van : Idioms & Phrases

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anton van leeuwenhoek

  • noun Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
    Leuwenhoek; Anton van Leeuwenhoek; Leeuwenhoek.
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anton van leuwenhoek

  • noun Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
    Leuwenhoek; Anton van Leeuwenhoek; Leeuwenhoek.
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carl clinton van doren

  • noun United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)
    Carl Van Doren; Carl Clinton Van Doren.
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carl van doren

  • noun United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)
    Carl Van Doren; Carl Clinton Van Doren.
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delivery van

  • noun a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
    panel truck; delivery truck.
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guard's van

  • noun the car on a train that is occupied by the guard
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henri clemens van de velde

  • noun Belgian architect (1863-1957)
    Henri van de Velde; Henri Clemens van de Velde.
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henri van de velde

  • noun Belgian architect (1863-1957)
    Henri van de Velde; Henri Clemens van de Velde.
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hoek van holland

  • noun a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
    Hook of Holland.
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james alfred van allen

  • noun United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)
    James Alfred Van Allen.
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jan van der meer

  • noun Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675)
    Jan Vermeer; Vermeer.
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jan van eyck

  • noun Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
    Jan van Eyck; Eyck.
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johannes diderik van der waals

  • noun Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
    Johannes van der Waals; Johannes Diderik van der Waals.
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johannes van der waals

  • noun Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
    Johannes van der Waals; Johannes Diderik van der Waals.
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john hasbrouck van vleck

  • noun United States physicist (1899-1980)
    John Hasbrouck Van Vleck; John Van Vleck.
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john van vleck

  • noun United States physicist (1899-1980)
    John Hasbrouck Van Vleck; John Van Vleck.
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ludwig mies van der rohe

  • noun United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
    Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe.
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ludwig van beethoven

  • noun German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
    Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Luggage van

  • noun a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
    baggage car.
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  • a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. Eng.
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martin van buren

  • noun 8th President of the United States (1782-1862)
    Martin Van Buren; President Van Buren.
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mies van der rohe

  • noun United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
    Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe.
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moving van

  • noun a van used for moving home or office furniture
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passenger van

  • noun a van that carries passengers
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polemonium van-bruntiae

  • noun pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
    Polemonium caeruleum; Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; Polemonium van-bruntiae; charity.
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police van

  • noun van used by police to transport prisoners
    wagon; paddy wagon; police wagon; patrol wagon; black Maria.
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polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

  • noun pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
    Polemonium caeruleum; Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; Polemonium van-bruntiae; charity.
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president van buren

  • noun 8th President of the United States (1782-1862)
    Martin Van Buren; President Van Buren.
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Prison van

  • a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.
Webster 1913

rembrandt harmensz van rijn

  • noun influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
    Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn; Rembrandt van Rijn; Rembrandt.
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rembrandt van rijn

  • noun influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
    Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn; Rembrandt van Rijn; Rembrandt.
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rembrandt van ryn

  • noun influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
    Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn; Rembrandt van Rijn; Rembrandt.
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rip van winkle

  • noun a person oblivious to social changes
  • noun a person who sleeps a lot
  • noun the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
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robert jemison van de graaff

  • noun United States physicist (1901-1967)
    Robert Jemison Van de Graaff; Robert Van de Graaff.
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robert van de graaff

  • noun United States physicist (1901-1967)
    Robert Jemison Van de Graaff; Robert Van de Graaff.
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s. s. van dine

  • noun United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
    Wright; Willard Huntington Wright.
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van allen

  • noun United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914)
    James Alfred Van Allen.
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van allen belt

  • noun a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
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van beethoven

  • noun German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
    Beethoven; Ludwig van Beethoven.
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van bogaert encephalitis

  • noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
    Bosin's disease; subacute sclerosing panencephalitis; subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis; SSPE; Dawson's encephalitis; subacute inclusion body encephalitis; inclusion body encephalitis; sclerosing leukoencephalitis.
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van buren

  • noun 8th President of the United States (1782-1862)
    Martin Van Buren; President Van Buren.
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van de graaff

  • noun United States physicist (1901-1967)
    Robert Jemison Van de Graaff; Robert Van de Graaff.
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van de graaff generator

  • noun electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity
    electrostatic machine; Wimshurst machine; electrostatic generator.
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van de velde

  • noun Belgian architect (1863-1957)
    Henri van de Velde; Henri Clemens van de Velde.
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van der waal's forces

  • noun relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles
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van der waals

  • noun Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
    Johannes van der Waals; Johannes Diderik van der Waals.
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van doren

  • noun United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950)
    Carl Van Doren; Carl Clinton Van Doren.
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van dyck

  • noun Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
    Anthony Vandyke; Sir Anthony Vandyke; Vandyke.
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van eyck

  • noun Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
    Jan van Eyck; Eyck.
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van gogh

  • noun Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890)
    van Gogh; Gogh.
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van vleck

  • noun United States physicist (1899-1980)
    John Hasbrouck Van Vleck; John Van Vleck.
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van wyck brooks

  • noun United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
    Brooks.
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van-courier

Van"-cou`ri*er noun
Etymology
F. avant-courrier.See Avant, Van of an army, and Courier, and cf. Avant-courier, Vaunt-courier.
Definitions
  1. One sent in advance; an avant-courier; a precursor.
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vincent van gogh

  • noun Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890)
    van Gogh; Gogh.
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willard van orman quine

  • noun United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)
    W. V. Quine; Quine.
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