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Partridge

Definitions: Partridge

Partridge

Noun

1. (US usage) flesh of either quail or grouse.

2. Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds.

3. Small Old World gallinaceous game birds.

4. A popular North American game bird; named for its call.

5. Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "partridge" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Partridge

DomainDefinitions

Bible

Partridge (Heb. kore, i.e., "caller"). This bird, unlike our own partridge, is distinguished by "its ringing call-note, which in early morning echoes from cliff to cliff amidst the barrenness of the wilderness of Judea and the glens of the forest of Carmel" hence its Hebrew name. This name occurs only twice in Scripture. In 1 Sam. 26:20 "David alludes to the mode of chase practised now, as of old, when the partridge, continuously chased, was at length, when fatigued, knocked down by sticks thrown along the ground." It endeavours to save itself "by running, in preference to flight, unless when suddenly started. It is not an inhabitant of the plain or the corn-field, but of rocky hill-sides" (Tristram's Nat. Hist.). In Jer. 17:11 the prophet is illustrating the fact that riches unlawfully acquired are precarious and short-lived. The exact nature of the illustration cannot be precisely determined. Some interpret the words as meaning that the covetous man will be as surely disappointed as the partridge which gathers in eggs, not of her own laying, and is unable to hatch them; others (Tristram), with more probability, as denoting that the man who enriches himself by unjust means "will as surely be disappointed as the partridge which commences to sit, but is speedily robbed of her hopes of a brood" by her eggs being stolen away from her. The commonest partridge in Palestine is the Caccabis saxatilis, the Greek partridge. The partridge of the wilderness (Ammo-perdix heyi) is a smaller species. Both are essentially mountain and rock birds, thus differing from the English partridge, which loves cultivated fields. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
 To ensnare them, signifies that you will be fortunate in expectations.
To kill them, foretells that you will be successful, but much of your wealth will be given to others.
To eat them, signifies the enjoyment of deserved honors.
To see them flying, denotes that a promising future is before you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Literature

Partridge The attendant of Jones, half - barber and half - schoolmaster; shrewd, but simple as a child. His simplicity, and his strong excitement at the play-house, when he went to see Garrick in Hamlet, are admirably portrayed. (Fielding: Tom Jones.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Specialty Definition: Partridge, Kansas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Partridge is a city located in Reno County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 259.

Geography


Partridge is located at 37°58'2" North, 98°5'29" West (37.967308, -98.091511)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 259 people, 98 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density is 212.8/km² (556.7/mi²). There are 106 housing units at an average density of 87.1/km² (227.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 86.10% White, 3.47% African American, 5.79% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. 2.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 98 households out of which 26.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% are married couples living together, 3.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% are non-families. 25.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.08. In the city the population is spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,125, and the median income for a family is $35,000. Males have a median income of $23,750 versus $16,719 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,754. 5.2% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.2% are under the age of 18 and 6.8% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Partridge, Kansas."

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Synonyms: Partridge

Synonyms: bobwhite (n), bobwhite quail (n), ruffed grouse (n), tinamou (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Partridge

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Size

Large as life; plump as a dumpling, plump as a partridge; fat as a pig, fat as a quail, fat as butter, fat as brawn, fat as bacon.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Partridge

English words defined with "partridge": Alectoris ruffaBamboo partridgecoveyDoliumGilthead, gray partridge, Greek partridgeHungarian partridgeJermoonalmountain partridge, Mountain quailNight partridgeOreortyx picta palmeriPainted partridge, Partridge dove, Partridge pea, Partridge shell, Partridge wood, Perdix perdix, Plumed partridge, PoultRasorial, red-legged partridge, rock partridge, ruffed grouseSand partridge, Sea partridge, Snow partridge, spruce grouse, Squawberry, Swamp partridgeTetraonid, Timber grouseWater partridge, White partridge, Wood grouse. (references)
Specialty definitions using "partridge": 4086267566BickerstaffPartridge's Day, Perdrix, toujours PerdrixSporting Seasons in England, Stralenheim. (references)
Etymologies containing "partridge": OEil-de-perdrixPerdix. (references)

