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Meaning of "smew" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMEW

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SMEW

smjuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smew 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 SMEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smew

The smew is a species of duck, and is the only member of the genus Mergellus. This genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it, though it might be closer to the goldeneyes. The smew has interbred with the common goldeneye. A seaduck fossil from the Middle Miocene shows that birds similar to smew existed up to 13 million years ago. The extant species dates back to the Pleistocene.

Definition of smew in the English dictionary

The definition of smew in the dictionary is a merganser, Mergus albellus, of N Europe and Asia, having a male plumage of white with black markings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMEW

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMEW

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SMEW

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Synonyms and antonyms of smew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMEW

Find out the translation of smew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of smew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smew» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

smew
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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smew
570 millions of speakers
en

English

smew
510 millions of speakers
hi

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smew
380 millions of speakers
ar

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smew
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

луток
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Smew
270 millions of speakers
bn

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smew
260 millions of speakers
fr

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smew
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Smew
190 millions of speakers
de

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Zwergsäger
180 millions of speakers
ja

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smew
130 millions of speakers
ko

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흰 비오리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Smew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống vịt nước
80 millions of speakers
ta

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smew
75 millions of speakers
mr

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शिंपडणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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sütlâbi
70 millions of speakers
it

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smergo
65 millions of speakers
pl

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smew
50 millions of speakers
uk

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луток
40 millions of speakers
ro

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smew
30 millions of speakers
el

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νανοπρίστες
15 millions of speakers
af

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nonnetje
14 millions of speakers
sv

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smew
10 millions of speakers
no

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smew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMEW»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMEW»

Discover the use of smew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A History of British Birds
THE RED-HEADED SMEW, OR WEESEL COOT. (Mergus minutus, Lin. — L' Harle etoile, Buff.) This bird measures fifteen inches and a half in length, and twenty-four in breadth, and weighs about fourteen or fifteen ounces. The bill is of a bluish ...
Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes, 1816
2
The Birds of America
SMEW, OR WHITE NUN. MaRGUS ALnsLLus. Linn. PLATE CCCCXIV.—-Mann arm FEMALE. The Smew is a bird of extremely rare occurrence in the United States, insomuch that it must be considered merely as a transient or accidental visiter ...
John James Audubon, 1856
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The birds of America, from drawings made in the United ...
SMEW, OR WHITE NUN. Mergos Albellus, Linn. PLATE OOOOXIV.— Male and Female. The Smew is a bird of extremely rare occurrence in the United States, insomuch that it must be considered merely as a transient or accidental visiter.
John James Audubon, 1870
4
Beyond GDP: Measuring Welfare and Assessing Sustainability
Such was already the case in Nordhaus and Tobin's proposal, since this proposal was twofold: an index of economic welfare (MEW), and an index of sustainable economic welfare (SMEW). Adopting such a dual approach was not for the ...
Marc Fleurbaey, Didier Blanchet, 2013
5
Nick Baker's British Wildlife: A Month by Month Guide
And in the series of nine lakes that comprise this site Smew occasionally turn up, but the presence of many other winter duck mean that a Smewless day is far from a lost cause. Ballyronan Marina, Lough Neagh, Co Tyrone (949855) - Lough ...
Nick Baker, Nick Baker, Wildlife Trusts (Great Britain), 2006
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American ornithology: or The natural history of the birds of ...
MERGUS ALXELLUS, LINNJEUS AND WILSON. THE SMEW, OR WHITE NUN. " WILSON, PLATE I.XXI. FIG. IV. — EDINRURGH COLLEGE MUSEUM. This is another of those mergansers commonly known in this country by the appellation of ...
Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, 1831
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Wilson's American Ornithology: With Notes by Jardine ; to ...
THE SMEW OR WHITE NUN.— MERGUS ALBELLUS.— Fio.296. Le petit harle huppe, ou la piettc, Briss. vi. n. 243, 3, pi. 24, fig. 1. — Buff. viii. p. 275, pi. 24. PI. eni. 449. — Bewick, ii. p. 238. — Latli. Sun. lii. p. 428. — Arct. Zool. No. 468. MF.
Alexander Wilson, Thomas Mayo Brewer, 1840
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A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In
Smew waited but there was no response. We were seated at a round table, with nine chairs spaced evenly apart. One of the chairs was larger and better- upholstered than the others. It was empty. Smew peered at the unoccupied place for a ...
Magnus Mills, 2011
9
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Skip Tracer Bullets
Agnew Smew. When Mrs. Fuddy came back, he got Agnew's description. The landlady said Agnew worked in an automat and that Huff had been a faithful employee of Rubb & Shine, jewelers, on lower Broadway. “Huff,” Satchelfoot said and ...
Joe Archibald, 2014
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Wfi^S^_ This species is the Kreutz-Ente of Frisch and the Germans ; the Hviid Side of the Danes ; Sugherone occhialitio of the Italians; Lleianwen of the antient British; Smew and (provincial) White Nuu, Vare Widgeon and Smee of the modern ...
‎1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMEW»

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Great Amity refloated
The four bulkers included Norden's 77,134-dwt Nord Hydra (built 2014), the 61,000-dwt Bulk Guatemala (built 2013), Canfornav's 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
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Great Amity grounds
The four bulkers included Norden's 77,134-dwt Nord Hydra (built 2014), the 61,000-dwt Bulk Guatemala (built 2013), Canfornav's 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
3
Parana bulker refloated
The four bulkers included Norden's 77,134-dwt Nord Hydra (built 2014), the 61,000-dwt Bulk Guatemala (built 2013), Canfornav's 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
4
Bulker in Parana grounding
The four bulkers included Norden's 77,134-dwt Nord Hydra (built 2014), the 61,000-dwt Bulk Guatemala (built 2013), Canfornav's 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
5
Rosario strike averted
... the 61,000-dwt Bulk Guatemala (built 2013), Canfornav's 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) and most recently Emarat Maritime's 55,389-dwt Dubai Energy (built ... «TradeWinds, May 15»
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Canfornav bulker free
The 35,998-dwt Smew (built 2014) grounded at 09:35am local time causing disruption on the Argentinian channel. The incident comes only three days after the ... «TradeWinds, May 15»
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Se liberó el buque que estaba varado a la altura de San Pedro
Esta vez se trata del Smew, que había sido despachado desde rada San Lorenzo (había cargado en LDC Timbúes) a las 00:30, zarpando a las 01:00 con ... «Punto Biz, May 15»
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It was birders' day out with rare finds
However, Smew was the highlight of the day. "It was spotted in 1881 by AO Hume, who was a great birder and the founder member of Indian National Congress. «Times of India, Mar 15»
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Tweets of joy: Rare birds fly into Delhi
One such rare bird seen in Delhi recently is the Smew, a species of duck which was last reported from the Delhi region in 1922 by Basil-Edwardes. «Times of India, Feb 15»
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Extremely rare bird spotted near Inch
Amateur birdwatcher, Edward McElhinney from Derry, spotted a male Smew whilst bird watching near Farland Bank Hide at Inch Wildfowl Reserve on Tuesday ... «Derry Journal, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
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