| slovo | definícia |
valley
(mass) | valley
- dolina, údolie |
valley
(encz) | valley,dolina |
valley
(encz) | valley,údolí |
Valley
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
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1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
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The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
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Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
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Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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valley
(wn) | valley
n 1: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually
contains a river [syn: valley, vale] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
central valley
(encz) | Central Valley, |
death valley
(encz) | Death Valley,Údolí smrti [jmén.] [zem.] v Kalifornii Martin Ligač |
false lily of the valley
(encz) | false lily of the valley, n: |
imperial valley
(encz) | Imperial Valley, |
lilies of the valley
(encz) | lilies of the valley, n: |
lily of the valley
(encz) | lily of the valley,konvalinka n: Zdeněk Brož |
lily-of-the-valley tree
(encz) | lily-of-the-valley tree, n: |
moreno valley
(encz) | Moreno Valley,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
rift valley
(encz) | rift valley, n: |
silicon valley
(encz) | Silicon Valley,křemíkové údolí Zdeněk BrožSilicon Valley,oblast v Kalifornii Zdeněk Brož |
simi valley
(encz) | Simi Valley,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
vale of tears (valley of tears)
(encz) | vale of tears (valley of tears),slzavé údolí n: Nijel |
valley fever
(encz) | valley fever, n: |
valley forge
(encz) | Valley Forge, |
valley girl
(encz) | valley girl, n: |
valley oak
(encz) | valley oak, n: |
valley pocket gopher
(encz) | valley pocket gopher, n: |
valley stream bed
(encz) | valley stream bed,dno údolního toku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
valley white oak
(encz) | valley white oak, n: |
valleys
(encz) | valleys,údolí pl. Zdeněk Brož |
wild lily of the valley
(encz) | wild lily of the valley, n: |
Lily of the valley
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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Valley
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
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1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
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The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
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Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
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Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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Valley board
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
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Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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Valley piece
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
[1913 Webster]
Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
[1913 Webster]
Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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Valley rafter
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
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The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
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Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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Valley roof
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
[1913 Webster]
Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
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Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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Valleys
(gcide) | Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.
val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,
valles. See Vale.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;
the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions
intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a
stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or
both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]
The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.)
(a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which
have their plates running in different directions, and
form on the plan a reentrant angle.
(b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on
a flat roof.
[1913 Webster]
Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead
gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead
gutter are not usual in the United States.
Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which
supports the valley.
Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See
Valley, 2, above.
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death valley
(wn) | Death Valley
n 1: a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern
California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest
point in North America |
false lily of the valley
(wn) | false lily of the valley
n 1: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn:
false lily of the valley, Maianthemum bifolium]
2: small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts
of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
[syn: false lily of the valley, Maianthemum canadense] |
great rift valley
(wn) | Great Rift Valley
n 1: ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern
Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to
Mozambique; marked by geological faults |
kobuk valley national park
(wn) | Kobuk Valley National Park
n 1: a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and
tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites |
lily of the valley
(wn) | lily of the valley
n 1: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong
lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding
bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily
of the valley}, May lily, Convallaria majalis] |
lily-of-the-valley tree
(wn) | lily-of-the-valley tree
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: andromeda,
Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, {Pieris
japonica}] |
loire valley
(wn) | Loire Valley
n 1: the valley of the Loire River where many French wines
originated |
rift valley
(wn) | rift valley
n 1: a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's
crust |
rift valley fever
(wn) | Rift Valley fever
n 1: an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus;
transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals |
ruhr valley
(wn) | Ruhr Valley
n 1: a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of
the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany [syn: Ruhr, {Ruhr
Valley}] |
san fernando valley
(wn) | San Fernando Valley
n 1: a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los
Angeles; includes many residential communities |
san joaquin valley
(wn) | San Joaquin Valley
n 1: a vast valley in central California known for its rich
farmland |
shenandoah valley
(wn) | Shenandoah Valley
n 1: a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue
Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous
battles during the American Civil War |
silicon valley
(wn) | Silicon Valley
n 1: a region in California to the south of San Francisco that
is noted for its concentration of high-technology
industries |
sun valley
(wn) | Sun Valley
n 1: a winter sports resort in south central Idaho |
valley fever
(wn) | valley fever
n 1: an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by
excessive sputum and nodules [syn: coccidioidomycosis,
coccidiomycosis, valley fever, desert rheumatism] |
valley girl
(wn) | valley girl
n 1: a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando
Valley |
valley oak
(wn) | valley oak
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, valley oak, valley white oak, roble, {Quercus
lobata}] |
valley pocket gopher
(wn) | valley pocket gopher
n 1: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
[syn: valley pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae] |
valley white oak
(wn) | valley white oak
n 1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery
leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white
oak}, valley oak, valley white oak, roble, {Quercus
lobata}] |
wild lily of the valley
(wn) | wild lily of the valley
n 1: evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-
white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old
and New Worlds [syn: wild lily of the valley, {Pyrola
rotundifolia}]
2: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped
flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
[syn: wild lily of the valley, shinleaf, {Pyrola
elliptica}] |
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