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Modern Usage: Partridge

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Miss Partridge, you see, I am a businessman. (The Solid Gold Cadillac; writing credit: Abe Burrows; George S. Kaufman)

Eleven, including me. Five boys, six girls, four parents, two drivers, and a partridge in a pear tree. (Home Alone; writing credit: John Hughes)

Movie/TV Titles

The Partridge Family (1970)

Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge (2003)

I'm Alan Partridge (2002)

Knowing You with Alan Partridge Knowing Me (1994)

Song Titles

Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted (performing artist: The Partridge Family)

I Think I Love You (performing artist: The Partridge Family)

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Commercial Usage: Partridge

DomainTitle

References

  • Partridge Fine Arts PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: From a Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge (reference)

  • Echoes on Rimrock: In Pursuit of the Chukar Partridge (reference)

  • Golden Thoughts (The Kathleen Partridge Series) (reference)

  • Kathleen Partridge's Book of Tranquil Moments (The Kathleen Partridge Series) (reference)

  • Partridge Family the Haunted Hall (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Partridge Family, Vol. 2: Caution Nervous Mother (reference)

  • The Partridge Family: C'Mon Get Happy! and Caution: Nervous Mother Driving (reference)

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Music

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Image Slideshow: Partridge

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Partridge

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Chukar partridge perch on rock in burned area from August 1999 fires, near Winnemucca, Nevada.Credit: Bob Goodman.

Richard Partridge, F.R.S.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[J. Bostock, M.D., F.R.S.] / J. Partridge. J. Jenkins.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

John Forbes, M.D., D.C.L., F.R.S. : Physician in Ordinary to Her Majestey's Household / Painted by John Partridge. Engraved by Wm. Walker.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

James Watt / Partridge, painter ; Schenck & McFarlane, edinr.(?).Credit: Library of Congress.

William Partridge, consulting architect of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, photographed with model showing the M[c]Millan Commission plan for the beautification of the Monument grounds [...] / Underwood & Underwood, Washington.Credit: Library of Congress.

H.M.S. Partridge.Credit: Library of Congress.

  

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Use in Literature: Partridge

TitleAuthorQuote

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

If you would know the flavor of huckleberries, ask the cowboy or the partridge.

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Usage Frequency: Partridge

"Partridge" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 56.00% of the time. "Partridge" is used about 150 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)56%8436,109
Noun (singular)44%6641,290
                    Total100.00%150N/A

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Name Usage Frequency: Partridge

The following table summarizes the usage of "partridge" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
PartridgeLast name4,0002,872
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Usage in Company Names: Partridge

CountryName
United Kingdom

Partridge Fine Arts PLC

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Partridge


1. Partridge, KS (city, FIPS 54700)
Location: 37.96736 N, 98.09387 W
Population (1990): 213 (102 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 67566
Country: USA


2. Partridge, KY
Zip Code(s): 40862
Country: USA

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Expressions: Partridge

Expressions using "partridge": Bamboo partridge Birch partridge gray partridge greek partridge Hill partridge hungarian partridge mountain partridge night partridge painted partridge Partridge berry Partridge dove Partridge pea Partridge shell Partridge wood plumed partridge rock partridge sand partridge sea partridge seesee partridge snow partridge Spruce partridge swamp partridge water partridge white partridge wood partridge young partridge. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "partridge": partridge-sized, partridge-wood.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Partridge

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

partridge family

331

partridge

94

partridge inn

35

alan partridge

34

john partridge

30

family lyrics partridge

28

partridge shooting

20

hungarian partridge

16

chukar partridge

15

partridge family bus

13

andy partridge

13

partridge quigley

12

bird partridge

12

partridge kansas

11

partridge in a pear tree

10

partridge berry

9

partridge ky

8

hook partridge

8

partridge creek golf course

7

partridge inn augusta

7
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Modern Translations: Partridge

