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The thing about Moby Dick is that, at heart, it's a very simple plot - there's only one white whale in the ocean. When you're a boy growing up in a hostile home, you imagine it's unique: it's happening only to you.
Gavin O'Connor

Meaning of "Moby Dick" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOBY DICK

Moby Dick  [ˈməʊbɪ dɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOBY DICK

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Moby Dick is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MOBY DICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moby Dick

Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is the sixth book by American writer Herman Melville. The work is an epic sea story of Captain Ahab's voyage in pursuit of a certain sperm whale that he calls Moby Dick. A contemporary commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, its reputation rose during the twentieth century. D.H. Lawrence called it "the greatest book of the sea ever written." Jorge Luis Borges praised the style: "Unforgettable phrases abound." Today it is considered one of the Great American Novels and a leading work of American Romanticism. The opening line, "Call me Ishmael", is one of the most recognizable opening lines in Western literature. Ishmael then narrates the voyage of the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ahab has one purpose: revenge on Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white whale which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee.

Definition of Moby Dick in the English dictionary

The definition of Moby Dick in the dictionary is the whale hunted in the book of the same name by Herman Melville. Other definition of Moby Dick is the book of the same name by Herman Melville.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOBY DICK


acidic
əˈsɪdɪk
Ayurvedic
ˌɑːjʊˈveɪdɪk
comedic
kəˈmiːdɪk
dick
dɪk
episodic
ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk
Greenlandic
ɡriːnˈlændɪk
Hassidic
hæˈsɪdɪk
Icelandic
aɪsˈlændɪk
medic
ˈmɛdɪk
melodic
mɪˈlɒdɪk
nomadic
nəʊˈmædɪk
nordic
ˈnɔːdɪk
orthopaedic
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪk
orthopedic
ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪk
paramedic
ˌpærəˈmedɪk
periodic
ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk
scandic
ˈskændɪk
sporadic
spəˈrædɪk
triadic
traɪˈædɪk
Vedic
ˈveɪdɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOBY DICK

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MoC

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOBY DICK

brick
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do the trick
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nick
Patrick
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rick
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Synonyms and antonyms of Moby Dick in the English dictionary of synonyms

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白鲸
1,325 millions of speakers

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Moby Dick
570 millions of speakers

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Moby Dick
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Translator English - Hindi

मोबी डिक
380 millions of speakers
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موبي ديك
280 millions of speakers

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Моби Дик
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Moby Dick
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মোবি ডিক
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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白鯨
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모비딕
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Moby Dick
85 millions of speakers
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Moby Dick
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மோபி டிக்
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मोबी डिक
75 millions of speakers

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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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Мобі Дік
40 millions of speakers

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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
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Moby Dick
10 millions of speakers
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Moby Dick
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Moby Dick

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4 QUOTES WITH «MOBY DICK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Moby Dick.
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Laurie Anderson
Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them.
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Michael Chabon
Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly.
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Robert Indiana
Many, many of my paintings have come from the first chapter of Moby Dick.
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Gavin O'Connor
The thing about Moby Dick is that, at heart, it's a very simple plot - there's only one white whale in the ocean. When you're a boy growing up in a hostile home, you imagine it's unique: it's happening only to you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOBY DICK»

Discover the use of Moby Dick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Moby Dick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Moby Dick
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain ...
Herman Melville, 1892
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Moby Dick
Call me Ishmael. I have set sail on a whaling ship to try my hand at whaling. But our captain has his own prey. We have been traveling the seas looking for the white whale, Moby Dick, who causes destruction wherever he swims.
Professor Herman Melville, Rod Espinosa, 2008
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Moby-Dick: A Pop-up Book
A three-dimensional graphic novel brings to life the story of mad whaling captain Ahab and his obsession with the indestructible white whale.
Sam Ita, 2007
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Why Read Moby-Dick?
An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew.
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2011
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Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page
Inspired by one of the worldOCOs greatest novels, Ohio artist Matt Kish set out on an epic voyage of his own one day in August 2009.
Matt Kish, 2011
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New Essays on Moby-Dick
An introductory critical guide with five specialised essays analysing Melville's classic Moby-Dick.
Richard H. Brodhead, 1986
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Moby-Dick, Or, The Whale
The story of Captain Ahab's obssession with the great white whale that crippled him is presented in a specially designed edition The text of Moby-Dick used in this edition is based on the version prepared by Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker ...
Herman Melville, 1983
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The Condensed Moby Dick (Herman Melville's Classic Abridged)
This book is annotated. Moby Dick is one of the greatest American novels ever wrote. If you've always wanted to read the classic, but just don't have the time, this abridged version can help.
Herman Melville, 2011
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Moby Dick and the Whaling Industry of the 19th Century
Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Herman Melville's novel, "Moby Dick," which was published in the 1850s and based on the author's own experience at sea.
Graham Faiella, 2003
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
This edition offers an introduction that considers the book from a post-colonial perspective, and detailed annotation of Melville's allusions.
Herman Melville, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOBY DICK»

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Suburban actor on board for Lookingglass' 'Moby Dick'
When viewers enter the theater to see Lookinglass Theatre's production of "Moby Dick," they appear to be venturing into the belly of a whale. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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The Economist explains What emoji are
... classic novels such as Moby Dick are now being translated into the icons. But the little pictures that make up emoji are confusing for many. «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
Fall Festival Contenders: What's Coming Up, from Cheadle to …
... Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson, tells the primal origin myth of Moby Dick with plenty of VFX. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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A Major Law Turned 5 This Week, Yet Most Americans Still Don't …
... from 4,079 pages in 2010 to 22,296 pages today – approximately the equivalent of 34 copies of Herman Melville's classic novel “Moby Dick.”. «IJ Review, Jul 15»
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Mirabella, Wang to sign books Saturday
(It is an act of true scholarship to reduce Moby Dick to 12 well-chosen, kid-friendly words.) The Star Wars Epic Yarns perform the same feat with ... «Apalachicola Times, Jul 15»
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Irish star Cillian Murphy up for more Peaky Blinders - season 4 …
Up next for Murphy is a role in a film called Hippie Hippie Shake as well as a part in Moby Dick-style epic In the Heart of the Sea. Powered by ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 'On Opera and the Law' at …
Christian Bowers is already a fully accomplished performer as evidenced this past season where he played Stubbs in Moby Dick and the pilot ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
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Blu-ray Review: Tentacles/Reptilicus
We could probably go on for hours about how the major literary influences come from Moby Dick and Beowulf. But as it's quickly learned in the ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
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Rumor: Hideo Kojima Hinted At His Fate In Ground Zeroes
The man fabricated a development studio - Moby Dick Studios - to simply tease and taunt the gaming world before officially announcing Metal ... «Pure Xbox, Jul 15»
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5 Numbers To Know As Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Celebrates …
... over 22,000 pages of regulatory content pertaining to Wall Street reform since the law went into effect — equivalent to 34 copies of Moby Dick ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»

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