deer´like´
21like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights — When you are so surprised that you are momentarily confused or unable to react quickly, you are like a deer (or a rabbit) caught in the headlights. Surprised by the journalist s question, he was like a deer caught in the headlights …
22DEER — The ayyal, identified with the deer (Cervus capreolus), is mentioned among the seven species of permitted game that chew the cud and are cloven footed (Deut. 14:5). The word occurs several times in the Bible in the feminine form ayyalah. The… …
23deer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. doe, buck, fawn, stag, roe, hind, hart, pricket, venison, cervus (Latin). Types of deer include: American elk, wapiti, European elk, Chinese water deer, African water deerlet, moose, moose deer, western moose, caribou,… …
24deer mouse — Mouse Mouse (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf. {Muscle},… …
25Deer Market — A flat market. Neither a bull or bear market, a deer market is characterized by low activity, with timid investors waiting for a sign of which way the market is going to end up moving. The term is used to illustrate when investors who are unable… …
26deer in the headlights — noun A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surprise and/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a cars headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions …
27like the wind — fast and smooth, like the devil You can t catch that deer. It can run like the wind …
28White-tailed deer — Male (buck or stag) Female (doe) …
29Eld's Deer — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) …
30Black-tailed deer — Male Black tailed Deer (Olympic National Park) Scientific classification Kingdom …
