| slovo | definícia |
beach
(encz) | beach,pláž n: |
beach
(encz) | beach,plážový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
beach
(encz) | beach,vytáhnout loď na pobřeží v: |
Beach
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
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Beach
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached (b[=e]cht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Beaching.]
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to
strand; as, to beach a ship.
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beach
(wn) | beach
n 1: an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
v 1: land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port" |
BEACH
(bouvier) | BEACH. The sea shore. (q. v.)
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beaches
(mass) | beaches
- pláže |
beachhead
(mass) | beachhead
- breh |
beach ball
(encz) | beach ball,nafukovací míč n: určený pro hru na pláži Cascaval |
beach volleyball
(encz) | beach volleyball,plážový volejbal n: Cascaval |
beachcomber
(encz) | beachcomber,paběrkovač n: Zdeněk Brožbeachcomber,plážový tulák Zdeněk Brož |
beaches
(encz) | beaches,pláže n: Zdeněk Brož |
beachhead
(encz) | beachhead,břeh n: Zdeněk Brožbeachhead,předmostí n: na mořském břehu Zdeněk Brož; Pino |
beachside
(encz) | beachside,pláž Zdeněk Brožbeachside,plážový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
beachwear
(encz) | beachwear,plážový oděv Zdeněk Brož |
beachy
(encz) | beachy,oblázkovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cat on the beach
(encz) | cat on the beach,ryba na suchu [fráz.] kočka by sama nešla na pláž
protože se tam nemá kam schovat Michal Ambrož |
false beachdrops
(encz) | false beachdrops, n: |
huntington beach
(encz) | Huntington Beach,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož
a automatický překlad |
long beach
(encz) | Long Beach,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
seabeach sandwort
(encz) | seabeach sandwort, n: |
sex on the beach
(encz) | Sex on the beach,Sex on the beach alkoholický nápoj xkomczax |
virginia beach
(encz) | Virginia Beach,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
sex on the beach
(czen) | Sex on the beach,Sex on the beach alkoholický nápoj xkomczax |
Beach
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
[1913 Webster]Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached (b[=e]cht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Beaching.]
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to
strand; as, to beach a ship.
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beach clam
(gcide) | Sea clam \Sea" clam`\ (Zool.)
Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open
seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridae, as the
common American species. (Mactra solidissima or {Spisula
solidissima}); -- called also beach clam, and surf clam.
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beach comber
(gcide) | beachcomber \beachcomber\ [Written also beach-comber or {beach
comber}.] (Naut.)
1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters
about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of
the Pacific Ocean.
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I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. --F. T.
Bullen.
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2. a vagrant living on a beach.
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3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value,
such as lost objects or seashells.
[PJC]Beach comber \Beach" comb`er\
A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber.
[Amer., archaic]
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Beach comber
(gcide) | beachcomber \beachcomber\ [Written also beach-comber or {beach
comber}.] (Naut.)
1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters
about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of
the Pacific Ocean.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. --F. T.
Bullen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a vagrant living on a beach.
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3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value,
such as lost objects or seashells.
[PJC]Beach comber \Beach" comb`er\
A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See Comber.
[Amer., archaic]
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Beach flea
(gcide) | Flea \Flea\, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle['a], fle['a]h; akin to
D. vtoo, OHG. fl[=o]h, G. floh, Icel. fl[=o], Russ. blocha;
prob. from the root of E. flee. [root]84. See Flee.]
(Zool.)
An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order
Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the
power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most
persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in
Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea
(Ctenocephalides canis, formerly Pulex canis) and the
smaller cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) take its place.
See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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A flea in the ear, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply,
annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a
flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear.
Beach flea, Black flea, etc. See under Beach, etc.
[1913 Webster]Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
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Beach grass
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
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Beach pea
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Beach plum
(gcide) | Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus;
also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the Prunus domestica are described; among them the
greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or
Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are
some of the best known.
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Note: Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
Bullace plum. See Bullace.
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its
round red drupes.
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
Date plum. See under Date.
Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
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5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
[PJC]
Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio.
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Beach robin
(gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
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Beach wagon
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
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beach-comber
(gcide) | beachcomber \beachcomber\ [Written also beach-comber or {beach
comber}.] (Naut.)
1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters
about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of
the Pacific Ocean.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. --F. T.
Bullen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a vagrant living on a beach.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value,
such as lost objects or seashells.
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beachcomber
(gcide) | beachcomber \beachcomber\ [Written also beach-comber or {beach
comber}.] (Naut.)
1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters
about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of
the Pacific Ocean.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a
Scotchman who was a beach-comber. --F. T.
Bullen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a vagrant living on a beach.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value,
such as lost objects or seashells.
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Beached
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached (b[=e]cht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Beaching.]
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to
strand; as, to beach a ship.
[1913 Webster]Beached \Beached\ (b[=e]cht), p. p. & a.
1. Bordered by a beach.
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The beached verge of the salt flood. --Shak.
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2. Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the
ship is beached.
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Beaches
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
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beachhead
(gcide) | beachhead \beach"head`\ n.
an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is
held to allow aditional troops and supplies to enter.
Syn: bridgehead, foothold.
