SWINTON

Meaning of SWINTON in English

(1960– )

an English actor who became famous in 1995 when she appeared as a live exhibit at a London art gallery, asleep in a glass box. Her films include Orlando (1992) The Beach (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Young Adam (2003).

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SWINTON — County: North Yorkshire Post Code: YO17
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SWINTON — Swinton BrE AmE ˈswɪnt ən AmE \ - ə n
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SWINTON AND PENDLEBURY — geographical name town NW England in Greater Manchester population 39,621
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LISTER, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE, BARON MASHAM (OF SWINTON) — born Jan. 1, 1815, Calverley Hall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 2, 1906, Swinton Park, Yorkshire British inventor. His …
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MASHAM (OF SWINTON), SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER, 1ST BARON — born Jan. 1, 1815, Calverley Hall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 2, 1906, Swinton Park, Yorkshire English inventor whose …
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LISTER, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE, BARON MASHAM OF SWINTON — born Jan. 1, 1815, Calverley Hall, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 2, 1906, Swinton Park, Yorkshire British inventor. His …
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TILDA SWINTON — ➡ Swinton
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SAMUEL — I (с 11th century BC) Old Testament prophet, the first after Moses and the last of the judges of ancient …
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LISTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lister Joseph Baron Lister of Lyme Regis Lister Samuel Cunliffe Baron Masham of Swinton
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BARON — I Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The …
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VERY — I. ˈverē, -ri adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English verray, verry, from Old French verai, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
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UPRISE — I. |əp|rīz intransitive verb ( up·rose -rōz ; also archaic up·rist -rist ; up·ris·en -riz ə n ; also archaic …
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UPLIFT
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TUNNEL — I. ˈtən ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tonel, from Middle French tonel, tonnel …
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TOPSY-TURVY — I. adverb also top·sy-tur·vey -vē, -vi Etymology: earlier topsy-tirvy, topsy-tervy, probably from tops (plural of top ) (I) + -y …
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TO — I. _tə, before a vowel following without pause often or regularly təw, after a vowel usually d.ə(w), after a vȯiced …
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THOUGH — I. adverb also tho ˈthō Etymology: Middle English though, thogh, adverb & conjunction, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse …
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TELL
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STOUT — I. ˈsteu̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stūt; probably akin to Old Norse stūtr horn, …
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SPLUTTER — I. ˈspləd.ə(r), -ətə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably alteration of splutter (II) 1. : a confused noise (as of …
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SHOOT
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SHIPWRECK — I. ˈshiˌprek noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by wreck ) of earlier shipwrack, from Middle English schipwrak, from Old English scipwræc, …
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SHADOW — I. ˈsha(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduwe, sceadwe, oblique case …
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SCRATCH — I. ˈskrach verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: blend of scrat (I) and obsolete English cratch to scratch; obsolete English cratch …
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RUSH — I. ˈrəsh noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rish, resh, rush, from Old English risc, resc, …
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PRONE — I. ˈprōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, inclined, tending; akin to Latin pro before, forward — …
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PROLOGUE — I. noun also pro·log ˈprōˌlȯg also -läg ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English prolog, prologe, from Old French prologue, prologe, …
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PROGRESSIVE — I. prəˈgresiv, prōˈ-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: progress (II) & progress ion + -ive 1. a. : of, relating …
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POWER — I. ˈpau̇(ə)r, -au̇ə, esp in Southern US -au̇wə(r noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
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