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WEBBER

Definition: WEBBER

WEBBER

Noun

1. One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WEBBER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)


Crosswords: WEBBER

English words defined with "WEBBER": Andrew Lloyd Webber ♦ Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton ♦ Lloyd Webber ♦ rice ♦ Sir Tim Rice ♦ Timothy Miles Bindon Rice. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Webber, Kansas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Webber is a city located in Jewell County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 37.

Geography


Webber is located at 39°56'9" North, 98°2'5" West (39.935809, -98.034726)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 37 people, 20 households, and 14 families residing in the city. The population density is 129.9/km² (333.8/mi²). There are 25 housing units at an average density of 87.8/km² (225.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 20 households out of which 10.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% are married couples living together, 5.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% are non-families. 30.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.85 and the average family size is 2.21. In the city the population is spread out with 10.8% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 16.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 48.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 65 years. For every 100 females there are 131.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 120.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $25,417, and the median income for a family is $26,250. Males have a median income of $16,250 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,769. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.

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

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Modern Usage: WEBBER

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You! You are the worst thing to happen to musical theater since Andrew Lloyd Webber! (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

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

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Commercial Usage: WEBBER

DomainTitle

References

  • Paine Webber Group Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Cats: The Songs from the Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (reference)

  • From Sondheim to Lloyd Webber (reference)

  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology (reference)

  • We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber - Masterpiece (Live in Beijing) (reference)

  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Spotlight Performance Collection (Cats, Royal Albert Hall Celebration, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar) (reference)

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

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

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Photo Album: WEBBER

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

The underground railroad / Chas. T. Webber.Credit: Library of Congress.

An Offering before Captain Cook in the Sandwich Islands / Webber del. ; Walker sculp.Credit: Library of Congress.

The Reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee / Webber del. ; Goldar, sc.Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific Ocean / drawn by J. Webber ; engrav'd by A.W. Warren.Credit: Library of Congress.

Storm cellar of agricultural day laborer near Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.Credit: Library of Congress.

Chicken coop of agricultural day laborer near Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.Credit: Library of Congress.

Children of day laborer chopping wood near Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.Credit: Library of Congress.

Firebaugh, California. Came from Webber Falls, Oklahoma with two grown sons in 1938. Cotton pickers.Credit: Library of Congress.

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Ruth DeRoche and Norma Webber, eighteen year old "pit-women," relaxing after lunch.Credit: Library of Congress.

A child asked--where did I come from? ... / designed by Helen Webber.Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Usage Frequency: WEBBER

"WEBBER" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.96% of the time. "WEBBER" is used about 192 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)98.96%19022,288
Noun (singular)1.04%2245,945
                    Total100.00%192N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: WEBBER

The following table summarizes the usage of "WEBBER" 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
WebberLast name11,0001,113
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: WEBBER

CountryName
USA

Paine Webber Group Inc.

 (more examples...)

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

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Cities: WEBBER


1. Webber, KS (city, FIPS 76250)
Location: 39.93440 N, 98.03584 W
Population (1990): 39 (31 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 66970
Country: USA

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Expressions: WEBBER

Expressions using "WEBBER": Andrew Lloyd Webber ♦ Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton ♦ Lloyd Webber. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "WEBBER": Lloyd-webber.

Containing "WEBBER": Lloyd-webber-adapted.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: WEBBER

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		  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  paine webber

838

  andrew lloyd webber cat

24

  ubs paine webber

518

  cat webber

21

  chris webber

323

  christopher webber

21

  webber grill

292

  grill restaurant webber

20

  webber

292

  pain webber

20

  andrew lloyd webber

257

  a lloyd webber

19

  bank chris tyra webber

71

  charlie webber

18

  diane webber

59

  andrew loyd webber

18

  musical webber

53

  andrew biography lloyd webber

16

  paine usb webber

53

  andrew webber

15

  amy webber

49

  stephen webber

15

  webber barbecue

45

  david webber

14

  mark webber

39

  chris webber jersey

14

  webber carburetor

34

  chris shoes webber

14

  chris webber picture

32

  webber carb

14

  webber gas grill

27

  first webber

12

  international university webber

26

  webber natural

12

  payne webber

25

  elizabeth webber

12

  webber college

25

  academy webber

11

  andrew lloyd webber lyrics

24

  webber grill part

11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: WEBBER

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

Danish

  

tjoernespindemoel (hawthorn moth, hawthorn webber), enebaermoel (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm), brombaervikler (bramble shoot moth, bramble shoot webber). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

jeneverbesspinselmot (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm), jeneverbesmot (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

katajakoi (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm). (various references)

   

French

  

tisseuse du genevrier (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm). (various references)

   

German

  

Weissdornmotte (hawthorn moth, hawthorn webber), Brombeertriebwickler (bramble shoot moth, bramble shoot webber). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ebberway

   

Swedish

  

hagtornsspinnare (hawthorn moth, hawthorn webber), enmal (juniper webber moth, juniper webworm), björnbärsvecklare (bramble shoot moth, bramble shoot webber). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: WEBBER

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Dichomeris marginella, Epiblema uddmanniana, Nothris marginella, Notocelia uddmanniana, Scythropia crataegella, Ypsolophus marginella. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: WEBBER

Misspellings

"WEBBER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ewcba, webbe, Webre, Wiberg, Woebker. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "WEBBER"

Words rhyming with "WEBBER" (pronounced 'Web"ber'): Accumber, Antenumber, Assober, Beblubber, Berber, Beslabber, Beslobber, Beslubber, Bibber, Blabber, Blobber, Bobber, Clubber, Clumber, Crabber, Craber, Dabber, December, Encomber, Encumber, fibber, Gabber, grabber, jobber, Liber, lubber, Megaweber, Microweber, Milliweber, Misnumber, misremember, Nonmember, November, October, Outnumber, remember, robber, rubber, Scomber, Scraber, scrubber, Sea-blubber, September, Slibber, stabber, Swobber, tuber, Unencumber, Unlimber, Unmember. (additional references)

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Anagrams: WEBBER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-b-e-e-r-w"

-1 letter: rebbe, weber.

-2 letters: beer, bree, brew, ewer, weer, were.

-3 letters: bee, ebb, ere, ewe, reb, ree, web, wee.

-4 letters: be, er, re, we.

 Words containing the letters "b-b-e-e-r-w"
 

+1 letter: webbier.

 

+4 letters: browbeaten, cobwebbier.

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

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Alternative Orthography: WEBBER


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

57 45 42 42 45 52

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

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

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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

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Bibliographic Items: "WEBBER"


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Amazon.com BOOKS: Search for: "WEBBER"

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