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PRONUNCIATION OF RED-HOT POKER

red-hot poker play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED-HOT POKER

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Red-Hot poker is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RED-HOT POKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

red-hot poker

Kniphofia

Kniphofia /nɪpˈhoʊfiə/, also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, that includes 70 or more species native to Africa. Herbaceous species and hybrids have narrow, grass-like leaves 10–100 cm long, while perennial species have broader, strap-shaped foliage up to 1.5 m long. All plants produce spikes of upright, brightly colored flowers well above the foliage, in shades of red, orange and yellow, often bicoloured. The flowers produce copious nectar while blooming and are attractive to bees. In the New World they may attract sap-suckers such as hummingbirds and New World orioles. The Kniphofia genus is named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, an 18th-century German physician and botanist.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED-HOT POKER

red-eye
red-eyed
red-faced
red-facedly
red-haired
red-handed
red-handedly
red-handedness
red-headed
red-hot
red-lead ore
red-legged partridge
red-letter day
red-light district
red-necked grebe
red-osier dogwood
red-pencil
red-pencilled
red-pencilling
red-top

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED-HOT POKER

booker
broker
choker
cooker
draw poker
gas poker
hooker
joker
looker
mortgage broker
poker
pressure cooker
slow cooker
smoker
snooker
stoker
strip poker
stroker
stud poker
toker

Synonyms and antonyms of red-hot poker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «red-hot poker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED-HOT POKER

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

Translator English - Chinese

火钳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

póquer al rojo vivo
570 millions of speakers

English

red-hot poker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल गर्म पोकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لعبة البوكر أحمر حار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раскаленный покер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferro em brasa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল-গরম জুজু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tisonnier rougi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poker merah panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

red-hot poker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤熱ポーカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레드 핫 포커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poker abang panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xi nóng đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு ஹாட் போக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाल-गरम पोकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırmızı-sıcak poker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mazza rovente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

red- hot poker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпечений покер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poker roșu - fierbinte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυτό πόκερ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi-warm poker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glödhet poker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rødglødende poker
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED-HOT POKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about red-hot poker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED-HOT POKER»

Discover the use of red-hot poker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to red-hot poker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perennial Gardens for Texas
SOIL: Garden soil, sand. Well-drained. Neutral to alkaline; tolerates acid. MOISTURE: Low, medium annual moisture. Ample in early summer, dry after blooming and in winter. Dry air best. PROPAGATION: Division. "Red-hot poker" and "torch ...
Julie Ryan, 2010
2
Eureka!: Success in Science
Explain in your own words how a red-hot poker made of iron can contain less energy than a wrought-iron gate. b The wrought-iron gate contains more internal energy than a red-hot poker. However, if you threw the gate into a pond the water  ...
‎2001
3
Tough-as-nails flowers for the South
The tall flower stalks made of clusters of brightly colored blooms tower above the plant in spring and summer. The ruby-throated hummingbird is passionate about them. The showy red-hot poker flowers stand out when cut and used in a vase.
Norman Winter
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Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
You know that from time immemorial the free employment of the red-hot poker has been an integral portion of the harlequinade ; and that although year Dy year we have seen less and less of it, nevertheless, our belief in its appearance is so ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1864
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Chambers's Journal
You know that from time immemorial the free em loyment of the red-hot poker has been an integra ortion of the harlequinade; and that although year y year we have seen less and less of it, nevertheless, our belief in its appearance is so firm,  ...
‎1864
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Dale Tales
Then Dad said, “You see this red hot poker? It's going to prove to me if you are guilty of wearing Sandra's shoes or if you're innocent. If you move when I put the poker up close to your nose that means you are guilty, if you don't move that ...
Sandra Looney, 2010
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The Happy Harrow Murder Trilogy
Happy had guessed that he wouldn't, now that he was armed with a red-hot poker. Behind her, she could hear the hooves of Tom's saddle horse that he rode for morning and evening gallops with their string. That sound was very heartening.
B F. Cayzer, 2009
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany
a metal watch, a red cinder, or even the red hot poker, may be laid upon the muslin without burning or scorching it, even although the cinder be allowed to lie till it cool, or the watch become so hot that it cannot be held in the hand. In regard to ...
‎1818
9
The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new ...
a metal watch, a red cinder, or even the red hot poker, may be laid upon the muslin without burning or scorching it, even although the cinder be allowed to lie till it cool, or the watch become so hot that it cannot be held in the hand. In regard to ...
‎1818
10
Madeira and Porto Santo
... Cymbidium Orchid, Jacaranda, Jasmine, King Protea, Madeiran Orchid, Madonna Lily, Magnolia, Oleander, Passion Flower, Pride of Madeira, Red Hot Poker, Red Passion Flower, Rock Orchid, Snowball Tree Agapanthus, Angel's Trumpet, ...
Rodney Bolt, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED-HOT POKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red-hot poker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heating a beer with a hot poker
A Flip is made by plunging a hot poker into beer. ... it is "a hot beverage made with ale, eggs and other flavorings caramelized with a red-hot poker or "lagerhead. «MyCentralJersey.com, Mar 15»
2
Woman spy's lost story of how she watched people shot at her feet in …
She was branded on the back with a red-hot poker and had every toenail torn out. Against all the odds she survived and in 1946 Odette became the first woman ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
3
A red-hot poker? It was just a red herring
Although many historians have long suspected that the red-hot poker story was just medieval propaganda, most agreed that Edward II was indeed murdered in ... «Times Higher Education, Oct 14»
4
A night of red-hot poker with some very chippy chaps: Dealer's …
The setting is an unsuccessful restaurant whose owner (Richard Hawley) and staff play poker in the basement into the small hours. We are in London in 1996. «Daily Mail, May 14»
5
Ask Alys: your gardening questions answered
We have beautiful 'Fiery Fred' red-hot pokers (kniphofia), but as soon as the flowers appear, the birds eat them. What can we do? You have three choices. «The Guardian, Nov 13»
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Murderer who used a red hot poker and boiling sugar to kill his …
ONE of two men who murdered a love rival to death using a red-hot poker and boiling sugar, has been found dead in his cell at Whitemoor Prison, March. «Ely Standard, Sep 13»
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Video: Mixing 21st-Century Cocktails with Dave Arnold at Booker …
... your tavernkeeper to mix it up in a mug and then thrust a red-hot poker into it. ... iron pokers in them, that method of heating drinks has fallen out of fashion. «Popular Science, Jan 12»
8
Gary Speight tortured love rival Anthony Bates with red-hot poker
A jealous lover who tortured a love rival to death with a hot poker for sleeping with his girlfriend while he was in prison has been jailed for at least 30 years. «Daily Mail, Dec 11»
9
Some like it hot! Brimstone, Barbie and Ice Queen... the red-hot
If your garden is looking washed-out at the end of summer, there's a sure-fire way of stoking up the colour - red-hot pokers. These aptly named perennials are ... «Daily Mail, Sep 11»
10
Grow winter pokers for late-season pizazz
Many gardeners have been put off red-hot pokers (or kniphofias) because once upon a time every garden seemed to contain 'Atlanta'. The broad, grey-blue ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 09»

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