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"CAMELS" is a plural of: camel. |
Date "CAMELS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To see this beast of burden, signifies that you will entertain great patience and fortitude in time of almost unbearable anguish and failures that will seemingly sweep every vestige of hope from you. To own a camel, is a sign that you will possess rich mining property. To see a herd of camels on the desert, denotes assistance when all human aid seems at a low ebb, and of sickness from which you will arise, contrary to all expectations. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Finance | A rating system used by federal government examiners to evaluate the safety and soundness of a savings association or a bank. CAMELS is an acronym for the six elements that are evaluated: Capital, Assets, Management, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to risk. Each of these elements is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, and an overall CAMELS rating is assigned to the institution following an examination. A rating of 1 indicates the best performance, with 5 being the worst. OTS began using the CAMELS system for thrift institution examinations commenced after April 15, 1994. Previously, OTS had used the MACRO rating system. See MACRO. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | Small family of ruminant mammals of the order Artiodactyla comprising camels and lamas. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Camela are ungulate mammals native to dry and desert areas of Asia. There are two species, both of family Camelidae:
- The Bactrian Camel (C. bactrianus)
- The Dromedary or Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Bactrian CamelBoth species are ruminants without horns, without muzzle, with nostrils forming oblique slits, the upper lip divided and separately movable and extensile, the soles of the feet horny, with two toes covered by claws, the limbs long, the abdomen drawn up, while the neck, long and slender, is bent up and down, the reverse of that of a horse, which is arched.
The Bactrian Camel is distinguished by two humps. It is native to Central Asia, and is an endangered species. The Dromedary (from the Greek dromos) has one hump, and is native to Western Asia and Africa. Still very common as a domesticated animal, it too does not survive as a wild animal in its native range, although there is a substantial feral population of about 200,000 in central Australia, descended from individuals that escaped from captivity in the late 19th century.
The camel was early used as a means of animal-powered transport both for riding and as a beast of burden. Camels were much in use for transport among nations in the East.
Both camels are related to the llama and alpaca.
The name camel comes from the Hebrew gamal, "to repay" or "requite", as the camel does the care of its master.
The Arabian camel stands an average of 2 metres (7 feet) tall, and the hump rises another 30cm (twelve inches) about that.
(Larger image)Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed
Other meanings for the term "Camel":
- Camel (band) for the rock band.''
- Camel cigarettes
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Camel."
Crosswords: CAMELS |
| English words defined with "CAMELS": camel racing, Camelidae, Camelus, caravan, Caravaneer ♦ family Camelidae ♦ genus Camelus ♦ llama ♦ Red blood corpuscles, Ruminantia ♦ Shagreen, suborder Ruminantia ♦ train, Tylopoda ♦ wagon train. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CAMELS": Adha ♦ Camel, Camelids, New World, Clean and Unclean Animals ♦ horse whim ♦ lamas ♦ migratory herding ♦ Obil ♦ Ship of the Desert, surra, surrah ♦ transhumance, Trypanosoma congolense, Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma evansi infection, trypanosomiasis by Trypanosoma evansi. (references) |
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Screenplays | I never did like camels. They're filthy buggers, they bite, they spit (The Mummy; writing credit: Stephen Sommers; Lloyd Fonvielle) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Camels Are Coming (1934) Camels to Cannibal (1927) | |
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 | Mower drawn by camels in Siberia. 1904. Credit: USDA. |  | Camels in Central Park Zoo, New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bactrian camels, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Md. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Couple on camels in front of the Sphinx and pyramid of Jizah, Egypt. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Valley of the Winooski and Camels Hump Mt. [i.e. Mountain], Burlington, Vt. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Group of camels, Morocco. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bactrian camels of a military caravan on the Amur River near view. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Two Arabs with camels - Sinai (?). Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Camels" by Jozsef Szoke Commentary: "Camels looking into the camera." |
