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Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention.
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Meaning of "heather" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEATHER

Originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath.
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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 HEATHER

heather  [ˈhɛðə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEATHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heather can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heather

Heather is the common name for various plants: ▪ The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly: ▪ Common heather or ling, Calluna vulgaris ▪ Various species of the genus Cassiope ▪ Various species of the genus Erica Heather may also refer to: ▪ Heather ▪ Heather ▪ Heather, Leicestershire, a village in England ▪ Heather, interwoven yarns of mixed colours producing muted greyish shades with flecks of colour ▪ Heather, the original name of the yacht USS Sea Gull, built in 1902 ▪ Heathers, a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann ▪ Heathers, a musical by Laurence O'Keefe based on the above film ▪ Heathers, an acoustic singing duo from Ireland ▪ "Heather", an unreleased song by Paul McCartney and Donovan ▪ "Heather", a song from fusion drummer Billy Cobham's 1974 album Crosswinds ▪ "Heather", a song from Patent Pending by Heavens ▪ "Heather", a version of the Johnny Pearson song, "Autumn Reverie", which appeared on the Carpenters album Now & Then...

Definition of heather in the English dictionary

The first definition of heather in the dictionary is Also called: ling, heath. a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers. Other definition of heather is any of certain similar plants. Heather is also a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEATHER


altogether
ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðə
bellwether
ˈbɛlˌwɛðə
blether
ˈblɛðə
Fairweather
ˈfɛəˌwɛðə
feather
ˈfɛðə
leather
ˈlɛðə
nether
ˈnɛðə
overleather
ˌəʊvəˈlɛðə
overweather
ˌəʊvəˈwɛðə
pleather
ˈplɛðə
tether
ˈtɛðə
together
təˈɡɛðə
untether
ʌnˈtɛðə
weather
ˈwɛðə
wether
ˈwɛðə
whether
ˈwɛðə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEATHER

heathen
heathendom
heathenesse
heathenise
heathenish
heathenishly
heathenishness
heathenism
heathenize
heathenness
heathenry
heather grass
heather mixture
heathered
heathery
heathfowl
heathland
heathless
heathlike
heathy

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
father
gather
godfather
grandfather
great-grandfather
Heavenly Father
Holy Father
lather
other
Our Father
patent leather
peacock feather
rather
September weather
stepfather
sunbather
tail feather
white leather

Synonyms and antonyms of heather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEATHER

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

Translator English - Chinese

石南花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brezo
570 millions of speakers

English

heather
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हीदर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خـَلـَنج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вереск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urze
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্বর সমাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bruyère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heathenry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heidekraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘザー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heathenry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây thạch nam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heathenry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्ण कटिबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cermenik neopaganizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrzos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верес
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă neagră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρείκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Heather
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røsslyng
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heather

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEATHER»

The term «heather» is very widely used and occupies the 7.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEATHER» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «HEATHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heather.
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Bobbi Brown
The Lilac Rose Collection isn't just about purple. It features dusty pinks and heather grays, which are more natural shades of purple and are perfect for creating a feminine smoky eye.
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Bobbi Brown
I used the stormy gray and heather brown shadows from the Lilac Rose Eye Palette to create a soft smokey eye for Veronica Beard's Spring 2013 show. The look was dramatic but delicate.
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Mary Cheney
Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention.
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Rupert Everett
My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of me.
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Denise Richards
Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEATHER»

Discover the use of heather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heather
I loved the story. The plot was awesome! The way you described everything helped me picture it in my head. The part about Heather and the girl who hit the deer was sad, but I liked it.
Mollie Schmidt, 2012
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Reality TV: Realism and Revelation
This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor.
Anita Biressi, Heather Nunn, 2005
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Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal
Since World War II, most philosophers of science have purported the concept that science should be “value-free.” In Science, Policy and the Value-Free Ideal, Heather E. Douglas argues that such an ideal is neither adequate nor desirable ...
Heather Douglas, 2009
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An Introduction to Childhood: Anthropological Perspectives ...
This volume provides a fresh investigation into the diversity of beliefs about childhood as well as the variety of children's daily lives, looking at issues such as how parents elsewhere raise their children, what they understand as abusive ...
Heather Montgomery, 2011
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Heather!: an unabashed, unauthorized celebration of all ...
Traces the life and career of the popular actress, whose most famous roles have been on the "Dynasty" and "Melrose Place" television series
Jodie Gould, 1995
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Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History
'Feeling Backward' weighs the cost of the contemporary move to the mainstream in lesbian and gay culture.
Heather Love, 2007
7
Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and ...
In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom.
Heather Andrea Williams, 2009
8
The Ancient Maya: New Perspectives
Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted conventional wisdom on its head.
Heather Irene McKillop, 2004
9
Heather Luke's Curtains
A comprehensive compendium of annotated illustrations showing a wide variety of curtain and blind designs to fit all the basic window shapes.
Heather Luke, 2008
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Heather Has 5 Husbands
A bedtime story for adults, Heather Has 5 Husbands is the heartwarming tale of a woman with five very happy, yet very tired husbands.
Mike Drake, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heather is used in the context of the following news items.
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'RHONY': Heather Attacks Luann & Ramona For Naked Man — July …
When Heather wakes up to find a naked man in the room attached to hers, on the July 14 episode of 'RHONY,' she flips out on her housemates ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Korean Air 'Nut Rage' Executive Heather Cho Requests US Lawsuit …
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho (center) is surrounded by reporters as she is released from a courthouse in Seoul, South Korea, ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
3
'RHONY' Star Bethenny Frankel Slams Ramona Singer, Plus …
'RHONY' Star Bethenny Frankel Slams Ramona Singer, Plus Countess Luann Calls Heather Thomson 'Harsh' In Season 7 Vacation Finale. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Lobbyist Heather Podesta Hosting $2,700 Per Head Hillary Clinton …
Famed Washington, D.C., lobbyist Heather Podesta will host a $2,700-per-head Hillary Clinton fundraising event at the end of July. According ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
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Wearables in the Workplace: 3 Reasons to Test in Manufacturing …
Heather Franzese Headshot. Heather Franzese Become a fan. Executive Director, Good World Solutions. Email. Tom Rausch Headshot. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Heather Mitts loves Philadelphia area back at Rose Tree clnic …
"Rose Tree Soccer Club and Middletown Township are honored to have hosted Heather Mitts' soccer camp for a second year at Sleighton Park ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
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Heather Plater is Minuteman High's new athletic director - Sports …
Not everyone was happy for Heather (Gadourey) Plater when she took over as the new athletic director at Lexington's Minuteman High on July ... «Wicked Local Chelmsford, Jul 15»
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Heather Skovgard competes to become Miss Rodeo Idaho …
Miss Caldwell Night Rodeo Heather Skovgard, a Northwest Nazarene student, participates in the horsemanship competition as part of the Miss ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Obergefell Fallout: Heather Has Two Daddies—and No Mommy
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier and Mary Bonauto, lawyers for the plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges, speak to the media after arguments about ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
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Fighting Words! Countess LuAnn de Lesseps Rips 'Harsh' Heather
Don't cross the Countess — or any of her friends! After weeks of episodes of The Real Housewives of New York City showing Heather ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»

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