| slovo | definícia |
fender
(encz) | fender,blatník n: |
fender
(encz) | fender,nárazník n: Zdeněk Brož |
fender
(encz) | fender,třmenový řemen n: Michal Ambrož |
Fender
(gcide) | Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender.]
One who or that which defends or protects by warding off
harm; as:
(a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from
escaping to the floor.
(b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a
vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
(c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the
wheels: also, a splashboard.
(d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a
house, from damage by carriage wheels.
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fender
(wn) | fender
n 1: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block
splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a
wing" [syn: fender, wing]
2: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear
the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot]
3: a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth
4: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
[syn: buffer, fender] |
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defender
(mass) | defender
- obranca |
offender
(mass) | offender
- páchateľ |
defender
(encz) | defender,obránce n: Zdeněk Brož |
defenders
(encz) | defenders,obránci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
fender bender
(encz) | fender bender, |
fender-bender
(encz) | fender-bender, |
first offender
(encz) | first offender,dosud netrestaný Pavel Cvrčekfirst offender,trestaný poprvé Zdeněk Brož |
law offender
(encz) | law offender, n: |
offender
(encz) | offender,delikvent n: Zdeněk Brožoffender,pachatel n: Zdeněk Brožoffender,viník n: Zdeněk Brož |
offenders
(encz) | offenders,pachatelé n: Zdeněk Brožoffenders,provinilci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
public defender
(encz) | public defender, n: |
sex offender
(encz) | sex offender, n: |
Defender
(gcide) | Defender \De*fend"er\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[~e]r), n. [Cf. Fender.]
One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or
vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
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Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant
defenders. --Motley.
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Fender
(gcide) | Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender.]
One who or that which defends or protects by warding off
harm; as:
(a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from
escaping to the floor.
(b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a
vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
(c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the
wheels: also, a splashboard.
(d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a
house, from damage by carriage wheels.
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Offender
(gcide) | Offender \Of*fend"er\, n.
One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a
wrongdoer.
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I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. --1
Kings i. 21.
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redfender
(gcide) | Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written
also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and
turapen.]
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
(Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris),
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also
potter, slider, and redfender), and the
diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys
palustris}), are the most important American species.
The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.
Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.
Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted.
Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin
(Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
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defender
(wn) | defender
n 1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn:
defender, guardian, protector, shielder]
2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: defender,
withstander] |
defender of the faith
(wn) | Defender of the Faith
n 1: a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later
withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been
used by English sovereigns ever since |
fender-bender
(wn) | fender-bender
n 1: a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor
damage |
first offender
(wn) | first offender
n 1: someone convicted for the first time |
law offender
(wn) | law offender
n 1: someone who violates the law [syn: violator,
lawbreaker, law offender] |
offender
(wn) | offender
n 1: a person who transgresses moral or civil law [syn:
wrongdoer, offender] |
public defender
(wn) | public defender
n 1: a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public
expense |
red hand defenders
(wn) | Red Hand Defenders
n 1: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland
that tries to prevent any political settlement with the
Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in
Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and
murder [syn: Red Hand Defenders, RHD] |
sex offender
(wn) | sex offender
n 1: someone who has been convicted of a sex crime |
DEFENDER
(bouvier) | DEFENDER, canon law. The name by which the defendant or respondent is known
in the ecclesiastical courts.
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