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zee
(encz) | zee, n: |
zee
(gcide) | Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See
Zeta.]
The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard.
"Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" --Shak.
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zee
(wn) | zee
n 1: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z
zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee";
"he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: Z, z, zee,
zed, ezed, izzard] |
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central chimpanzee
(encz) | central chimpanzee, n: |
chimpanzee
(encz) | chimpanzee,šimpanz n: [zoo.] Radka D. |
chimpanzees
(encz) | chimpanzees,šimpanzi n: pl. [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
eastern chimpanzee
(encz) | eastern chimpanzee, n: |
fuzee
(encz) | fuzee, n: |
pygmy chimpanzee
(encz) | pygmy chimpanzee, n: |
western chimpanzee
(encz) | western chimpanzee, n: |
zeeman
(encz) | Zeeman, |
Armozeen
(gcide) | Armozeen \Ar`mo*zeen"\, Armozine \Ar`mo*zine"\, n. [armosin,
armoisin.]
A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical.
--Simmonds.
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Chimpanzee
(gcide) | Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
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Cognizee
(gcide) | Cognizee \Cog`ni*zee"\ (? or ?), n. (Law)
One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged. --Blackstone.
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Disseizee
(gcide) | Disseizee \Dis`sei*zee"\, n. (Law)
A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate
unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor. [Written also
disseisee.]
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fuzee
(gcide) | fuzee \fuzee\ n.
1. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight
in the wind.
Syn: fusee.
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2. any device by which an explosive charge is ignited.
Syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, primer.
[WordNet 1.5]Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery,
Mining, etc.)
1. A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means
of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --
called also fuzee. See Fuze.
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Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception
of the fuse. --Farrow.
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2. (Mil.) a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or
artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated
explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact,
which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may
have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short
time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated
by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such
as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as
antiaircraft or antimissile missiles.
[PJC] Fuse |
Gazeebo
(gcide) | Gazeebo \Ga*zee"bo\, n. [Humorously formed from gaze.]
A summerhouse so situated as to command an extensive
prospect. [Colloq.]
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Magnetizee
(gcide) | Magnetizee \Mag`net*i*zee"\, n.
A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism. [R.]
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pygmy chimpanzee
(gcide) | bonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n.
An anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller
than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); -- called
also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.
Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less
than 2% in nucleotide sequence.
Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.
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Razee
(gcide) | Razee \Ra*zee"\ (r[.a]*z[=e]"), n. [F. vaisseau ras['e], fr.
raser to raze, to cut down ships. See Raze, v. t., Rase,
v. t.] (Naut.)
An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus
reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down
to a frigate. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]Razee \Ra*zee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razeed (r[.a]*z[=e]d");
p. pr. & vb. n. Razeeing.]
To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an
inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge
by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or
an article.
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Razeed
(gcide) | Razee \Ra*zee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razeed (r[.a]*z[=e]d");
p. pr. & vb. n. Razeeing.]
To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an
inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge
by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or
an article.
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Razeeing
(gcide) | Razee \Ra*zee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razeed (r[.a]*z[=e]d");
p. pr. & vb. n. Razeeing.]
To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an
inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge
by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or
an article.
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Recognizee
(gcide) | Recognizee \Re*cog`ni*zee"\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g`n[i^]*z[=e]" or
r[-e]*k[o^]n`[i^]*z[=e]"), n. (Law)
The person in whose favor a recognizance is made. [Written
also recognisee.] --Blackstone.
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tailzee
(gcide) | Tailzie \Tail"zie\ (-z[i^] or -y[i^]), n. [F. tailler to cut.
See Tail a limitation.] (Scots Law)
An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession
is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted. [Written also
tailzee.]
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zeekoe
(gcide) | Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. Hippopotamuses, L.
Hippopotami. [L., from Gr.?; "i`ppos horse + ? river. Cf.
Equine.] (Zool.)
A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is
allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick
and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears,
thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be
the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and {river
horse}. A smaller species (Hippopotamus Liberiencis)
inhabits Western Africa.
[1913 Webster]Zeekoe \Zee"koe\, n. [D., sea cow, lake cow.] (Zool.)
A hippopotamus.
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Zeekoe
(gcide) | Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. Hippopotamuses, L.
Hippopotami. [L., from Gr.?; "i`ppos horse + ? river. Cf.
Equine.] (Zool.)
A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is
allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick
and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears,
thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be
the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and {river
horse}. A smaller species (Hippopotamus Liberiencis)
inhabits Western Africa.
[1913 Webster]Zeekoe \Zee"koe\, n. [D., sea cow, lake cow.] (Zool.)
A hippopotamus.
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Zeeman effect
(gcide) | Zeeman effect \Zee"man ef*fect"\ (Physics)
The widening and duplication, triplication, etc., of spectral
lines when the radiations emanate in a strong magnetic field,
first observed in 1896 by P. Zeeman, a Dutch physicist, and
regarded as an important confirmation of the electromagnetic
theory of light.
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central chimpanzee
(wn) | central chimpanzee
n 1: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related
to eastern chimpanzees [syn: central chimpanzee, {Pan
troglodytes troglodytes}] |
chimpanzee
(wn) | chimpanzee
n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes] |
eastern chimpanzee
(wn) | eastern chimpanzee
n 1: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely
related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern
chimpanzee}, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii] |
fuzee
(wn) | fuzee
n 1: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
trains [syn: fusee, fuzee]
2: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
the wind [syn: fusee, fuzee]
3: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer,
priming] |
pieter zeeman
(wn) | Pieter Zeeman
n 1: Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence
of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is
radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom
(1865-1943) [syn: Zeeman, Pieter Zeeman] |
pygmy chimpanzee
(wn) | pygmy chimpanzee
n 1: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened
species [syn: pygmy chimpanzee, bonobo, Pan paniscus] |
tappan zee bridge
(wn) | Tappan Zee Bridge
n 1: a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River |
western chimpanzee
(wn) | western chimpanzee
n 1: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa;
distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees;
possibly a distinct species [syn: western chimpanzee,
Pan troglodytes verus] |
zeeman
(wn) | Zeeman
n 1: Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence
of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is
radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom
(1865-1943) [syn: Zeeman, Pieter Zeeman] |
zuider zee
(wn) | Zuider Zee
n 1: a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of
the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam
that created the IJsselmeer |
RECOGNIZEE
(bouvier) | RECOGNIZEE. He for whose use a recognizance has been taken.
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