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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREBE

From French grèbe, of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREBE

grebe  [ɡriːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grebe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grebe

Grebe

A grebe /ˈɡriːb/ is a member of the order Podicipediformes and the only member. a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter. This order contains only a single family, the Podicipedidae, containing 22 species in 6 extant genera.

Definition of grebe in the English dictionary

The definition of grebe in the dictionary is any aquatic bird, such as Podiceps cristatus, of the order Podicipediformes, similar to the divers but with lobate rather than webbed toes and a vestigial tail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREBE


Beeb
biːb
dieb
diːb
dweeb
dwiːb
ephebe
ɪˈfiːb
feeb
fiːb
glebe
ɡliːb
Namibe
næˈmiːb
plebe
pliːb
sungrebe
ˈsʌnˌɡriːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREBE

greatest
greatest common divisor
greatest happiness principle
greatheartedly
greatly
greatness
Greats
greave
greaved
greaves
grece
Grecian
grecianise
grecianize
Grecism
Grecize
Greco
Greco-Roman
grecque
gree

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREBE

Achebe
black-necked grebe
debe
great crested grebe
Hebe
little grebe
Phebe
phoebe
pied-billed grebe
red-necked grebe
Slavonian grebe
Thebe

Synonyms and antonyms of grebe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grebe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREBE

Find out the translation of grebe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grebe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grebe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸊鷉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

somormujo
570 millions of speakers

English

grebe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रेब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغطاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поганка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grebe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একধরনের ছোটো ডুবুরি পাখি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grèbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grebe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taucher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カイツブリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grebe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim cộc trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வகை நீர் மூழ்கும் பறவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेबे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgıçkuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svasso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perkoz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поганка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Grebe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grebe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Grebe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Grebe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grebe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREBE»

The term «grebe» is regularly used and occupies the 57.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grebe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grebe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grebe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREBE»

Discover the use of grebe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grebe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's
lie. A. Ifred. H. Grebe. was hoii) in Richmond Hill. New York, on April 14, 1895. His father, a horticulturist running liis business from a greenhouse on the family property, died when Al was about leu years old. Having been interested in radio for ...
Alan Douglas, 1994
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Royal Alberta Museum NESTING The Eared Grebe is found in every Natural Region in Alberta. The distribution of this species has expanded in the northeastern part of its Alberta range. New breeding records were documented east of ...
‎2007
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Barbara of the House of Grebe
Thomas Hardy. Grebe informed him that Barbara had not returned to the ballroom: she had gone to bed in sheer necessity. "She has been so excited over the ball all day," her mother continued, "that I feared she would be worn out. But sure ...
Thomas Hardy
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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Fifteen specimens of a small grebe were collected in 1929 and soon thereafter were described as a species distinct from the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). This newly discovered species was named the "Alaotra grebe" for the lake where  ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
SLAVONIAN GREBE Podiceps auritus Plate! Du- Kuifduiker Fr -Grebe esc lavon Ge - Ohrentaucher Sw - Svarthakedopping N. Am. - Horned Grebe Identification: l3" (33cm). Medium-sized grebe, with straight, quite stubby hill, quite large head ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Species: 22 World, 7 N.A. Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus L 9%" (25 cm) A small, short-necked grebe with golden yellow eyes, a slim, dark bill, and purplish gray face and foreneck. Breeding adult has blackish crown, hindneck, throat, and  ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
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A Nature Guide to the Southwest Tahoe Basin: Including ...
tioning also rules out walking gracefully: a grebe on land can be likened to a fish out of water—or a small, feathered seal. Grebes can regulate their otherwise cork -like buoyancy by exhaling and compressing their feathers to squeeze out ...
Charles Quinn, Rebecca Chaplin, David Cardinal, 2006
8
Birds of the Middle East
Little. grebe. Tachybaptus ruficollis L: 27. W: 43. Small size, blunt-ended body, short neck and bill. In flight amount of white on secondaries and inner primaries varies, being obvious in race capensis (which occurs in most of region) but almost ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
9
Politeness
Therefore, I will make use of Brown and Levinson's notion of politeness and present their concept in theory before I will continue by questioning the practicability and universality of this model.
Nadja Grebe, 2009
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The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human ...
Grebe, Hans, Zur Ätiologie der Arhincephalie, in: DerErbarzt 12, 1944, pp. 138– 145. Grebe, Hans, Die Akrocephalosyndaktylie. Eine klinisch-ätiologische Studie, in: ZMVKL 28, 1944, pp. 209–261. Grebe, Hans, Über erbpathologische ...
Hans-Walter Schmuhl, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grebe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump backed Gov. Walker's 2014 re-election; cultivating president …
Also, Walker's campaign chairman is Bradley Foundation president and CEO Michael Grebe, who has many Wisconsin business contacts from ... «Milwaukee Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Summer Chronicles 4: Mourning Time: Animals Are Passing From …
... the Pyrenean Ibex, the Spix's Macaw, the Liverpool Pigeon, the West African Black Rhino, the Black Faced Honeycreeper, the Alaotra Grebe, ... «San Diego Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Helena cowgirls shine on final day of 52nd annual East Helena …
Tie, Mikayla Witter, Helena and Brody Grebe, Melstone, 2.7 ($245 each); Shai McDonald, Gardiner, 2.9 ($140); Fallon Parker, Bozeman, 3.3 ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
4
Bird sightings
... canoe at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge featured seven least bitterns, a pied-billed grebe, a common gallinule, 13 Virginia rails, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Report: Michael Grebe to lead Scott Walker's presidential campaign
Grebe headed all three of Walker's gubernatorial and recall campaigns and is described by the Weekly Standards as "a seasoned veteran of ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
6
Walker picks foundation leader to head presidential campaign
Grebe told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday that Walker asked him to serve as his campaign chairman about 10 days ago. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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Other views: Writers on racism, presidential contenders
Grebe's role, while not unexpected, is nonetheless a coup for Walker, who has firmly established himself as a first-tier candidate for the 2016 ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Last Week's Rare Bird Alert
An out-of-season horned grebe was seen in Hampton Marsh on July 4. A colony of 13 pairs of purple martins are nesting along Cross Beach ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
9
Climate bills important for Clear Lake
“National Audubon Society research estimates that the Western Grebe will lose as much as 70 percent of its range in California in the coming ... «Record Bee, Jul 15»
10
Southern Maryland crime report
Grebe Pl., 4600 block, 9:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m. June 29. Jewelry, shoes and electronics were stolen from a home. Keepsake Pl., 8:50 a.m. June 29. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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