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Definitions: Man-of-war |
Man-of-warNoun1. A warship intended for combat. 2. Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of a man-of-war, denotes long journeys and separation from country and friends, dissension in political affairs is portended. If she is crippled, foreign elements will work damage to home interests. If she is sailing upon rough seas, trouble with foreign powers may endanger private affairs. Personal affairs may also go awry. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Man-of-War (A). A Government fighting-ship. The term is not now often used. Man-of-war, or, Portuguese man-of-war. The nautilus. "Frank went to the captain and told him that Tom had given him leave to have the man-of-war if he could get it."- Goulding: Adventures of the Young Marooners, 17. Man-of-war bird. The frigate-bird. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | Staff. A small pillar of coal left in a critical spot; also, a principalsupport in thick coal workings. (references) |
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Synonyms: Man-of-warSynonyms: jellyfish (n), ship of the line (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Combatant | Man-of-war; destroyer; submarine; minesweeper; torpedo-boat, torpedo-destroyer; patrol torpedo boat, PT boat; torpedo-catcher, war castle, H.M.S.; battleship, battle wagon, dreadnought, line of battle ship, ship of the line; aircraft carrier, carrier. flattop; helicopter carrier; missile platform, missile boat; ironclad, turret ship, ram, monitor, floating battery; first-rate, frigate, sloop of war, corvette, gunboat, bomb vessel; flagship, guard ship, cruiser; armored cruiser, protected cruiser; privateer. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Man-of-war |
| English words defined with "man-of-war": Caravel ♦ frigate bird ♦ genus Physalia ♦ Lasso cell ♦ man-of-war bird, Man-of-war hawk ♦ Physalia, Portuguese man-of-war. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "man-of-war": Casabianca ♦ Great Harry ♦ Strike Amain ♦ Vengeur. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "man-of-war": Galatea. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Large lobster caught in Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |  | Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |
 | A fishing hut and boat stand on pilings in Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |  | Tobagoan fishing boats loaded with nets and moored in Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |
 | A view of Man-of-War Bay and Charlottesville.Credit: Small World. |  | Overlooking Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |
 | Sunset over Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |  | A rain shaft pierces a tropical sunset as seen from Man-of-War Bay.Credit: Small World. |
 | Operations upon the wreck of the San Pedro Alcantara Man-of-War.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Man-of-war" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.89% of the time. "Man-of-war" is used about 9 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 (singular) | 88.89% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 11.11% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "man-of-war"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | luftanije (battleship, capital ship, warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | боен кораб. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 兵船 (naval vessel, warship), 军舰 (warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | váleèná loï (warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kriegsschiff (warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hadihajó (battlewagon, craft, men-of-war, naval vessel, warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nave da guerra (battleship, warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鰹の烏帽子 (Portuguese man-of-war). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かつおのえぼし (Portuguese man-of-war). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 남자 의 쟁 (Men-of-war). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhong chaggee (battleship, dreadnought). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | an-of-warmay manobreiro (manful). (various references) vas de rãzboi (battleship, Dreadnought, warship), vas de linie (liner, ship of the line), navã militarã, cuirasat (armor-clad, armored, armor-plated, armour-clad, armoured, armour-plated, Dreadnought, iron clad). (various references) военный корабль (warship). (various references) ratnik (brave, man-at-arms, thane, warrior), ratni brod (warship, war-ship). (various references) buque de guerra (battleship, fighting ship, warship). (various references) krigsfartyg (warship), örlogsfartyg (warship). (various references) เรือรบ. (various references) zehirli denizanası, eski savaş gemisi, dev denizanası. (various references) військовий корабель (warcraft, warship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-f-m-n-o-r-w" | |
-3 letters: aroma, foram, frown, manor, roman, rowan, woman. | |
-4 letters: afar, anoa, fano, farm, faro, fawn, foam, fora, form, from, frow, maar, mana, mano, mawn, moan, mora, morn, mown, noma, norm, roam, roan, warm, warn, worm, worn. | |
-5 letters: ama, ana, arf, arm, awa, awn, fan, far, fon, for, fro, man, mar, maw, moa, mon, mor, mow, nam, naw, nom, nor, now, oaf, oar, ora, own, ram, ran, raw, rom, row, wan, war, won. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-f-m-n-o-r-w" | |
+3 letters: craftswoman. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 6E 2D 6F 66 2D 77 61 72 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101110 00101101 01101111 01100110 00101101 01110111 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a n - o f - w a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 006E 002D 006F 0066 002D 0077 0061 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47678015817215896784 |
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