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So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far - but I honestly believe that some of the greatest actors in America are tending bar and waiting tables and driving taxis, and it will never happen for them.
John Mahoney

Meaning of "taxis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAXIS

Via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAXIS

taxis  [ˈtæksɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAXIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taxis 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 TAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taxis

A taxis is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioral responses. A taxis differs from a tropism in that the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source. It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to a stimulus.

Definition of taxis in the English dictionary

The definition of taxis in the dictionary is the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. Other definition of taxis is the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAXIS


aerotaxis
ˌɛərəʊˈtæksɪs
chemotaxis
ˌkɛməʊˈtæksɪs
cytotaxis
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtæksɪs
epistaxis
ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs
epitaxis
ˈɛpɪˌtæksɪs
geotaxis
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæksɪs
heliotaxis
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæksɪs
heterotaxis
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs
homotaxis
ˌhəʊməʊˈtæksɪs
hydrotaxis
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæksɪs
hypotaxis
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs
parataxis
ˌpærəˈtæksɪs
phototaxis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæksɪs
phyllotaxis
ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs
rheotaxis
ˌriːəˈtæksɪs
stereotaxis
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs
telotaxis
ˌteləʊˈtæksɪs
thermotaxis
ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs
thigmotaxis
ˌθɪɡməˈtæksɪs
trophotaxis
ˌtrɒfəʊˈtæksɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAXIS

taxi dancing
taxi driver
taxi fare
taxi rank
taxi stand
taxi strip
taxi truck
taxiarch
taxicab
taxidermal
taxidermic
taxidermist
taxidermize
taxidermy
taximan
taximeter
taxing
taxingly
taxiplane
taxiway

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAXIS

anaphylaxis
axis
chemoprophylaxis
major axis
minor axis
neutral axis
optic axis
orthoaxis
parapraxis
phylaxis
polar axis
praxis
principal axis
prophylaxis
sparaxis
synaxis
tachyphylaxis
x-axis
y-axis
z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of taxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAXIS

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

Translator English - Chinese

出租车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taxis
570 millions of speakers

English

taxis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टैक्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارات الأجرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

такси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

táxis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যাক্সি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taxis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taxen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

택시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taxi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாக்சிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅक्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taksiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taxi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taksówki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таксі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxiuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taxi´s
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taxibilar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drosjer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAXIS»

The term «taxis» is very widely used and occupies the 11.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAXIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «taxis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «taxis» 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 taxis

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10 QUOTES WITH «TAXIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word taxis.
1
Sal Albanese
I'd love to have our trains, our subway cars and our taxis built right here in New York City. You can create 40,000 living wage jobs... the city's contracting power is huge.
2
John Mahoney
So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far - but I honestly believe that some of the greatest actors in America are tending bar and waiting tables and driving taxis, and it will never happen for them.
3
Danny Masterson
When I was 15, my parents left town for a month. They hid the keys to the car, but I found them. That month, I drove my stepdad's Thunderbird Super Coupe into Manhattan every day, and I would crank Cypress Hill as I flew around the city, racing the taxis.
4
Cory Monteith
I've worked as a labourer, driven taxis and school buses, and been a car mechanic - whatever I could do just to get by. But it does mean that I know a little bit about a lot of things.
5
Bridget Moynahan
I miss the noise in New York: the sound of taxis and that constant buzz the city has.
6
Sally Phillips
When I'm a brunette, it's four times harder to hail a taxi. Then I go blonde again, and suddenly there are taxis everywhere.
7
Thelma Ritter
When a man and a woman see each other and like each other they ought to come together - wham - like a couple of taxis on Broadway, not sit around analyzing each other like two specimens in a bottle.
8
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I really don't know the Chicago School. You see, I never walk. I always take taxis back and forth to work. I rarely see the city.
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Charles Scott Sherrington
Further study of central nervous action, however, finds central inhibition too extensive and ubiquitous to make it likely that it is confined solely to the taxis of antagonistic muscles.
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Katharine Whitehorn
No nice men are good at getting taxis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAXIS»