Language Translations for "partridge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

Thëllëzë (beautiful girl, grouse, pintail, quail). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الحجل طائر. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

яребица, 'иргински Пъдпъдък. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

, "鴣 , " (Francolinus chinensis), (Francolinus chinensis), 斑翅山鶉 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

Tetřev (capercaillie, grouse, heath-cock), Tetřívek, Koroptev (moor-game). (various references)

   

Danish

  

agerhøne. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

patrijs (male die, male mold, male mould, male plug, punch, Usa: Hungarian partridge). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

perdriko. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

کبک(ج.ش.). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

peltopyy. (various references)

   

French

  

Perdrix. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

patriis. (various references)

   

German

  

Rebhuhn (Usa: Hungarian partridge). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

λιβαδοπέρδικα (Usa: Hungarian partridge). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ַ'ל". (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

fogoly (madár). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Pernice. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

"鴣 , 山鶉 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しゃ" (car shed, garage, mantis crab, squilla), やまうずら. (various references)

   

Manx

  

patrag, kiark rhennee. (various references)

   

Maya

  

noom. (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

ahkwesen. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

åkerhøne. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

artridgepay

   

Portuguese

  

perdiz (parts). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Potârniche De Munte, Potârniche. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

Куропатка. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

peurdag. (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

kgwale. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

jarebica. (various references)

   

Shona

  

hwarikwari. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

perdiz (quail). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Rapphöna. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Keklik (grouse, pickup). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

kдkilik. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

Куріпка. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

gỗ h"ng sắc (partridge-wood). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

petrisen. (various references)

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Ancestral Language Translations: Partridge

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

perdix, Perdix perdix. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Partridge

LanguageDateSourceJeremiah Chapter 17, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEfwnhsen perdix sunhgagen a ouk eteken poiwn plouton autou ou meta krisewV en hmisei hmerwn autou egkataleiyousin auton kai ep' escatwn autou estai afrwn
Latin405VulgatePerdix fovit quae non peperit fecit divitias et non in iudicio in dimidio dierum suorum derelinquet eas et in novissimo suo erit insipiens
Middle English1395WyclifThe partrich nurshede that she bar not, made richesses, and not in dom; in the myddil of ther dayes she shal forsake them, and in hir laste she shal ben vnwis.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAs the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Victorian English1833WebsterAs the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Basic English1964OgdenLike the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

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Matched Bible Translations: Partridge

