| slovo | definícia |
pied
(encz) | pied,pestrý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pied
(encz) | pied,strakatý adj: Nijel |
Pied
(gcide) | Pi \Pi\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pied; p. pr. & vb. n. Pieing.]
(Print.)
To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix
and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form. [Written also
pie.]
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Pied
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\,
imp. & p. p. of Pi, or Pie, v.
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Pied
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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pied
(wn) | pied
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: motley, calico,
multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, {multi-
colour}, multicolored, multi-colored,
multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted,
particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
occupied
(mass) | occupied
- obsadený |
owneroccupied
(mass) | owner-occupied
- obývaný vlastníkom |
palestinian territory occupied
(mass) | Palestinian Territory Occupied
- Palestína |
piedestál
(msas) | piedestál
- pedestal |
piedestal
(msasasci) | piedestal
- pedestal |
be occupied with
(encz) | be occupied with,zabývat se |
copied
(encz) | copied,zkopírovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
espied
(encz) | espied, |
occupied
(encz) | occupied,obsazen adj: Pinooccupied,obsazeno occupied,obsazený |
owner-occupied
(encz) | owner-occupied,vlastnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
photocopied
(encz) | photocopied,okopírovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pied lemming
(encz) | pied lemming, n: |
pied-a-terre
(encz) | pied-a-terre, |
pied-billed grebe
(encz) | pied-billed grebe, n: |
piedfort
(encz) | Piedfort, |
piedmont
(encz) | Piedmont,Piedmont n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladPiedmont,Piemont n: [zem.] |
pieds-a-terre
(encz) | pieds-a-terre, |
preoccupied
(encz) | preoccupied,ponořený adj: Martin M.preoccupied,už použitý adj: Martin M.preoccupied,zahloubaný adj: Martin M.preoccupied,zamyšlený adj: Martin M.preoccupied,zaujatý adj: Martin M. |
recopied
(encz) | recopied, |
reoccupied
(encz) | reoccupied, |
spied
(encz) | spied,špehoval v: Zdeněk Brožspied,špehovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unoccupied
(encz) | unoccupied,neobsazený adj: Zdeněk Brožunoccupied,neobydlený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
piedmont
(czen) | Piedmont,Piedmontn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
canopied
(gcide) | canopied \canopied\ adj.
covered with or as with a canopy; as, a canopied bed; streets
canopied by stately trees.
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copied
(gcide) | copied \copied\ adj.
reproducing the features of an original especially in an
inferior manner. original
Syn: imitative.
[WordNet 1.5]Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Copied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.]
1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
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I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
--Shak.
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Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.
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2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
course of life.
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We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
--Stewart.
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Copied
(gcide) | copied \copied\ adj.
reproducing the features of an original especially in an
inferior manner. original
Syn: imitative.
[WordNet 1.5]Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Copied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.]
1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
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I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
--Shak.
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Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.
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2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
course of life.
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We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
--Stewart.
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Espied
(gcide) | Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Espying.] [OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to
watch, spy, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere to look,
species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See Spice, Spy,
and cf. Espionage.]
1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover,
as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to
notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to
spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
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As one of them opened his sack to give his ass
provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
--Gen. xlii.
27.
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A goodly vessel did I then espy
Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
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2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
watch; to observe.
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He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
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motley multicolor culticolour multicolored multicoloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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occupied
(gcide) | occupied \occupied\ adj.
1. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for
use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of
free, available, and unoccupied.
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2. Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of
dwelling units. [Narrower terms: owner-occupied] WordNet
1.5]
3. Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as,
occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of
people. Opposite of idle.
Syn: employed, engaged.
[WordNet 1.5]Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied; p. pr. & vb.
n. Occupying.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare;
ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See
Capacious.]
1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to
possess.
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Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness.
--Chaucer.
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The better apartments were already occupied. --W.
Irving.
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2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room
or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five
acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel.
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3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the
service of; to employ; to busy.
