| 单词 | dipper |
| 释义 | dipper (once / 16439 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY dip: dipped, dipper, dipping, dips USAGE EXAMPLESNow it’s like being on a big dipper with no safety belt, for about five years. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) He readied his dipper, a pitch that upon bouncing curves away from or toward a bowler. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) While Victoria residents are likely seeing the big dipper firefly now, there are other species of fireflies in the region during the spring. Washington Times(Sep 22, 2016) 1 n a ladle that has a cup with a long handle 2Hyper ladle a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another n small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage 3Syn|Hyper Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs n small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom Syn|Hypo|Hyper water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus, European water ouzel a water ouzel of Europe American water ouzel, Cinclus mexicanusa water ouzel of western North America oscine, oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Dipper (once / 44602 pages) n WORD FAMILY Dipper USAGE EXAMPLESThe Big Dipper is sitting right on its butt, if a constellation can have one, on top of the ridge in front of me. Seattle Times(Sep 14, 2016) The only ride left is the Big Dipper wooden roller coaster built in 1925 that’s now in disrepair. Washington Times(Sep 03, 2016) For those that know northern skies better, the cross would almost fit inside the Big Dipper’s bowl. National Geographic(Aug 05, 2016) 1n a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major Syn|Exp Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Plough, Wagon, Wain asterism (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) 2n a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris Syn|Exp Little Dipper asterism (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) |
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