shearer

  • 11shearer — shear|er [ˈʃıərə US ˈʃırər] n also sheep .shearer someone who cuts the wool off sheep …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12shearer — also sheep shearer noun (C) someone who cuts the wool off sheep …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13shearer — /ˈʃɪərə / (say shearruh) noun 1. someone who shears sheep, especially as a means of livelihood. 2. someone who uses shears on metal, textiles, leather, or other materials. 3. a sheep that is fit and ready for shearing, or that yields a good… …

  • 14shearer —   Mea ako.    ♦ Sheep shearer, mea ako hulu hipa …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 15shearer — shear ► VERB (past part. shorn or sheared) 1) cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal). 2) cut off with scissors or shears. 3) (be shorn of) be deprived or stripped of. 4) break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain. ► …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16Shearer — noun Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) • Syn: ↑Moira Shearer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dancer, ↑professional dancer, ↑terpsichorean, ↑actress …

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  • 17SHEARER, NORMA — (1902–1983), U.S. actress. Born Edith Norma Shearer in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, to lumber/construction company president Andrew Shearer and Edith Mary Fisher, Shearer was schooled in the family s middle class home until 1912, when she enrolled… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 18Shearer (homonymie) — Shearer Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shearer peut faire référence à : Alan Shearer, un footballeur anglais, Bobby Shearer, un footballeur écossais, Cresswell Shearer (1874 1941) …

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  • 19Shearer Stack — (coord|61|55|S|58|5|W|) is a rock stack lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of False Round Point, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee (UK APC) in 1960 …

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  • 20Shearer, Norma — ▪ American actress in full  Edith Norma Shearer  born August 10, 1900, Montreal, Que., Can. died June 12, 1983, Woodland Hills, Calif., U.S.       American motion picture actress known for her glamour, charm, sophistication, and versatility.… …

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