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Beaching
(gcide) | Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached (b[=e]cht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Beaching.]
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to
strand; as, to beach a ship.
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beachlike
(gcide) | beachlike \beach"like`\ adj.
having an extensive gently sloping area of sand or gravel; --
of a shore or shoreline. Opposite of cliffy. [Narrower
terms: gravelly, pebbly, shingly]
Syn: beachy.
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beachwear
(gcide) | beachwear \beach"wear\ n.
clothing to be worn at a beach.
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Beachy
(gcide) | Beachy \Beach"y\, a.
Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches;
shingly.
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The beachy girdle of the ocean. --Shak.
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Raised beach
(gcide) | Raised \Raised\ (r[=a]zd), a.
1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or
embossed metal work.
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2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread,
cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of
tartar, soda, etc. See Raise, v. t., 4.
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Raised beach. See under Beach, n.
[1913 Webster]Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
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2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
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Beach flea (Zool.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
[1913 Webster] |
Seabeach
(gcide) | Seabeach \Sea"beach`\, n.
A beach lying along the sea. "The bleak seabeach."
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster] |
beach aster
(wn) | beach aster
n 1: slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy
sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with
narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to
southern California [syn: seaside daisy, beach aster,
Erigeron glaucous] |
beach ball
(wn) | beach ball
n 1: large and light ball; for play at the seaside [syn: {beach
ball}, beachball] |
beach buggy
(wn) | beach buggy
n 1: a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or
sand dunes [syn: dune buggy, beach buggy] |
beach chair
(wn) | beach chair
n 1: a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a
length of canvas [syn: deck chair, beach chair] |
beach erosion
(wn) | beach erosion
n 1: the erosion of beaches |
beach flea
(wn) | beach flea
n 1: small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on
ocean beaches [syn: beach flea, sand hopper,
sandhopper, sand flea] |
beach goldenrod
(wn) | beach goldenrod
n 1: vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and
Gulf Coast of North America [syn: seaside goldenrod,
beach goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens] |
beach grass
(wn) | beach grass
n 1: tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed
sandy shores |
beach heather
(wn) | beach heather
n 1: small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on
beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach
heather}, poverty grass, Hudsonia tomentosa] |
beach house
(wn) | beach house
n 1: a house built on or near a beach |
beach morning glory
(wn) | beach morning glory
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: railroad vine, beach morning glory,
Ipomoea pes-caprae] |
beach pancake
(wn) | beach pancake
n 1: plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found
in coastal dunes from California to Mexico [syn: {beach
pancake}, Abronia maritima] |
beach pea
(wn) | beach pea
n 1: wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough
roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn:
beach pea, sea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, {Lathyrus
japonicus}] |
beach plum
(wn) | beach plum
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy
white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: beach plum,
beach plum bush, Prunus maritima]
2: small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies |
beach plum bush
(wn) | beach plum bush
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy
white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: beach plum,
beach plum bush, Prunus maritima] |
beach sand verbena
(wn) | beach sand verbena
n 1: prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers;
found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja
California [syn: beach sand verbena, pink sand verbena,
Abronia umbellata] |
beach strawberry
(wn) | beach strawberry
n 1: wild strawberry of western United States and South America;
source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn:
beach strawberry, Chilean strawberry, {Fragaria
chiloensis}] |
beach towel
(wn) | beach towel
n 1: very large towel to dry yourself after swimming |
beach waggon
(wn) | beach waggon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: beach wagon, station wagon, wagon,
estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon] |
beach wagon
(wn) | beach wagon
n 1: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind
rear seat [syn: beach wagon, station wagon, wagon,
estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon] |
beach wormwood
(wn) | beach wormwood
n 1: herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of
North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty
miller}, beach wormwood, old woman, {Artemisia
stelleriana}] |
beachball
(wn) | beachball
n 1: large and light ball; for play at the seaside [syn: {beach
ball}, beachball] |
beachcomber
(wn) | beachcomber
n 1: a vagrant living on a beach |
beachfront
(wn) | beachfront
n 1: a strip of land running along a beach |
beachhead
(wn) | beachhead
n 1: a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an
amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying
to contain the Anzio beachhead"
2: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further
developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to
ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain
a foothold in the Russian market" [syn: beachhead,
foothold] |
beachwear
(wn) | beachwear
n 1: clothing to be worn at a beach |
daytona beach
(wn) | Daytona Beach
n 1: a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast;
hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed
trials |
false beachdrops
(wn) | false beachdrops
n 1: fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the
Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North
America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus
Hypopitys [syn: pinesap, false beachdrops, {Monotropa
hypopithys}] |
long beach
(wn) | Long Beach
n 1: a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of
Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered
in 1921 |
miami beach
(wn) | Miami Beach
n 1: a city in southeastern Florida on an island between
Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable
resort hotels |
palm beach
(wn) | Palm Beach
n 1: a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the
Atlantic coast |
seabeach sandwort
(wn) | seabeach sandwort
n 1: perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or
terminal flowers [syn: seabeach sandwort, {Arenaria
peploides}] |
virginia beach
(wn) | Virginia Beach
n 1: the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk
but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public
beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of
three United States Navy bases |
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