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khan
(encz) | khan,velký hostinec pro karavany Zdeněk Brož |
Khan
(gcide) | Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]n.] [Also kan, kaun.]
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the
Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or
formerly governed by them.
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Khan
(gcide) | Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]
An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
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khan
(gcide) | Cham \Cham\ (k[a^]m), n. [See Khan.]
The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
khan. --Shak.
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khan
(wn) | khan
n 1: a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian
countries
2: an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that
provides accommodation for caravans [syn: caravansary,
caravanserai, khan, caravan inn] |
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astrakhan
(encz) | astrakhan,astrachán n: Zdeněk Brožastrakhan,persián n: Zdeněk Brož |
backhanded
(encz) | backhanded,dvojsmyslný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
deckhand
(encz) | deckhand,člen lodní posádky, vykonávající pomocné (manuální)
práce n: fict10n |
dockhand
(encz) | dockhand, n: |
genghis khan
(encz) | Genghis Khan,Čingischán n: [jmén.] Ondřej Šeda |
gymkhana
(encz) | gymkhana, n: |
khanate
(encz) | khanate, n: |
kubla khan
(encz) | Kubla Khan, |
kublai khan
(encz) | Kublai Khan, |
stickhandle
(encz) | stickhandle, |
two-handed backhand
(encz) | two-handed backhand, n: |
Astrakhan
(gcide) | Astrakhan \As`tra*khan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made
of an Astrakhan skin. -- n. The skin of stillborn or young
lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.
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Backhand
(gcide) | Backhand \Back"hand`\, n. [Back, adv. + hand.]
1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the
letters is from left to right.
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2. (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in
which head of the racket starts from the side of the body
opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held,
and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with
forehand.
[PJC]Backhand \Back"hand`\, a.
1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
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2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]
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Backhanded
(gcide) | Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a.
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
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2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded
compliment.
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3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded
letters.
[1913 Webster]backhanded \back"hand`ed\, a. & adv. (Sport)
Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive.
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backhanded
(gcide) | Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a.
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
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2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded
compliment.
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3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded
letters.
[1913 Webster]backhanded \back"hand`ed\, a. & adv. (Sport)
Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive.
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Backhandedness
(gcide) | Backhandedness \Back"hand`ed*ness\, n.
State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or
indirect methods.
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Backhander
(gcide) | Backhander \Back"hand`er\, n.
A backhanded blow.
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dockhand
(gcide) | dockhand \dockhand\ n.
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dock worker,
dock-walloper, lumper.
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Khan
(gcide) | Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]n.] [Also kan, kaun.]
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the
Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or
formerly governed by them.
[1913 Webster]Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]
An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
[1913 Webster]Cham \Cham\ (k[a^]m), n. [See Khan.]
The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
khan. --Shak.
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Khanate
(gcide) | Khanate \Khan*ate\, n.
Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.
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astrakhan
(wn) | astrakhan
n 1: the fur of young lambs
2: a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River |
backhand
(wn) | backhand
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
hand facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a),
backhanded] [ant: forehand(a), forehanded]
2: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward [syn:
backhand, left-slanting]
n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke [syn: backhand, {backhand
stroke}, backhand shot]
v 1: hit a tennis ball backhand |
backhand drive
(wn) | backhand drive
n 1: a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
backhand shot
(wn) | backhand shot
n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke [syn: backhand, {backhand
stroke}, backhand shot] |
backhand stroke
(wn) | backhand stroke
n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
direction of the stroke [syn: backhand, {backhand
stroke}, backhand shot] |
backhanded
(wn) | backhanded
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
hand facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a),
backhanded] [ant: forehand(a), forehanded]
2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted
to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded
and dishonest way of reaching his goal" |
backhander
(wn) | backhander
n 1: a backhanded blow |
deckhand
(wn) | deckhand
n 1: a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor [syn:
deckhand, roustabout] |
dockhand
(wn) | dockhand
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn:
stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker,
dockhand, dock worker, dockworker, dock-walloper,
lumper] |
genghis khan
(wn) | Genghis Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: Genghis Khan,
Jinghis Khan, Jenghiz Khan, Temujin] |
gymkhana
(wn) | gymkhana
n 1: a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills
and aptitudes |
ikhanaton
(wn) | Ikhanaton
n 1: early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced
them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: Akhenaton,
Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep IV] |
jenghiz khan
(wn) | Jenghiz Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: Genghis Khan,
Jinghis Khan, Jenghiz Khan, Temujin] |
jinghis khan
(wn) | Jinghis Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea
to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: Genghis Khan,
Jinghis Khan, Jenghiz Khan, Temujin] |
khanate
(wn) | khanate
n 1: the realm of a khan
2: the position of a khan |
khanty
(wn) | Khanty
n 1: a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in
northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals) [syn: Ostyak,
Khanty]
2: a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
[syn: Khanty, Ostyak] |
kubla khan
(wn) | Kubla Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who
completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish
the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of
modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
[syn: Kublai Khan, Kubla Khan, Kublai Kaan] |
kublai khan
(wn) | Kublai Khan
n 1: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who
completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish
the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of
modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
[syn: Kublai Khan, Kubla Khan, Kublai Kaan] |
two-handed backhand
(wn) | two-handed backhand
n 1: a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands |
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