LanguageJeremiah Chapter 17, Verse 11
BulgarianКаквато е яребицата, която събира пиленца, които не е измътила, Такъв е оня, който придобива много богатство с неправда; ' половината на дните му те ще го оставят, И в сетнините си той ще бъде безумен.
CebuanoIngon nga ang buntog magalumlom sa mga itlog nga wala niya ipangitlog, maingon niini kadtong mahimong bahandianon, ug dili sa matarung nga pagkaagi; mobiya kaniya ang iyang bahandi sa taliwala sa iyang mga adlaw, ug sa iyang katapusan siya mahimong usa ka buang.
Chinese那 不 按 正 " 得 財 的 、 好 像 " 鴣 菢 不 是 自 己 下 的 蛋 . 到 了 中 年 、 那 財 都 必 離 開 他 、 他 終 久 成 為 愚 人 。
CroatianPrepelica što leži na jajima a ne leže jest onaj što nepravdom stjeèe bogatstvo: usred dana svojih ostavit' ga mora i na kraju ostaje l"uda.
DanishSom en Agerhømme på Æg, den ikke har lagt, er den, der vinder Rigdom med Uret; han må slippe den i Dagenes Hælvt og slår ved sin Død som en Dåre.
DutchGelijk een veldhoen eieren vergadert, maar broedt ze niet uit, alzo is hij, die rijkdom vergadert, doch niet met recht; in de helft zijner dagen zal hij dien moeten verlaten, en in zijn laatste een dwaas zijn.
FinnishPeltokana, joka hautoo, mitä ei ole muninut, on se, joka hankkii rikkautta vääryydellä; päiviensä puolivälissä hänen täytyy se jättää, ja hänen loppunsa on houkan loppu."
FrenchComme une perdrix qui couve des oeufs qu`elle n`a point pondus, Tel est celui qui acquiert des richesses injustement; Au milieu de ses jours il doit les quitter, Et la fin il n`est qu`un insensé.
GermanDenn gleichwie ein Vogel, der sich über Eier setzt und brütet sie nicht aus, also ist der, so unrecht Gut sammelt; denn er muß davon, wenn er's am wenigsten achtet, und muß zuletzt Spott dazu haben.
Haitian CreoleMoun k'ap fè mal pou yo ka rive rich, yo tankou zwezo k'ap kouve ze yo pa t' ponn. Yo poko parèt, y'ap pèdi tou sa yo te genyen. Anvan yo mouri, yo gen tan pèdi tèt yo.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBagaikan burung mengerami telur yang bukan miliknya, begitulah orang yang tak jujur mendapat harta. Pada usia setengah baya ia akan kehilangan semua hartanya. Pada akhir hidupnya terbukti ia orang yang bodoh sekali.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSeperti ayam hutan mengeram telur yang bukan telurnya sendiri, demikianlah hal orang yang mengumpulkan harta benda tiada dengan benarnya; pada tengah umurnya ia itu akan meninggalkan dia dan kesudahannya akan seperti kesudahan orang ahmak.
ItalianCome una pernice che cova uova da lei non deposte è chi accumula ricchezze, ma senza giustizia. A met dei suoi giorni dovr lasciarle e alla sua fine apparir uno stolto».
Korean불 의 로 치 부 하 " 자 " 자 새 가 낳 지 아 니 한 알 을 ' 음 같 아 서 그 중 년 에 그 것 이 나 필 경 은 어 리 석 은 자 가 되 리 라
MaoriKa rite ki te patiri, e whakawhaiti nei i nga pi, ehara i a ia i whakawhanau, he pera te tangata e whiwhi ana ki te taonga, a kahore i tika mana; i waenganui o ona ra ka mahue ia i a ratou, a wairangi noa iho ia i tona mutunga iho.
Modern GreekΚαθως η περδιξ η επωαζουσα και μη νεοσσευουσα, ουτως ο αποκτων πλουτη αδικως θελει αφησει αυτα εις το ημισυ των ημερων αυτου και εις τα εσχατα αυτου θελει εισθαι αφρων.
NorwegianLik en rapphøne som samler unger den ikke har utklekket, er den som vinner rikdom, men ikke med rett; midt i sine dager skal han forlate den, og til sist skal han være en dåre.
PortugueseComo a perdiz que ajunta pintainhos que não são do seu ninho, assim é aquele que ajunta riquezas, mas não retamente; no meio de seus dias as deixará, e no seu fim se mostrará insensato.   
RumanianCa o potkrnichie, care clocewte niwte ouq pe cari nu le -a ouat ea, awa este celce agonisewte bogqyii pe nedrept; trebuie sq le pqrqseascq kn mijlocul zilelor sale, wi la urmq nu este deckt un nebun.
RussianлХТП БФЛБ УБ"ЙФУС ОБ СК"Б, ЛПФПТЩИ ОЕ ОЕУМБ; ФБЛПЧ ТЙП'ТЕФБАЭЙК 'ПЗБФУФЧП ОЕ ТБЧ"ПА: ПО ПУФБЧЙФ ЕЗП ОБ ПМПЧЙОЕ "ОЕК УЧПЙИ, Й ЗМХ "ПН ПУФБОЕФУС ТЙ ЛПО"Е УЧПЕН.
SpanishComo la perdiz, que incuba lo que no puso, es el que acumula riquezas, pero no con justicia. En la mitad de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería resultará ser un insensato.
SwedishLik en rapphöna som ruvar på ägg, vilka hon ej själv har lagt, är den som samlar rikedom med orätt; i sina halva dagar måste han lämna den och vid sitt slut skall han stå såsom en dåre.
Thaiเหมือนนกกระทากกไข่ แต่ไม่ให้ออกเป็นตัวฉันใ" คนที่ไ"้ความมั่งมีมาอย่างไม่เป็นธรรมก็ฉันนั้น พอถึงกลางวัย มันก็พรากจากคนนั้นเสีย และในตอนปลายของเขา เขาจะเป็นคนโฉ"เขลา
UkrainianКуропатва висиджу" яйця, яких не принесла, це той, хто багатство набув, та неправдою: він покине його в половині днів своїх, і стане безумним при сво"му кінці...

