DEPREDATIONS

Meaning of DEPREDATIONS in English

an act of attacking or plundering.

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ATTILA — died 453 King of the Huns (434–53, ruling jointly with his elder brother until с 445). He was one of …
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WORRY — I. ˈwər.]ē, ˈwə.r], ]i\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wirien, werien, worien to strangle, worry with the teeth, …
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RAVAGE — I. ˈravij, -vēj noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish + -age — more …
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PREY — I. ˈprā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English preye, from Old French preie, from Latin praeda; akin to Latin …
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LICENTIOUS — (ˈ)lī|senchəs adjective Etymology: Latin licentiosus, from licentia + -osus -ous 1. : marked by the absence of legal or moral …
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HERMANDAD — ˌermənˈdä(th) noun ( plural hermanda·des -ä(ˌ)thās) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: Spanish, brotherhood, from hermano brother (from Latin germanus, from germanus, …
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DEPREDATION — ˌdeprəˈdāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English depredacioun, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French depredation, from Late …
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DEPREDATE — ˈdeprəˌdāt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Late Latin depraedatus, past participle of depraedari, from Latin de- + praedari to plunder …
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BLOTTER — ˈbläd.ə(r), -ätə- noun ( -s ) 1. : one that blots ; especially : a piece of blotting paper 2. …
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KAKARALLI — (n.) A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the …
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COWBOY — (n.) One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, …
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BUCCANEER — (n.) A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations …
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KAKARALLI — ( n. ) A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations …
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COWBOY — ( n. ) One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and …
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BUCCANEER — ( n. ) A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who …
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KAKARALLI — noun a kind of wood common in demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the …
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COWBOY — noun a cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of …
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BUCCANEER — vi to act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber. 2. buccaneer ·noun …
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DEPREDATOR — [ 'dɛprɪdeɪtə ] ■ noun archaic a person or thing that makes depredations.
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STINGRAY — any of a number of flat-bodied rays noted for the long, sharp spines on their tails. They are sometimes placed …
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POACHING — in law, the shooting, trapping, or taking of game or fish from private property or from a place where such …
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PASSERIFORM — also called passerine, or perching bird any member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds and the dominant …
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FAMINE — extreme and protracted shortage of food, causing widespread and persistent hunger, emaciation of the affected population, and a substantial increase …
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ESSENTIAL OIL — highly volatile substance isolated by a physical process from an odoriferous plant of a single botanical species. The oil bears …
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EMBEZZLEMENT — crime generally defined as the fraudulent misappropriation of goods of another by a servant, an agent, or another person to …
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BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
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VISIGOTH — member of a division of the Goths (see Goth). One of the most important of the Germanic peoples, the Visigoths …
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DEPREDATION — ( depredations) The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging …
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DEPREDATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the depredations of war EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Hayes, however, took no action to …
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DEPREDATION — [noun] - (an act causing) damage or destructionThe crops have been destroyed by the depredations of insects. [C]The entire area …
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