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Definitions: Razorback |
RazorbackAdjective1. Having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs". Noun1. Thin-bodied mongrel hog of southeastern United States that is a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds. 2. Any of several baleen whales of of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A sharp, narrow ridge, resembling the back of a razorback hog. (references) |
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Synonyms: RazorbackSynonyms: razor-backed (adj), razorback hog (n), razorbacked hog (n), rorqual (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Razorback |
| English words defined with "razorback": razorback hog. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Joanna? Did you know there was a razorback in my truck? (The Rescuers Down Under; writing credit: Margery Sharp; Jim Cox) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Legend of Razorback (2002) Razorback (1984) | |
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Theater & Movies | |
Consumer Goods | |
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Expressions using "razorback": razorback hog ♦ razorback pig. Additional references. | |
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| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
razorback | 139 |
razorback scooter | 94 |
central razorback | 51 |
arkansas razorback | 28 |
razorback football | 15 |
k2 razorback | 13 |
razorback record | 11 |
36cc razorback | 8 |
43cc razorback | 8 |
razorback logo | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "razorback"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | finhval (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, fine whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
Dutch | gewone vinvis (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, fine whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
Finnish | sillivalas (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
French | rorqual commun, \FIW. (various references) | |
German | Finnwal (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, fine whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
Greek | φάλαινα (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finner, herring whale, whale). (various references) | |
Italian | rorqualo (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finner, herring whale), balenottera comune (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, fine whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 長 鯨 (finback, razorback whale). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ながすくじら (finback, razorback whale). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | azorbackray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | porco selvagem (razorback pig), baleia comum (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finner, herring whale). (various references) | |
Spanish | rorcual común (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finner, herring whale), cima aguda. (various references) | |
Swedish | fenval (common finback, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finner, herring whale, razor-back). (various references) | |
Ukranian | смугач, гострий хребет. (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Balaenoptera physalus, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus). (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "razorback": razorbacks. (additional references) | |
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"Razorback" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amorbach, Rabobank. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "razorback" (pronounced rā"zerba'k) |
| 4 | -er b a' k | cornerback, leatherback, paperback, quarterback. |
| 3 | -b a' k | biofeedback, buyback, comeback, cutback, drawback, fallback, feedback, flashback, fullback, giveback, greenback, halfback, hardback, hatchback, horseback, humpback, hunchback, kickback, leaseback, outback, payback, piggyback, playback, pullback, rollback, setback, throwback, wingback. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-k-o-r-r-z" | |
-2 letters: barrack, carbora. | |
-3 letters: arrack, arroba. | |
-4 letters: aback, arbor, bazar, braza, brock, carbo, carob, cobra, croak, kabar, razor. | |
-5 letters: arak, arco, back, bark, boar, bock, bora, carb, cark, carr, cork, crab, czar, kbar, okra, orca, orra, rack, roar, rock. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-k-o-r-r-z" | |
+1 letter: razorbacks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 61 7A 6F 72 62 61 63 6B |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. .- --.. --- .-. -... .- -.-. -.- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100001 01111010 01101111 01110010 01100010 01100001 01100011 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R a z o r b a c k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0061 007A 006F 0072 0062 0061 0063 006B |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)526792818468676977 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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