VAN DYKE, HENRY

Meaning of VAN DYKE, HENRY in English

(1852-1933) US Presbyterian pastor; professor at Princeton

Theological and philosophical biography English dict. Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии . 2012

VAN DYKE, HENRY — born Nov. 10, 1852, Germantown, Pa., U.S. died April 10, 1933, Princeton, N.J. U.S. short-story writer, poet, and essayist popular …
Britannica English vocabulary
DYKE — County: Devon Post Code: EX39
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
VAN — Airport Name : Ferit Melen Airport Airport Location : Van, Turkey IATA Code : VAN ICAO Code : LTCI
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VAN — adj vain (1. futile; 2. worthless; 3. conceited); in van in vain [van] pr pl of vader 1. go; 2. …
Interlingua English vocab
DYKE — diga(ment), tranché
English interlingue dictionary
DYKE — see: dike II. noun also dike Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 lesbian , ~y adjective, often disparaging
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VAN — I City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van . The ruins of stone buildings …
Английский словарь Британика
HENRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adams Henry Brooks Arnold Henry Harley Ashley William Henry Asquith Herbert Henry 1st earl …
Английский словарь Британика
DYKE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Offa's Dyke Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Английский словарь Британика
VAN — I. ˈvan, ˈvaa(ə)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vannus — more at winnow …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DYKE — I. variant of dike II. noun or dike ˈdīk ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : lesbian ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HENRY — ˈhenrē, -ri noun ( plural henrys or henries ) Etymology: after Joseph Henry died 1878 American physicist 1. : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DYKE — (n.) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Английский словарь Webster
DYKE — ( n. ) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VAN — van 1 /van/ , n. 1. the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HENRY — /hen"ree/ , n. 1. Joseph , 1797-1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O ., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HENRY — /hen"ree/ , n. , pl. henries, henrys . Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke 1 /duyk/ , n. , v. , dyked, dyking . dike 1 . dyke 2 — dykey , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — v. build a protective wall, construct a rampart; dig a drainage channel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — n. protective wall, rampart; drainage channel; (Slang) lesbian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — I. chiefly British variant of dike II. noun also dike ˈdīk Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 often disparaging : lesbian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HENRY — I. ˈhen-rē biographical name name of 8 kings of England: I 1068-1135 (reigned 1100-35); II 1133-1189 (reigned 1154-89); III 1207-1272 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HENRY — noun ( plural henrys or henries ) Etymology: Joseph Henry Date: circa 1890 : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of inductance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VAN — noun a shovel used in cleansing ore. 2. van ·noun a wing with which the air is beaten. 3. van …
Webster English vocab
DYKE — noun ·see dike. the spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster English vocab
DYKE — ~ 1 (also dike ) ■ noun 1》 an embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea. ↘an earthwork serving …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VAN — [van] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vannus--more at winnow] (14c) 1 dial Eng: a winnowing device (as a fan) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DYKE — [dyke] chiefly Brit var of dike [2]dyke n [origin unknown] (ca. 1942): lesbian--often used disparagingly -- dykey adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HENRY — unit of either self-inductance or mutual inductance, abbreviated h (or hy), and named for the American physicist Joseph Henry. One …
Britannica English vocabulary
VAN — city, eastern Turkey. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Van at an altitude of about 5,750 feet (1,750 …
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HENRY — born 1211, Sicily died Feb. 12, 1242, Martirano, Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily German king (from 1220), son of the Holy …
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HENRY — born Jan. 31, 1512, Lisbon died Jan. 31, 1580, Almeirim, Port. byname Henry The Cardinal-king, Portuguese Henrique O Cardeal-rei king …
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VAN — van, Van BrE AmE væn ▷ vans vænz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE daɪk (= dike) ▷ dyked daɪkt ▷ dykes daɪks ▷ dyking ˈdaɪk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VAN — / væn; NAmE / noun 1. a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — (also dike ) / daɪk; NAmE / noun 1. a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAN — van S2 W3 /væn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: caravan ] 1 . a vehicle used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HENRY — I. Hen ‧ ry, John /ˈhenri/ BrE AmE a character in US stories and ↑ folk songs who worked on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE , dike /daɪk/ noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3: Language: Old English ; Origin: dic 'ditch, dike' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAN — 1. n.1 a covered vehicle for conveying goods etc. 2 Brit. a railway carriage for luggage or for the use …
Oxford English vocab
DYKE — 1. n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1. a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the …
Oxford English vocab
VAN — ( vans) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A van is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — ( dykes) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A dyke is a thick wall …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — (~s) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A ~ is a thick wall that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES getaway car/vehicle/van (= a car etc used by criminals to escape after a crime ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DYKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Damage has extended into the dykes which run between the grazing marshes. ▪ Its level …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VAN — (FRONT) [noun] [U] - in the van at the front; in the most advanced positionThe United States is in the …
Cambridge English vocab
VAN — n. Van Diemen's Land Beethoven Ludwig van Derek Niven van den Bogaerde Jerome van Aken Jeroen van Aken Brooks Van …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VAN — n. City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van . The ruins of stone buildings …
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HENRY — n. German Heinrich born Nov. 11, 1050, Goslar?, Saxony died Aug. 7, 1106, Liège, Lorraine Duke of Bavaria (105561), German …
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HENRY — n. or Henry of Navarra French Henri de Navarre born Dec. 13, 1553, Pau, Béarn, Navarra died May 14, 1610, …
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HENRY — n. orig. Henry Bolingbroke born April? 1366, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, Eng. died March 20, 1413, London King of England (13991413), …
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HENRY — n. or St. Henry German Heinrich born May 6, 973, Albach?, Bavaria died July 13, 1024, near Göttingen, Saxony; canonized …
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HENRY — n. French Henri orig. duc (duke) d'Orléans born March 31, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, Fr. died July 10, 1559, Paris …
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HENRY — n. known as Henry of Anjou or Henry Plantagenet born 1133, Le Mans, Maine died July 6, 1189, near Tours …
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HENRY — n. German Heinrich born Oct. 28, 1017 died Oct. 5, 1056, Pfalz Bodfeld, near Goslar, Saxony Duke of Bavaria (as …
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HENRY — n. French Henri orig. duke d'Anjou born Sept. 19, 1551, Fontainebleau, France died Aug. 2, 1589, Saint-Cloud King of France …
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HENRY — n. Henry Louis Aaron Adams Henry Brooks Arnold Henry Harley Ashley William Henry Asquith Herbert Henry 1st earl of Oxford …
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HENRY — n. born Sept. 16?, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales died Aug. 31, 1422, Bois de Vincennes, Fr. King of England (141322) …
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HENRY — n. German Heinrich born autumn 1165, Nijmegen, Neth. died Sept. 28, 1197, Messina, Italy German king (116997) and Holy Roman …
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