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PRONUNCIATION OF THRESHER

thresher  [ˈθrɛʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRESHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thresher 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 THRESHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thresher in the English dictionary

The definition of thresher in the dictionary is a person who threshes. Other definition of thresher is Also called: thrasher, thresher shark. any of various large sharks of the genus Alopias, esp A. vulpinus, occurring in tropical and temperate seas: family Alopiidae. They have a very long whiplike tail with which they are thought to round up the small fish on which they feed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRESHER


acupressure
ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə
Cheshire
ˈtʃɛʃə
compressure
kəmˈprɛʃə
counterpressure
ˈkaʊntəˌprɛʃə
expressure
ɛksˈprɛʃə
flesher
ˈflɛʃə
fresher
ˈfrɛʃə
impressure
ɪmˈprɛʃə
overpressure
ˈəʊvəˌprɛʃə
pressure
ˈprɛʃə
refresher
rɪˈfrɛʃə
secesher
sɪˈsɛʃə
tressure
ˈtrɛʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRESHER

threnode
threnodial
threnodic
threnodies
threnodist
threnody
threnos
threonine
thresh
thresh out
threshel
thresher shark
threshing
threshing machine
threshold
threshold agreement
threshold policy
threshold price
threshold wage policy
threw

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRESHER

Asher
crusher
dishwasher
extinguisher
finisher
fire extinguisher
fire-extinguisher
fisher
flasher
kingfisher
kosher
perisher
publisher
punisher
pusher
slasher
swisher
thrasher
usher
washer

Synonyms and antonyms of thresher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thresher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRESHER

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

Translator English - Chinese

脱粒机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trilladora
570 millions of speakers

English

thresher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थ्रेशर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دراس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молотилка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

debulhador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিয়ালমুখো হাঙ্গর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

batteuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thresher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drescher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱穀機
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈곡기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thresher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đánh nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதிரடிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थ्रेशर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

batöz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trebbiatrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

młockarnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молотарка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thresher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thresher
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dorsmasjien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tröskverk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tresker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thresher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRESHER»

The term «thresher» is regularly used and occupies the 71.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRESHER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRESHER»

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1
Thresher: Autumn Fall
Set in early nineteenth century England against the recent end of the Napoleonic Wars, THRESHER presages the future upheavals heralded by that turbulent era.
Noel Allsup, 2010
2
Thresher Sharks
An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of the alopiidae, or thresher shark.
Adam G. Klein, 2010
3
Thresher Sharks
Describes the appearance, habitat, and behavior of thresher sharks.
Sarah Palmer, Ernest Nicol, Elizabeth Turner, 1988
4
Downsizing Technology for rural Development, Vol. 1
International Seminar on Downsizing Technology for Rural Development ( ISDTRD - 2OO3) Oct 7-9, 2003 Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, India Development Of Vertical Flow Power Operated Pulse Thresher And Winnower 5.
S. Khuntia, A. Parida, Vibhuti N. Misra, 2003
5
The Thresher's Guide an Farmer's Friend
IENERAL/OXGENTSFORTHE ACIFIC FOAST Full TH E I Werltiii Mwer Raperg — _AND——TORNADO THRESHER. Send for Descriptive Pamphlets and Price List. ,rv *FORNIA STAMPED BELOW RECALL 262163 iHollihan, D.W. Thresher's  ...
D. W. Hollihan, 1872
6
Thresher: The Shark That Wouldn't Die
The shark begins to eat the smaller fish, and then he works himself up to the baby ducks. Ultimately, this is a story about how three young adults, (early teens), came together to solve what seemed, at first, to be an impossible problem.
Larry Liebers, 2004
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
In August Trieste returned to the site, and on the third dive it happened to drift over the remnants of Thresher. On several subsequent dives, Trieste revisited the wreckage. Much of what the navy learned from those excursions remained secret , ...
Robert D. Ballard, 2002
8
Increasing the Impact of Engineering in Agricultural and ...
Table 1. Equipment designs developed through the prototype stage. 1 . Cone thresher 2. Rotary wetland tiller for large tractors 3. Tractor PTO"-driven thresher 4. Drum (hold-on) thresher 5. Table thresher 6. Tractor PTO-driven push-type ...
‎1998
9
Tooth Trouble
Unhappy to be the only one in his class who still has not lost a tooth, first-grader Freddy tries to find a way to expedite matters but then is faced with another problem.
Abby Klein, 2004
10
Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, ...
10 July 1733 [7: 570], Order to Israel Thrasher of Taun. , Exec. of Est. of his father JOHN THRESHER of Taun., dtd. 12 July 1733 [7:571]. Will of JOHN THRESHER of Taun., dtd. 20 May 1727, prob. 11 June 1733. No wife mentioned.
‎1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRESHER»

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'Biggest ever' thresher shark caught off Welsh coast
David Thomas, 40, took five hours to reel in the giant 12ft thresher shark with the ... on-board the 271lb thresher shark - the biggest ever caught in Welsh waters. «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
Anglers fight 429-pound thresher shark for 5 1/2 hours
An epic shark fight ended after a 429-pound thresher shark was bested by the crew of the Pirates of Forty, a 28-foot Luhrs owned and captained by Brad Simek ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Crestview CC's Jason Thresher 1 stroke off pace entering final …
Jason Thresher of Crestview Country Club was in third place, one stroke back, entering the final round of the Massachusetts Open at Black Rock Country Club in ... «MassLive.com, Jun 15»
4
Nationwide CFO on Q1 earnings, rebranding and new marketing chief
I caught up with Nationwide CFO Mark Thresher amid a busy month as the company adjusts to a new marketing chief and prepares to sponsor the 40th annual ... «Columbus Business First, May 15»
5
52nd anniversary memorial service held for USS Thresher
“All those men did not die in vain,” he told the crowd of about 200 gathered for the 52nd anniversary memorial service for USS Thresher inside the auditorium of ... «Seacoastonline.com, Apr 15»
6
Thresher Square project goes to City of Minneapolis with a few …
Minneapolis city officials will consider plans from Sherman Associates, that include some telling tweaks, next week for a Downtown East block called Thresher ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 15»
7
Thresher Shark Giving Birth to Shark Pup Caught on Camera
What looks like another fin is actually the head of a shark pup poking out of the underbelly of a pelagic thresher shark giving birth. A closer look will show its eyes ... «Tech Times, Jan 15»
8
Thresher shark photographed mid-birth
CHESTER, England, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Researchers at a British university said they captured the first photo of a thresher shark giving live birth while observing sea ... «UPI.com, Jan 15»
9
Hutchinson's decision to cancel Cheer Battle strips students of voice
The Thresher believes that Cheer Battle does still represent who we are at Rice and is integral to the goals of O-Week. Cheer Battle provides an opportunity for ... «The Rice Thresher, Jan 15»
10
Thresher shark seen leaping from sea off Pembrokeshire
A thresher shark has been photographed leaping out of the water off the coast of Pembrokeshire. The Sea Trust, which took the picture, said the "very large" ... «BBC News, Aug 13»

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