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An archbishop may have cause to occupy more
chaplains than six. --Eng. Statute
(Hen. VIII. )
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They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2
Macc. viii.
27.
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4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
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All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were
in thee to occupy the merchandise. --Ezek. xxvii.
9.
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Not able to occupy their old crafts. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
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All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex.
xxxviii. 24.
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They occupy not money themselves. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.
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Occupied
(gcide) | occupied \occupied\ adj.
1. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for
use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of
free, available, and unoccupied.
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2. Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of
dwelling units. [Narrower terms: owner-occupied] WordNet
1.5]
3. Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as,
occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of
people. Opposite of idle.
Syn: employed, engaged.
[WordNet 1.5]Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied; p. pr. & vb.
n. Occupying.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare;
ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See
Capacious.]
1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to
possess.
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Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness.
--Chaucer.
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The better apartments were already occupied. --W.
Irving.
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2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room
or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five
acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel.
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3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the
service of; to employ; to busy.
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An archbishop may have cause to occupy more
chaplains than six. --Eng. Statute
(Hen. VIII. )
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They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2
Macc. viii.
27.
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4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
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All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were
in thee to occupy the merchandise. --Ezek. xxvii.
9.
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Not able to occupy their old crafts. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
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All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex.
xxxviii. 24.
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They occupy not money themselves. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.
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owner-occupied
(gcide) | occupied \occupied\ adj.
1. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for
use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of
free, available, and unoccupied.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of
dwelling units. [Narrower terms: owner-occupied] WordNet
1.5]
3. Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as,
occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of
people. Opposite of idle.
Syn: employed, engaged.
[WordNet 1.5]owner-occupied \owner-occupied\ adj.
lived in by the owner; -- of dwellings.
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Pied
(gcide) | Pi \Pi\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pied; p. pr. & vb. n. Pieing.]
(Print.)
To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix
and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form. [Written also
pie.]
[1913 Webster]Pied \Pied\,
imp. & p. p. of Pi, or Pie, v.
[1913 Webster]Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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Pied antelope
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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Pied blackbird
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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pied dishwasher
(gcide) | Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging
to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking
their long tails up and down, whence the name.
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Field wagtail, any one of several species of wagtails of
the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do
the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow
beneath. Called also yellow wagtail.
Garden wagtail, the Indian black-breasted wagtail
(Nemoricola Indica).
Pied wagtail, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla
lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The
name is applied also to other allied species having
similar colors. Called also pied dishwasher.
Wagtail flycatcher, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta
motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is
very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black
fantail}.
Water wagtail.
(a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted
genus Motacilla. They live chiefly on the shores of
ponds and streams.
(b) The American water thrush. See Water thrush.
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates sulphurea)
having a slender bill and short legs.
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pied duck
(gcide) | Skunkhead \Skunk"head`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The surf duck.
(b) A duck (Camptolaimus Labradorus) which formerly
inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England. It is now
supposed to be extinct. Called also Labrador duck, and
pied duck.
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Pied finch
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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Pied flycatcher
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
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Pied wagtail
(gcide) | Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging
to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking
their long tails up and down, whence the name.
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Field wagtail, any one of several species of wagtails of
the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do
the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow
beneath. Called also yellow wagtail.
Garden wagtail, the Indian black-breasted wagtail
(Nemoricola Indica).
Pied wagtail, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla
lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The
name is applied also to other allied species having
similar colors. Called also pied dishwasher.
Wagtail flycatcher, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta
motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is
very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black
fantail}.
Water wagtail.
(a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted
genus Motacilla. They live chiefly on the shores of
ponds and streams.
(b) The American water thrush. See Water thrush.
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates sulphurea)
having a slender bill and short legs.
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pied widgeon
(gcide) | Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\ (g[=o]ld"'n*[imac]), n. (Zool.)
A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe,
Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is
larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon,
whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of
America (Glaucionetta Islandica) is less common.
