martin : Idioms & Phrases

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Bank martin

  • noun swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
    bank swallow; Riparia riparia; bank martin.
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  • . (a) The bank swallow . See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy.
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Bee martin

  • . (a) The purple martin . (b) The kingbird.
  • (Zoöl.), the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis) which occasionally feeds on bees.
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Black martin

  • (Zoöl.), the chimney swift. See Swift.
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charles martin hall

  • noun United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
    Hall.
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dean martin

  • noun United States singer (1917-1995)
    Dino Paul Crocetti; Martin.
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Fairy martin

  • (Zoöl.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs.
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free-martin

Free"-mar`tin noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male.
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House martin

  • noun common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
    Delichon urbica.
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  • (Zoöl.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin.
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jean martin charcot

  • noun French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893)
    Charcot.
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martin buber

  • noun Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965)
    Buber.
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martin cline

  • noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)
    Cline.
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martin heidegger

  • noun German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976)
    Heidegger.
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martin heinrich klaproth

  • noun German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817)
    Klaproth.
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martin luther

  • noun German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546)
    Luther.
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martin luther king

  • noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
    Martin Luther King; King.
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martin luther king day

  • noun observed on the Monday closest to January 15
    Martin Luther King Day.
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martin luther king jr's birthday

  • noun observed on the Monday closest to January 15
    Martin Luther King Day.
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martin luther king jr.

  • noun United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
    Martin Luther King; King.
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martin scorsese

  • noun United States filmmaker (born in 1942)
    Scorsese.
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martin v

  • noun Italian pope from 1417 to 1431 whose election as pope ended the Great Schism (1368-1431)
    Oddone Colonna.
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martin van buren

  • noun 8th President of the United States (1782-1862)
    Van Buren; President Van Buren.
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mary martin

  • noun United States actress (1913-1990)
    Martin.
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Pit martin

  • (Zoöl.), the bank swallow. Prov. Eng.
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Purple martin

  • noun large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
    Progne subis.
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  • . See under Martin.
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saint martin

  • noun an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
    St. Maarten; Saint Martin; Saint Maarten.
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saint martin's summer

  • noun a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
    Indian summer.
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Sand martin

  • noun swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
    bank swallow; Riparia riparia; bank martin.
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  • the bank swallow.
  • (Zoöl.), the bank swallow.
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siemens-martin process

Sie"mens-Mar`tin proc"ess
Definitions
  1. See Open-hearth process, etc., under Open.
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sir martin frobisher

  • noun English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
    Frobisher.
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st martin's day

  • noun the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
    11 November; Martinmas.
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st. martin

  • noun French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
    Martin.
  • noun an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
    St. Maarten; Saint Martin; Saint Maarten.
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steve martin

  • noun United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
    Martin.
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tree martin

  • noun of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
    Hirundo nigricans; tree swallow.
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Window martin

  • (Zoöl.), the common European martin. Prov. Eng.
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