ADAM'S-NEEDLE

Meaning of ADAM'S-NEEDLE in English

/ad"euhmz need"l/ , n.

a yucca, Yucca filamentosa, grown as an ornamental, having sword-shaped leaves and a tall spike of creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers.

[ 1750-60, Amer. ]

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ADAM'S NEEDLE — noun Date: circa 1760 an often cultivated yucca ( Yucca filamentosa ) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern United …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADAM'S NEEDLE — noun also adam's needle-and-thread Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: so called from the shape of the fruits 1. : any …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAM'S NEEDLE — Date: circa 1760 : an often cultivated yucca ( Yucca filamentosa ) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern United …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADAM'S NEEDLE — Function: noun Date: circa 1760 : an often cultivated yucca ( Yucca filamentosa ) of coastal pine barrens of the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADAM'S NEEDLE — [Adam's needle] n (ca. 1760): an often cultivated yucca (Yucca filamentosa) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern U.S. with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — n. Yucca, bear-grass, Spanish bayonet.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (ботаника) юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (Yucca filamentosa)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (ботаника) юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (Yucca filamentosa)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — n бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая ( Yucca filamentosa )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADAM'S NEEDLE — (n) нитчатая юкка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — n бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая ( Yucca filamentosa )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — n бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая ( Yucca filamentosa )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — юкка (Yucca); юкка нитчатая (Yucca filamentosa); юкка сизая (Yucca glauca)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — юкка ( Yucca ) ; юкка нитчатая ( Yucca filamentosa ) ; юкка сизая ( Yucca glauca )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (ботаника) юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (Yucca filamentosa)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAM'S-NEEDLE — бот. юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (ботаника) юкка нитчатая или волокнистая (Yucca filamentosa)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAM — Adam was the first man and the first prophet of Allah.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
ADAM — Adam npr Adam; pomo de Adam Adams apple
Interlingua English vocab
ADAM — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ādhām Date: before 12th century the first man …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adam and Eve Adam's Peak Adam Robert Elsheimer Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Oehlenschläger Adam …
Английский словарь Британика
NEEDLE — I. ˈnēd ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAM — I. ˈadəm noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: after Adam, the first man of the Bible, who sinned in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAM — (n.) "Original sin;" human frailty.
Английский словарь Webster
ADAM — (n.) The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
Английский словарь Webster
ADAM — ( n. ) The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — ( n. ) Original sin; human frailty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEEDLE — — needlelike , adj. /need"l/ , n. , v. , needled, needling . n. 1. a small, slender, rodlike instrument, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — /ad"euhm/ for 1, 3, 5-8; /ann dahonn"/ for 2, 4 , n. 1. the name of the first man: husband …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAM — n. first man and the husband of Eve (Biblical); male first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEEDLE — I. ˈnē-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl; akin to Old High German nādala needle, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADAM — I. ˈa-dəm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Ādhām Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEEDLE — vi to form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles. 2. needle ·noun ·see magnetic needle, under magnetic. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ADAM — noun "original sin;" human frailty. 2. adam ·noun the name given in the bible to the first man, the progenitor …
Webster English vocab
ADAM — [Ad.am] n [ME, fr. LL, fr. Gk, fr. Heb Adham] 1: the first man and father by Eve of Cain …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADAM — Adam BrE AmE ˈæd əm ▷ Adam|'s z —but for the French composer, æ ˈdɒ̃ AmE ɑː ˈdɑːm —French [ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEEDLE — / ˈniːdl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C ] FOR SEWING 1. a small thin piece of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADAM — / ˈædəm; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS see know verb •• WORD ORIGIN from Hebrew 'āḏām man, later taken to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEEDLE — I. nee ‧ dle 1 /ˈniːdl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nædl ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADAM — I. Ad ‧ am /ˈædəm/ BrE AmE 1 . in the Old Testament of the Bible, the first man created …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEEDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADAM — adj. of the style of architecture, furniture, and design created by the Scottish brothers Robert and James Adam (18th c.).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADAM — n. the first man, in the Biblical and Koranic traditions. øAdam's ale water. Adam's apple a projection of the thyroid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEEDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADAM — adj. of the style of architecture, furniture, and design created by the Scottish brothers Robert and James Adam (18th c.).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADAM — n. the first man, in the Biblical and Koranic traditions. Adam's ale water. Adam's apple a projection of the thyroid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEEDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and …
Oxford English vocab
ADAM — 1. n. the first man, in the Biblical and Koranic traditions. Phrases and idioms: Adam's ale water. Adam's apple a …
Oxford English vocab
NEEDLE — ( needles, needling, needled) 1. A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEEDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get pins and needles ▪ I’ll have to move because I’m starting to get …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADAM — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Adam's apple know me from Adam (= she did not know me at all ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADAM — [noun] [not after the] - a Biblical character who was the first man made by GodThe Adam's apple is the …
Cambridge English vocab
ADAM — n. Adam and Eve Adam's Peak Adam Robert Elsheimer Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Oehlenschläger Adam Gottlob Powell Adam Clayton Jr. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEEDLE — noun 1 for sewing, knitting, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ blunt ▪ sharp ▪ fine ▪ darning , embroidery , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ADAM — (1728–92) a Scottish architect who, with his brother James (1730–94), started a new neoclassical style (= one influenced by the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ADAM — [Judaic] "Red earth". The first human being, who was created by God on the final day of Creation (Genesis 1-2). …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ADAM — a city on the Jordan, "beside Zaretan," in the time of Joshua. (Joshua 3:16) Man, generically, for the name Adam …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ADAM — [1] (last name unknown), ancestor, explorer, gardener, and inaugurator of history. Biographers differ as to his parentage. Born first Saturday …
Who is who English vocabulary
NEEDLE — 1. сущ. 1) игла, иголка to ply one's needle ≈ заниматься шитьем, шить as sharp as a needle ид. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEEDLE — needle.ogg 1. ni:dl n 1. иголка, игла needle's eye - а) игольное ушко; б) трудный путь, узкий проход to ply …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADAM — n 1. 1> Адам, Эдам ( мужское имя ) 2> библ. Адам Adam and Eve - Адам и Ева 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEEDLE — 1) игла, иголка 2) указатель, стрелка ( прибора ) 3) плунжер ( питателя стекломассы ) 4) обелиск 5) подпорная фундаментная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
NEEDLE — 1) игла, иголка 2) указатель, стрелка (прибора) 3) плунжер (питателя стекломассы) 4) обелиск 5) подпорная фундаментная балка 6) игольчатый кристалл 7) полигр. графейка 8) спица; вязальный крючок 9) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NEEDLE — 1) игла 2) иголка 3) игольный 4) игольчатый 5) указатель • dip of the needle — магнитное наклонение needle test point — игла пробника spring beard needle — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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