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boomer
(encz) | boomer,přistěhovalec Jaroslav Šedivý |
boomer
(gcide) | Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus),
native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.
It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a
rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and
its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the
family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and
mountain beaver.
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Boomer
(gcide) | Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, booms.
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2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is
said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
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3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.
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4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
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boomer
(wn) | boomer
n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they
expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
[syn: baby boomer, boomer] |
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baby boomer
(encz) | baby boomer,osoba patřící k silné poválečné generaci n: Petr Prášek |
baby boomers
(encz) | baby boomers,silná (poválečná) generace n: pl. Adam Nohejl |
boomerang
(encz) | boomerang,bumerang n: Zdeněk Brož |
schussboomer
(encz) | schussboomer, |
Boomer
(gcide) | Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus),
native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.
It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a
rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and
its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the
family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and
mountain beaver.
[1913 Webster]Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, booms.
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2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is
said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
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3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.
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4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
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Boomerang
(gcide) | Boomerang \Boom"er*ang\, n.
A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of
Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved
stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length,
from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of
an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary
motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the
shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often
moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving
upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a
retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which
it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
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baby boomer
(wn) | baby boomer
n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they
expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
[syn: baby boomer, boomer] |
boomerang
(wn) | boomerang
n 1: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to
thrower [syn: boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick]
2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: backfire,
boomerang]
v 1: return to the initial position from where it came; like a
boomerang |
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