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Derivations & Misspellings: Partridge

Derivations

Words beginning with "partridge": partridgeberries, partridgeberry, partridges. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Partridge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brantridge, Pantridge, partrige, patridge, pertridge, Putteridge. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Partridge"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "partridge" (pronounced pÄ"rtrij)
3-r i jarrearage, carriage, disparage, forage, intermarriage, marriage, remarriage, suffrage, umbrage, undercarriage.

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Anagrams: Partridge

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-i-p-r-r-t"

-1 letter: parridge.

-2 letters: diptera, grapier, parried, partied, partier, pirated, rapider, tardier, tarried, triaged.

-3 letters: aigret, airted, arider, artier, darter, depart, diaper, draper, gaited, gaiter, garred, garret, garter, girder, girted, grader, grated, grater, griped, griper, irater, paired, pardie, parged, parget, parred, parted, petard, pirate, prated, prater, raider, rapier, redipt, regard, repaid, repair, retard, ritard, tarred, tirade, trader, trepid, triage.

-4 letters: adept, aider, aired, airer, apter, atrip, darer, dater, deair, derat, direr, dirge, drape, drear, drier, dript, gaped, gaper, gated, grade, grape, grate, great, gride, gripe, gript, irade, irate, padre, padri, paged, pager, pardi, pared, parer, parge, pated, pater, peart, pieta, prate, pride, pried, prier, raged, raped, raper, rapid, rared, rated, rater, redia, redip, rerig, retag, retia, rider, ridge, riped, riper, taped, taper, tapir, tared, targe, tarre, tepid, terai, terga, terra, tiger, tired, trade, tragi, tread, triad, tried, trier, tripe.

-5 letters: adit, aged, ager, aide, airt, aped, aper, arid, dare, dart, date, dear, diet, dipt, dire, dirt, dita, dite, drag, drat, dreg, drip, edit, egad, gadi, gaed, gait, gape, gate, gear, geta, gied, gird, girt, grad, grat, grid, grip, grit, idea, ired, padi, page, paid, pair, pard, pare, parr, part, pate, peag, pear, peat, peri, pert, pied, pier, pita, prat, prig, rage, ragi, raid, rape, rapt, rare, rate, read, reap, rear, ride, ripe, rite, tape, tare, tarp, tear, tepa, tide, tied, tier, tire, trad, trap, trig, trip.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-g-i-p-r-r-t"
 

+1 letter: partridges.

 

+3 letters: peregrinated, prerogatived.

 

+5 letters: partridgeberry, preponderating, radiotelegraph.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Partridge


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 61 72 74 72 69 64 67 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .-    .-.    -    .-.    ..    -..    --.    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100001 01110010 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100100 01100111 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#97 &#114 &#116 &#114 &#105 &#100 &#103 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0061 0072 0074 0072 0069 0064 0067 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

506784868475707371

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Names: Company Usage
12. Cities
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Orthography
22. Bibliography


  

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