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Health | When sheep, goats, cows, or camels are infected, their milk is contaminated with the bacteria. (references) | |
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, fever-causing viral disease that affects domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels) and humans. (references) | ||
Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores), but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. (references) | ||
Economic History | Chad | In the Saharan region, only camels and a few hardy goats can survive. (references) |
Chad | The sparse human population is largely nomadic, with some livestock, mostly small ruminants and camels. (references) | |
Mali | Sheep, goats, and camels are raised to the exclusion of cattle in the dry areas north and east of Timbuktu. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | The conditions such children live under often are poor, and many children reportedly are injured or maimed while racing camels. (references) |
United Arab Emirates | Many persons who own the camels and employ the children come from powerful local families who have ties to the Government and are in effect above the law. (references) | |
United Arab Emirates | Relevant laws in some cases are enforced against criminal trafficking rings, but not against those who own racing camels and employ the children, because such owners come from powerful local families that are in effect above the law. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CAMEL, n. A quadruped (the Splaypes humpidorsus) of great value to the show business. There are two kinds of camels -- the camel proper and the camel improper. It is the latter that is always exhibited. |
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| "CAMELS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 90.13% of the time. "CAMELS" is used about 152 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 90.13% | 137 | 27,138 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.89% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 1.97% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 152 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "CAMELS": camels hair. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "CAMELS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | kameliderne (camelidae, lamas), kamelfamilien (camelidae, lamas), kameler (camelidae, lamas), kameldyr (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
Dutch | kameelachtigen (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
French | camélidés (camelidae). (various references) | |
German | Kamele (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
Greek | καμηλίδες (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
Italian | cammelli, camelidi (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amelscay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | camelídeos (camelidae, lamas). (various references) | |
Russian | верблюжий шерсть (camels hair). (various references) | |
Spanish | camellos. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Camelidae. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 44 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eiph moi kai su pie kai taiV kamhloiV sou udreusomai auth h gunh hn htoimasen kurioV tw eautou qeraponti isaak kai en toutw gnwsomai oti pepoihkaV eleoV tw kuriw mou abraam |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et dixerit mihi et tu bibe et camelis tuis hauriam ipsa est mulier quam praeparavit Dominus filio domini mei |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And she seye to me, And thow drynke, and Y shal draw water to thi camelis, she is the womman that the Lord hath maad redi to the sone of my lord. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And she saye agayne to me: dryncke thou and I will also drawe water for thy camels: that same is the wife whom the LORde hath prepared for my masters sonne. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And she saith to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath pointed out for my master's son. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 44 |
| Cebuano | Ug motubag unta siya: Uminum ka ug ingon man usab ang imong mga camello mokuha ako ug tubig; kini mao unta ang babaye nga gitagana sa Dios alang sa anak nga lalake sa akong agalon. |
| Croatian | i koja mi kaže: Pij ti, a i tvojim æu devama zahvatiti! - ona neka bude žena koju je Jahve odredio sinu moga gospodara.' |
