursation \Cir`cum*cur*sa"tion\, n. [L. circumcursare,
-satum, to run round about.]
The act of running about; also, rambling language. [Obs.]
--Barrow.
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Kursaal
(gcide) | Kursaal \Kur"saal`\, n. [G.]
A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering
places and health resorts in Germany.
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Ninhursag
(gcide) | Ninhursag \Ninhursag\ prop. n. (Sumerian mythology)
The great mother goddess in Sumerian mythology, worshipped
also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu.
Syn: Ninkhursag, Ninkharsag.
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Ninkhursag
(gcide) | Ninkharsag \Ninkharsag\, Ninkhursag \Ninkhursag\prop. n.
(Sumerian mythology)
Same as Ninhursag.
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Recursant
(gcide) | Recursant \Re*cur"sant\ (r?*k?r"sant), a. [L. recursans, -antis,
p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See
Recure.] (Her.)
Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said
especially of an eagle.
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Reimbursable
(gcide) | Reimbursable \Re`im*burs"a*ble\ (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), a. [CF. F.
remboursable.]
Capable of being repaid; repayable.
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A loan has been made of two millions of dollars,
reimbursable in ten years. --A. Hamilton.
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Succursal
(gcide) | Succursal \Suc*cur"sal\, a. [Cf. F. succursale. See Succor, n.
& v. t.]
Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease;
tributary. [R.]
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Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its
succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents.
--Milman.
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Sursanure
(gcide) | Sursanure \Sur"sa*nure\, n. [(Assumed) OF. sursane["u]re. See
Sur-, and Sane.]
A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [Obs.]
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Of a sursanure
In surgery is perilous the cure. --Chaucer.
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Unicursal
(gcide) | Unicursal \U`ni*cur"sal\, a. [Uni- + L. currere, cursum, to
run.] (Geom.)
That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a
curve when the coordinates of the point on the curve can be
expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single
parameter [theta].
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Note: As [theta] varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to
each value of [theta] there corresponds one, and only
one, point of the curve, while to each point on the
curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of
[theta]. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the
third order with a nodal point, curves of the fourth
order with three double points, etc., are unicursal.
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Ursa Major
(gcide) | Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation,
fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.)
Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
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Ursa Major [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most
conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated
near the pole, and contains the stars which form the
Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers,
or stars which point towards the North Star.
Ursa Minor [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest
the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar,
which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
[1913 Webster]Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer,
OHG. bero, pero, G. b[aum]r, Icel. & Sw. bj["o]rn, and
possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla
bear.]
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1. (Zool.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
but they live largely on fruit and insects.
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Note: The European brown bear (Ursus arctos), the white
polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the grizzly bear
(Ursus horribilis), the American black bear, and its
variety the cinnamon bear (Ursus Americanus), the
Syrian bear (Ursus Syriacus), and the sloth bear, are
among the notable species.
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2. (Zool.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in
form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear;
ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
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3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the
Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
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4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
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5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
market.
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Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
tossing up.
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6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
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7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
scour the deck.
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Australian bear. (Zool.) See Koala.
Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
Bear caterpillar (Zool.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp.
of the genus Euprepia.
Bear garden.
(a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
fighting.
(b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
permitted. --M. Arnold.
Bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for
money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
a young man on his travels.
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Ursa Minor
(gcide) | Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation,
fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.)
Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
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Ursa Major [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most
conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated
near the pole, and contains the stars which form the
Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers,
or stars which point towards the North Star.
Ursa Minor [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest
the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar,
which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
[1913 Webster]Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer,
OHG. bero, pero, G. b[aum]r, Icel. & Sw. bj["o]rn, and
possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla
bear.]
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1. (Zool.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
but they live largely on fruit and insects.
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Note: The European brown bear (Ursus arctos), the white
polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the grizzly bear
(Ursus horribilis), the American black bear, and its
variety the cinnamon bear (Ursus Americanus), the
Syrian bear (Ursus Syriacus), and the sloth bear, are
among the notable species.
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2. (Zool.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in
form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear;
ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
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3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the
Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
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4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
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5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
market.
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Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
tossing up.
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6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
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7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
scour the deck.
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Australian bear. (Zool.) See Koala.
Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
Bear caterpillar (Zool.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp.
of the genus Euprepia.
Bear garden.
(a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
fighting.
(b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
permitted. --M. Arnold.
Bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for
money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
a young man on his travels.
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Ursal
(gcide) | Ursal \Ur"sal\, n. (Zool.)
The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st Seal.
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bursa
(wn) | Bursa
n 1: a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: Bursa, Brusa]
2: a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the
body especially at joints |
bursa omentalis
(wn) | bursa omentalis
n 1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to
the stomach [syn: bursa omentalis, omental bursa,
lesser peritoneal cavity] |
bursal
(wn) | bursal
adj 1: relating to or affecting a bursa |
bursar
(wn) | bursar
n 1: the treasurer at a college or university |
bursary
(wn) | bursary
n 1: the treasury of a public institution or religious order |
capsella bursa-pastoris
(wn) | Capsella bursa-pastoris
n 1: white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular
notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
[syn: shepherd's purse, shepherd's pouch, {Capsella
bursa-pastoris}] |
disbursal
(wn) | disbursal
n 1: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently
tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) [syn:
expense, disbursal, disbursement]
2: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: spending,
disbursement, disbursal, outlay] |
geomys bursarius
(wn) | Geomys bursarius
n 1: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn:
plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius] |
laboursaving
(wn) | laboursaving
adj 1: designed to replace or conserve human and especially
manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"
[syn: laborsaving, laboursaving] |
ninhursag
(wn) | Ninhursag
n 1: the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama
and Nintu [syn: Ninkhursag, Ninhursag, Ninkharsag] |
ninkhursag
(wn) | Ninkhursag
n 1: the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama
and Nintu [syn: Ninkhursag, Ninhursag, Ninkharsag] |
omental bursa
(wn) | omental bursa
n 1: an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to
the stomach [syn: bursa omentalis, omental bursa,
lesser peritoneal cavity] |
ursa major
(wn) | Ursa Major
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: Great Bear, Ursa Major] |
ursa minor
(wn) | Ursa Minor
n 1: a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the
North Star [syn: Little Bear, Ursa Minor] |
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