RIFLE BIRD

Meaning of RIFLE BIRD in English

any of several birds of paradise of Australia, having a long bill, dark plumage, and elaborate courtship displays. Also, riflebird .

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RIFLE — I Firearm whose barrel is rifled (i.e., has spiral grooves cut inside it to give a spin to the projectile). …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFLE — I. ˈrīfəl verb ( rifled ; rifled ; rifling -f(ə)liŋ ; rifles ) Etymology: Middle English riflen, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIFLE — (v. t.) To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or …
Английский словарь Webster
RIFLE — ( v. t. ) To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — ( v. t. ) To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — rifle 1 /ruy"feuhl/ , n. , v. , rifled, rifling . n. 1. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. ˈrī-fəl verb ( ri·fled ; ri·fling -f(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIFLE — vi to commit robbery. 2. rifle ·vi to raffle. 3. rifle ·vt to raffle. 4. rifle ·noun a body of …
Webster English vocab
BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
Webster English vocab
RIFLE — [ri.fle] vb ri.fled ; ri.fling [ME, fr. MF rifler to scratch, file, plunder, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG riffilon …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIFLE — firearm with a rifled borei.e., having shallow spiral grooves cut inside the barrel to impart a spin to the projectile. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIFLE — rifl|e BrE AmE ˈraɪf ə l ▷ rifl|ed d ▷ rifl|es z ▷ rifl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▶ ˈ rifle range BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIFLE — / ˈraɪfl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. ri ‧ fle 1 /ˈraɪf ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: rifle 'to cut …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in pl.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIFLE — n. & v. n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in pl.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIFLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
RIFLE — ( rifles, rifling, rifled) 1. A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him at point blank …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pistol/rifle shot ▪ A pistol shot rang out in the darkness. air rifle …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIFLE — (GUN) [noun] [C] - a type of gun with a long barrel, which is fired from the shoulderRifles are designed …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
RIFLE — n. assault rifle M16 rifle National Rifle Association Springfield rifle
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIFLE — n. Firearm whose barrel is rifled (i.e., has spiral grooves cut inside it to give a spin to the projectile). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIFLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic , bolt-action , semi-automatic , single-shot ▪ high-powered ▪ .22 , etc. ▪ army , assault …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIFLE — I 1. сущ. 1) винтовка, нарезное оружие to aim, point a rifle ≈ целиться из винтовки to assemble a rifle …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIFLE — rifle.ogg _I 1. ʹraıfʹ(ə)l n 1. нарез ( в канале ствола винтовки и т. п. ) 2. винтовка; нарезное оружие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIFLE — _I 1. ʹraıfʹ(ə)l n 1. нарез ( в канале ствола винтовки и т. п. ) 2. винтовка; нарезное оружие full-bore …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIFLE — I ˈraɪfl 1. сущ. 1) нарез ( в канале винтовки ) 2) винтовка, нарезное оружие to aim, point a rifle …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIRD — 1. сущ. 1) птица; птичка, пташка land bird — наземная птица migratory bird, bird of passage — перелетная птица tropical …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIFLE — I ['ЇµЎ§®] rifle.wav 1. сущ. 1) нарез (в канале винтовки) 2) винтовка, нарезное оружие to aim, point a rifle — целиться из винтовки to assemble …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIRD — 1. сущ. 1) птица; птичка, пташка land bird — наземная птица migratory bird, bird of passage — перелетная птица tropical bird — тропические птицы water …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIRD — птица - bird of Jove - bird of Juno - bird of passage - bird of prey - bird of providence - birds of paradise - bishop …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BIRD — птица - bird of Jove - bird of Juno - bird of passage - bird of prey - bird of …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
RIFLE — _I 1. _n. 1> винтовка, нарезное оружие 2> _pl. _воен. стрелковая часть; стрелки 3> _attr. ружейный; стрелковый; винтовочный; rifle company …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RIFLE — I 1. n. 1. винтовка, нарезное оружие 2. pl. воен. стрелковая часть; стрелки 3. attr. ружейный; стрелковый; винтовочный; rifle company …
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RIFLE — 1. _n. 1> винтовка, нарезное оружие 2> _pl. _воен. стрелковая часть; стрелки 3> _attr. ружейный; стрелковый; винтовочный; rifle company стрелковая …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
RIFLE — I 1. сущ. 1) винтовка, нарезное оружие to aim, point a rifle ≈ целиться из винтовки to assemble a rifle …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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