| Danish | og svarer så hun: Drik selv, og jeg vil også øse Vand til dine Kameler! lad hende da være den Kvinde, HERREN har udset til min Herres Søn! |
| Dutch | En zij tot mij zal zeggen: Drink gij ook, en ik zal ook uw kemelen putten; dat deze die vrouw zij, die de HEERE aan den zoon van mijn heer heeft toegewezen. |
| Finnish | vastaa minulle: `Juo itse, ja minä ammennan myös sinun kameleillesi` - että hän on se vaimo, jonka Herra on määrännyt minun herrani pojalle. |
| French | Bois toi-même, et je puiserai aussi pour tes chameaux, que cette jeune fille soit la femme que l`Éternel a destinée au fils de mon seigneur! |
| German | und sie wird sagen: Trinke du, ich will deinen Kamelen auch schöpfen: die sei das Weib, das der HERR meines Herrn Sohne beschert hat. |
| Haitian Creole | Ou mèt bwè! Apre sa, m'a bay chamo ou yo bwè tou, tanpri fè se li menm ou chwazi pou madanm pitit mèt mwen an. |
| Hungarian | És az ezt mondja nékem: Te is igyál, és a te tevéidnek is merítek; az legyen a feleség, a kit az Úr az én uram fiának rendelt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Jika dia mau melakukannya, dan menawarkan juga untuk memberi minum kepada unta-unta saya, maka dialah kiranya yang TUHAN pilih menjadi istri anak tuan saya itu.' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka katanya: Minumlah olehmu dan lagi akan segala untamupun hendak kutimbakan air, maka ia itulah perempuan yang telah ditentukan Tuhan bagi anak tuanku itu. |
| Maori | A ka mea mai ia ki ahau, E inu, a me utu ano e ahau mo au kamera: kia rite ia i a Ihowa hei wahine ma te tama a toku ariki. |
| Norwegian | og hun da sier til mig: Drikk du, og jeg vil også hente vann til dine kameler - så er hun den kvinne som Herren har utsett for min herres sønn. |
| Portuguese | e ela me responder: Bebe tu, e também tirarei água para os teus camelos; seja a mulher que o Senhor designou para o filho de meu senhor. |
| Rumanian | wi care kmi va rqspunde: ,,Bea tu knsuyi, wi voi da de bqut wi cqmilelor tale,`` fata aceea sq fie nevasta pe care a rknduit -o Domnul pentru fiul stqpknului meu!`` |
| Russian | Й ЛПФПТБС УЛБЦЕФ НОЕ: `Й ФЩ РЕК, Й ЧЕТВМАДБН ФЧПЙН С ОБЮЕТРБА` --ЧПФ ЦЕОБ, ЛПФПТХА зПУРПДШ ОБЪОБЮЙМ УЩОХ ЗПУРПДЙОБ НПЕЗП. |
| Spanish | y ella me responda: 'Bebe tú, y también sacaré agua para tus camellos', que sea ella la mujer que Jehovah ha destinado para el hijo de mi señor." |
| Swedish | och hon då svarar mig: 'Drick du; åt dina kameler vill jag ock ösa upp vatten' -- må hon då vara den kvinna som HERREN har utsett åt min herres son. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"CAMELS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amels, cael, caelus, calmess, Camell, camen, cames, Camesi, Camley, Cammells, Capels, caxel, chamel, ciambella, cumecs, famels, Gammels, Kamelesan, Sammels, scammells, Shamela. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CAMELS" (pronounced ka"mulz) |
| 5 | -a" m u l z | enamels, mammals. |
| 4 | -m u l z | animals, decimals. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: macles, mescal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-m-s" | |
-1 letter: acmes, alecs, almes, calms, camel, cames, clams, laces, lames, maces, macle, males, meals, scale. | |
-2 letters: aces, acme, alec, ales, alme, alms, calm, came, cams, case, cels, clam, elms, lace, lacs, lame, lams, lase, leas, mace, macs, maes, male, meal, mels, mesa, sale, same, scam, seal, seam, slam. | |
-3 letters: ace, ale, als, cam, cel. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-m-s" | |
+1 letter: almuces, becalms, calmest, camlets, mackles, macules, malices, marcels, mescals, mezcals. | |
+2 letters: alembics, calmness, calomels, calumets, camelias, camisole, caramels, cembalos, ceramals, claimers, clambers, clammers, clampers, clansmen, clematis, climates, climaxes, decimals, declaims, emplaces, exclaims, leucomas, manacles, medicals, melanics, meniscal, meticals, miracles, misplace, muscadel, muscatel, musicale, reclaims, reclames, scleroma, scramble. | |
+3 letters: aceldamas, alchemies, alchemist, alchymies, amelcorns, analcimes, bechamels, beclamors, calamines, calamites, calumnies, cameleers, camellias, camisoles, camomiles, cellmates, charmless, chemicals, chlamydes, chlamyses, clambakes, clammiest, clamorers, clamshell, classmate, claymores, commensal, cornmeals, cumulates, cyclamens, cymbalers, eclampsia, ectoplasm, facsimile, flamencos, jacksmelt, lechayims, lemniscal, leucemias, mackerels, maculates, majuscule, maledicts, manciples, masculine, matchless, melodicas, mescaline, mesoscale, metallics, millcakes, millraces, miscalled, mislocate, misplaced, misplaces, mucilages, muscadels, muscatels, musicales, schmalzes, scleromas, scrambled, scrambler, scrambles, selectman, semblance, sicklemia, simulacre, someplace, timescale. | |
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