WRY-BILLED PLOVER

Meaning of WRY-BILLED PLOVER in English

noun

see wrybill

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WRY — tordet. ~ FACE: grimasse
English interlingue dictionary
PLOVER — vanelle
English interlingue dictionary
PLOVER — noun (plural ~ or ~s) see: pluvial Date: 14th century any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BILLED — adjective having a bill especially of a specified kind
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLOVER — Any of about 36 species (family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes) of plump-breasted shorebirds found almost worldwide. Plovers are 6–12 in. (15–30 …
Английский словарь Британика
WRY — I. ˈrī verb ( wried ; wried ; wrying ; wrys ) Etymology: Middle English wrien, from Old English wrigian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOVER — ˈpləvə(r), -lōv- noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French plover, plovier, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILLED — ˈbild adjective Etymology: Middle English biled, from bile + -ed : having a bill a thick- billed bird a long- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRY — (superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
Английский словарь Webster
WRY — (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
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PLOVER — (n.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the American upland, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLOVER — (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the …
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BILLED — (a.) Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
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BILLED — (imp. & p. p.) of Bill
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WRY — ( superl. ) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRY — ( superl. ) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — ( n. ) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Bill
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — ( a. ) Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRY — — wryly , adv. — wryness , n. /ruy/ , adj., wrier, wriest . 1. produced by a distortion or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — /pluv"euhr, ploh"veuhr/ , n. 1. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — /bild/ , adj. having a bill or beak, esp. one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BILLED — adj. charged
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WRY — I. ˈrī verb ( wried ; wry·ing ) Etymology: Middle English wrien, from Old English wrigian to turn; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plover, pluvier, from Vulgar Latin * pluviarius, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BILLED — adjective : having a bill especially of a specified kind — usually used in combination spoon- billed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRY — superl wrested; perverted. 2. wry ·vt to cover. 3. wry ·superl turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry …
Webster English vocab
PLOVER — noun any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family charadridae, and especially those belonging to the …
Webster English vocab
BILLED — impf & ·p.p. of bill. 2. billed ·adj furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; used in …
Webster English vocab
PLOVER — [ 'plʌvə ] ■ noun a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRY — [wry] vb wried ; wry.ing [ME wrien, fr. OE wrigian to turn; akin to MHG rigel kerchief wound around the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLOVER — [plo.ver] n, pl plover or plovers [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL pluviarius, fr. L pluvia rain--more at pluvial] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BILLED — [billed] adj: having a bill of a specified kind--used in combination "spoon-billed"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLOVER — any of numerous species of plump-breasted birds of the shorebird family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). There are about three dozen species …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRY — wry BrE AmE raɪ (= rye) ▷ wrier, wryer ˈraɪ ə AmE \ ˈraɪ ə r ▷ wriest, wryest ˈraɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLOVER — plover BrE AmE ˈplʌv ə AmE \ - ə r ˈploʊv- ▷ plover|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRY — / raɪ; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. showing that you are both amused and disappointed or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — / ˈplʌvə(r); NAmE / noun a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRY — wry /raɪ/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: wry 'to twist' (14-19 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLOVER — plov ‧ er /ˈplʌvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRY — adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1 distorted or turned to one side. 2 (of a face or smile etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ME & AF …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRY — adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1 distorted or turned to one side. 2 (of a face or smile etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ ME & …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRY — adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1. distorted or turned to one side. 2 (of a face or smile etc.) …
Oxford English vocab
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. Etymology: ME & …
Oxford English vocab
WRY — 1. If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — ( plovers) A plover is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-BILLED — -billed combines with adjectives to indicate that a bird has a beak of a particular kind or appearance. ...yellow-billed ducks. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — (~s) A ~ is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is found …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-BILLED — ~ combines with adjectives to indicate that a bird has a beak of a particular kind or appearance. ...yellow~ ducks. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WRY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wry comment (= saying that something is bad in an amusing way ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE golden ▪ Birds under threat include dunlin, golden plover , black grouse, merlin and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRY — [adjective] - showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly amusinga wry smilea wry commentHe was a kindly …
Cambridge English vocab
PLOVER — [noun] [C] [plural] plovers or plover - a bird with a short tail and long legs, which is found mainly …
Cambridge English vocab
PLOVER — n. Any of about 36 species (family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes) of plump-breasted shorebirds found almost worldwide. Plovers are 612 in. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BILLED — Synonyms and related words : Roman-nosed, aquiline, aquiline-nosed, beak-nosed, beak-shaped, beaked, bill-like, bill-shaped, booked, clawlike, crookbilled, crooked, crooknosed, down-curving, hamate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLOVER — Classification: Village Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 10520 Total Housing Units (2000): 4133 Land Area (square meters): 22004451 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WRY — adj. Wry is used with these nouns: ↑ amusement , ↑ comment , ↑ expression , ↑ glance , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WRY — adj. 25B6; adjective his wry humour : IRONIC, sardonic, satirical, mocking, sarcastic; dry, droll, witty, humorous. a wry expression : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRY — adj. 1 distorted, contorted, twisted, lopsided, deformed, crooked, aslant, one-sided, askew, bent, tilted, off-centre He is afflicted by a rheumatic …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WRY — прил. 1) кривой, перекошенный wry smile ≈ кривая улыбка Syn : distorted 2) неправильный; противоречивый; искаженный Syn : incorrect, wrong …
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