| slovo | definícia |
slider
(mass) | slider
- bežec, posuvník |
slider
(encz) | slider,běhoun Jaroslav Šedivý |
Slider
(gcide) | Slider \Slid"er\, a.
See Slidder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Slider
(gcide) | Slider \Slid"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
of an instrument or machine.
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2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).
[Local, U. S. ]
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3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles
of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as {Chrysemis
scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]
[PJC]
4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front
of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.
e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
[PJC]
Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.
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slider
(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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slider
(wn) | slider
n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
[syn: skidder, slider, slipper]
2: someone who races the luge [syn: luger, slider]
3: freshwater turtle of United States and South America;
frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn:
slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta]
4: a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which
it was thrown |
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backslider
(encz) | backslider,odpadlík n: Zdeněk Brož |
Backslider
(gcide) | Backslider \Back"slid"er\, n.
One who backslides.
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Slider
(gcide) | Slider \Slid"er\, a.
See Slidder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Slider \Slid"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
of an instrument or machine.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).
[Local, U. S. ]
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3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles
of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as {Chrysemis
scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]
[PJC]
4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front
of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.
e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
[PJC]
Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.
[1913 Webster]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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Slider pump
(gcide) | Slider \Slid"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
of an instrument or machine.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).
[Local, U. S. ]
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3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles
of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as {Chrysemis
scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]
[PJC]
4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front
of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.
e., away from the side from which it was thrown).
[PJC]
Slider pump, a form of rotary pump.
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backslider
(wn) | backslider
n 1: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of
behavior [syn: recidivist, backslider, reversionist] |
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