Note on shrimp and prawns (camarones).
US: Shrimp are
larger, prawns are
smaller.
UK: prawns are larger, shrimp are smaller.
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English Definitions
son
N
a male human offspring
Son
N
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
son of a bitch
N
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
son-in-law
N
the husband of your daughter
sonant
N
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
sonant
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
sonar
N
a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
sonata
N
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
N
a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony
sonatina
N
a short and simple sonata
N
annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
N
United States composer of musicals (born in 1930)
N
a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold
song
N
a short musical composition with words
song
N
a distinctive or characteristic sound
song
N
the act of singing
song
N
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
N
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
N
theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
song and dance
N
an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
N
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
N
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
N
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
N
small songbird common in North America
N
common Old World thrush noted for its song
N
any bird having a musical call
N
a book containing a collection of songs
N
the property of being suitable for singing
N
a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger
having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
N
a composer of words or music for popular songs
songster
N
a person who sings
songster
N
any bird having a musical call
N
a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
N
a composer of words or music for popular songs
sonic
(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
sonic
relating to audible sound
N
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
N
an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound
N
a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves
N
depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
sonnet
N
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
sonnet
V
praise in a sonnet
sonnet
V
compose a sonnet
N
a poet who writes sonnets
N
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
N
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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