[1913 Webster]Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
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Pied widgeon
(gcide) | Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\ (g[=o]ld"'n*[imac]), n. (Zool.)
A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe,
Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is
larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon,
whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of
America (Glaucionetta Islandica) is less common.
[1913 Webster]Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
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Pied-billed grebe
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
[1913 Webster]Dabchick \Dab"chick`\ (d[a^]b"ch[i^]k`), n. [For dabchick. See
Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.] (Zool.)
A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the
grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called
also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper,
dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and {pied-billed
grebe}.
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pied-billed grebe
(gcide) | Pied \Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with
daisies pied." --Milton.
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Pied antelope (Zool.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zool.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zool.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zool.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.
[1913 Webster]Dabchick \Dab"chick`\ (d[a^]b"ch[i^]k`), n. [For dabchick. See
Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.] (Zool.)
A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the
grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called
also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper,
dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and {pied-billed
grebe}.
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Piedmont
(gcide) | Piedmont \Pied"mont\, a. [F. pied foot + mont mountain.] (Geol.)
Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain
chain.
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Piedmontite
(gcide) | Piedmontite \Pied"mont*ite\, n. (Min.)
A manganesian kind of epidote, from Piedmont. See Epidote.
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Piedness
(gcide) | Piedness \Pied"ness\, n.
The state of being pied. --Shak.
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Pi'edouche
(gcide) | Pi'edouche \Pi['e]`douche"\, n. [F., fr. It. peduccio console,
corbel.]
A pedestal of small size, used to support small objects, as
busts, vases, and the like.
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Piedstall
(gcide) | Piedstall \Pied"stall\, n.
See Pedestal. [Obs.]
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Poppied
(gcide) | Poppied \Pop"pied\, a. [See 1st Poppy.]
1. Mingled or interspersed with poppies. "Poppied corn."
--Keats.
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2. Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged;
drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.]
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The poppied sails doze on the yard. --Lowell.
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Preoccupied
(gcide) | Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preoccupied
(-p[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Preoccupying.] [Cf. F.
pr['e]occuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a
country not before held.
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2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention
of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
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I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave
something to reflections than to preoccupy his
judgment. --Arbuthnot.
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Puppied
(gcide) | Puppy \Pup"py\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puppied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puppying.]
To bring forth whelps; to pup.
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Spied
(gcide) | Spy \Spy\ (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spied (sp[imac]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Spying.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F.
['e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere
to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. Espy, v. t.,
Aspect, Auspice, Circumspect, Conspicuous, Despise,
Frontispiece, Inspect, Prospect, Respite, Scope,
Specimen, Spectacle, Specter, Speculate, Spice,
Spite, Suspicion.]
1. To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state
of concealment; to espy; to see.
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One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
spied a note of admiration. --Swift.
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2. To discover by close search or examination.
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Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be
reformed in the church of England. --Latimer.
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3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a
country; -- usually with out.
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Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the
villages thereof. --Num. xxi.
32.
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imp. & p. p. of Spy.
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Uncanopied
(gcide) | Uncanopied \Uncanopied\
See canopied. |
Unespied
(gcide) | Unespied \Unespied\
See espied. |
Unhappied
(gcide) | Unhappied \Un*hap"pied\, a.
Made unhappy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Unoccupied
(gcide) | Unoccupied \Unoccupied\
See occupied. |
Unspied
(gcide) | Unspied \Unspied\
See spied. |
canopied
(wn) | canopied
adj 1: covered with or as with a canopy; "a canopied bed";
"streets canopied by stately trees" |
occupied
(wn) | occupied
adj 1: held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well
occupied"; "the wc is occupied" [ant: unoccupied]
2: seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied
countries of Europe" [ant: unoccupied]
3: resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or
tenanted) apartments were well kept up" [syn: occupied,
tenanted]
4: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps
herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply
engaged in conversation" [syn: engaged, occupied] |
owner-occupied
(wn) | owner-occupied
adj 1: lived in by the owner; "one owner-occupied and three
rental apartments" |
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