Discover the use of taxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Taxis
Learn about what taxis do and who uses them.
Mary Winget, 2007
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Taxis
Wave down a taxi and catch a ride! These helpful cars take people where they need to go. Beginning readers will learn how to catch a taxi, how taxis work, and where taxis can take people.
Kay Manolis, 2010
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Talkville City Metered Taxis Inc.
Talkville City Metered Taxis Inc. is a collection of spine-chilling modern, african urban tales of horror, terror, drama, suspense, mystery and myth.
James Jijide, 2009
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Taxis
Discusses the inventors, history, early models, major parts, and workings of taxis.
Allison Lassieur, 1999
5
Improving Access to Taxis
minimum dimensions Spanish Standard (UNE) Finnish Invataxi French Experimental Standard (type 3) UK Research Recommended dimensions EC Taxis for All Project: "Ideal dimensions" Swedish “Universal” VW Proposal Fiat Merc Vito ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2007
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The Uncertain Hand: Hong Kong Taxis and Tenders
These prices show that potential movements of the uncertain hand of regulation, rather than the inherent characteristics of the taxi business, are the major source of risk and thus speculation.
Christopher D. Hall, 1996
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Mathematical Models of Taxis-driven Bacterial Pattern Formation
The hybrid cell-based model becomes computationally expensive because of the large number of cells due to cell division.
Chuan Xue, 2008
8
Troubles, Taxis and Toilets
Anne Schlebusch. ANNE SCHLEBUSC TROUBLES, TAXIS AND TOILETS ANNE SCHLEBUSCH % n A series. Front Cover.
Anne Schlebusch, 2002
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Taxis and private hire vehicles: the road to reform, seventh ...
Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVS) are a vital but often overlooked part of the public transport system. They serve a number of functions in different areas, from getting people home from bars and nightclubs in the early hours of the morning ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2011
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Characterization of CetA and CetB, Energy Taxis Regulators ...
Aer: An Energy Taxis Transducer in E. coli Identification of energy taxis transducers in E. coli A mechanism to alter motility based on the energy level of the cell had long been postulated prior to identification of any energy taxis receptors ...
Kathryn T. Young, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taxis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uber Cheaper, Faster Than Taxis in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Research group Botec Analysis found that summoning an UberX, the company's budget tier, took less than half as long as calling for a taxi in several low-income ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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For First Time, Uber Beats Taxis Among Business Travelers
In Certify's head-to-head analysis of taxis vs. ridesharing services, Uber accounted for 55 percent of the ground transportation costs business travelers expensed ... «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
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Uber overtakes taxis in battle for business travelers
Business travelers are embracing the sharing economy, increasingly opting for Uber and Airbnb over taxis and hotels, a new report released today shows. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Uber's Manhattan Invasion Is Killing the Loan Market for Taxis
Cabbies aren't the only ones feeling the heat from Uber Technologies Inc.'s incursion into New York City. Their lenders are, too. Taxi companies typically borrow ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Autonomous Taxis Would Deliver Significant Environmental and …
Imagine a fleet of driverless taxis roaming your city, ready to pick you up and take you to your destination at a moment's notice. While this may seem fantastical, ... «Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jul 15»
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After Violent Clashes With Taxis, Here's What It Was Like to Take an …
Close to 3,000 taxi drivers across the country are protesting Uber's UberPop ... is basic: UberPop prices are dramatically lower than those charged by taxis. «Re/code, Jun 15»
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Amanda Fritz wrong about Uber, taxis (OPINION)
Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz's guest column about Uber does not address the reality of Uber and taxi service in Portland. In San Francisco, Denver and ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
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Uber Officially More Popular With Biz Travelers Than Taxis
Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies. A new report by expense ... «Yahoo Travel, Apr 15»
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Uber cars outnumber yellow taxis in New York City
For the first time, there are more black Uber cars on the streets of New York City than traditional yellow taxis, figures have revealed. The New York Taxi and ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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More Uber cars than yellow taxis on the road in NYC
Uber has thrown down the gauntlet in the Big Apple taxi wars — overtaking the yellow-cab industry in total cars on the streets in less than four years of operation ... «New York Post, Mar 15»

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