| slovo | definícia |
hover
(encz) | hover,přiznat se v: t.tel |
hover
(encz) | hover,vznášet se v: fjey |
Hover
(gcide) | Hover \Hov"er\, n. [Etymol. doubtful.]
A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] --Carew. --C.
Kingsley.
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Hover
(gcide) | Hover \Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hovering.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide,
linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive
into one's house. See Hovel.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain
in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to
be suspended in the air above something.
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Great flights of birds are hovering about the
bridge, and settling on it. --Addison.
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A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.
--Dryden.
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2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place,
threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
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Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.
--Milton.
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Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.
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hover
(wn) | hover
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover,
vibrate, vacillate, oscillate]
2: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[syn: hover, linger]
3: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The
guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: levitate,
hover]
5: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hovering
(mass) | hovering
- plachtenie |
flashover
(encz) | flashover, n: |
hovercraft
(encz) | hovercraft,vznášedlo n: Zdeněk Brož |
hovered
(encz) | hovered,váhal v: Zdeněk Brožhovered,vznášel v: Zdeněk Brož |
hoverer
(encz) | hoverer,váhavec n: Zdeněk Brož |
hovering
(encz) | hovering,plachtění n: Zdeněk Brožhovering,vznášení n: Zdeněk Brož |
pushover
(encz) | pushover,hračka n: Zdeněk Brož |
shover
(encz) | shover, n: |
switchover
(encz) | switchover,přeměna n: Zdeněk Brožswitchover,přepojení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Hover
(gcide) | Hover \Hov"er\, n. [Etymol. doubtful.]
A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] --Carew. --C.
Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Hover \Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hovering.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide,
linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive
into one's house. See Hovel.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain
in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to
be suspended in the air above something.
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Great flights of birds are hovering about the
bridge, and settling on it. --Addison.
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A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.
--Dryden.
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2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place,
threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
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Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.
--Milton.
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Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.
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hovercraft
(gcide) | hovercraft \hov"er*craft\, n.
A vehicle that rides over water or land supported by the
pressure of a stream of air generated by downward-thrusting
fans, and is propelled forward by an air propeller; also
called ACV and air-cushioned vehicle. [Mostly found in
Great Britain]
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Hovered
(gcide) | Hover \Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hovering.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide,
linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive
into one's house. See Hovel.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain
in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to
be suspended in the air above something.
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Great flights of birds are hovering about the
bridge, and settling on it. --Addison.
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A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.
--Dryden.
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2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place,
threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
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Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.
--Milton.
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Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.
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Hoverer
(gcide) | Hoverer \Hov"er*er\, n.
A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens
and keeping them warm.
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Hover-hawk
(gcide) | Hover-hawk \Hov"er-hawk`\, n. (Zool.)
The kestrel.
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Hovering
(gcide) | Hover \Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hovering.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide,
linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive
into one's house. See Hovel.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain
in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to
be suspended in the air above something.
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Great flights of birds are hovering about the
bridge, and settling on it. --Addison.
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A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.
--Dryden.
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2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place,
threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.
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Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.
--Milton.
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Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.
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Hoveringly
(gcide) | Hoveringly \Hov"er*ing*ly\, adv.
In a hovering manner.
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windhover
(gcide) | Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See Castrel.] (Zool.)
A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied
to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and
spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and
stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
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Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind
of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with
hawks." --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one
spot.] (Zool.)
The kestrel; -- called also windbibber, windcuffer,
windfanner. [Prov. Eng.]
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Windhover
(gcide) | Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See Castrel.] (Zool.)
A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied
to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and
spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and
stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
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Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind
of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with
hawks." --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one
spot.] (Zool.)
The kestrel; -- called also windbibber, windcuffer,
windfanner. [Prov. Eng.]
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flashover
(wn) | flashover
n 1: an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an
insulator) |
hovercraft
(wn) | hovercraft
n 1: a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion
of air created by jet engines [syn: hovercraft, {ground-
effect machine}] |
pushover
(wn) | pushover
n 1: someone who is easily taken advantage of
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, {piece
of cake}] |
shover
(wn) | shover
n 1: someone who pushes [syn: pusher, shover] |
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