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Meaning of "windhover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDHOVER

windhover  [ˈwɪndˌhɒvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDHOVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Windhover 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINDHOVER


bovver
ˈbɒvə
hover
ˈhɒvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDHOVER

windfall
windfall profit
windfall tax
windfallen
windflaw
windflower
windgall
windgalled
windgun
Windhoek
windier
Windies
windiest
windigo
windily
windiness
winding
winding drum
winding sheet
winding staircase

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDHOVER

all over
all-over
cover
digital switchover
discover
duck shover
flashover
hardcover
Hoover
Land Rover
lover
moreover
on cover
over
over and over
pushover
recover
rover
shover
switchover

Synonyms and antonyms of windhover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «windhover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDHOVER

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

Translator English - Chinese

windhover
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Windhover
570 millions of speakers

English

windhover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

windhover
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

windhover
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пустельга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Windhover
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

windhover
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

windhover
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Windhover
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windhover
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

windhover
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

windhover
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Windhover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Windhover
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

windhover
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वंडरॉव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Windhover
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Windhover
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Windhover
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боривітер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Windhover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

windhover
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Windh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Windhover
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of windhover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDHOVER»

The term «windhover» is regularly used and occupies the 85.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDHOVER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDHOVER»

Discover the use of windhover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to windhover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Windhover
A baby falcon is stolen from its nest in the schoolyard wall by a lonely boy, who returns it when it will not eat and watches it take its first flight.
Alan Brown, Christian Birmingham, 1997
2
The Windhover
Charles Morgan. gigaiéigvgiwaa? 3 V THE WINDHOVER by CHARLES MORGAN. Front Cover.
Charles Morgan, 2009
3
Empire: a visual novel
Science-fiction tegneserie i farver.
Samuel R. Delany, Howard V. Chaykin, 1978
4
Friends' Review: A Religious, Literary and Miscellaneous Journal
What with the windhover by day, and the screech owl by night, the rats and mice must have a poor time of it. The tyrants relieve each other at sunrise and sundown ; and by the perpetual presence of the windhover, the poor sparrow is deprived ...
Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads, 1850
5
Essays on natural history
Were I to allow the crow and the magpie to be persecuted, there would be no chance for the windhover to rear its progeny here ; for Nature has not taught this bird the art of making its nest in a tree. How astonishing, and how diversified, are the ...
Charles Waterton, Norman Moore, 1870
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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
A pair of peregrine falcons were breeding in the cliff at Freshwater, and the female would every now and then recreate herself with a chase of a windhover. I have a vivid recollection of a scene of this kind which we witnessed. The evolutions of ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1850
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Chambers's Journal
A pair of peregrine falcons were breeding in the cliff at Freshwater, and the female would every now and then recreate herself with a chase of s windhover. I have a vivid recollection of a scene of this kind which we witnessed. The evolutions of ...
‎1850
8
The Treasury of Natural History, Or, A Popular Dictionary of ...
That discerning friend of the feathered tribci, Mr. Wa- terton, whose words we have just quoted, thus apostrophizes in this bird's favour : "Did the nurseryman, the farmer, and the country gentleman, know the value of the Windhover's services, ...
Samuel Maunder, 1849
9
Treasury of Natural History; Or, A Popular Dictionary of ...
That discerning friend of the feathered tribes, Mr. Wa- terton, whose words we have just quoted, thus apostrophizes in this bird's favour : " Did the nurseryman, the farmer, and the country gentleman, know the value of the Windhover's services, ...
Samuel Maunder, 1872
10
Essays on natural history, chiefly ornithology. With an ...
NOTES ON THE HABITS OF THE WINDHOVER HAWK. Nothing can be more unfortunate for a man, than to bear a strong resemblance to another who is notorious for his evil deeds. The public eye marks him as he passes on, and tacitly ...
Charles Waterton, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDHOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term windhover is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New York City dance troupe to perform at Rockport quarry
These performances are part of a weeklong residency at Windhover to choreograph a site-specific quarry dance for the public. The performances are free and ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
Bypass route to north of Northampton 'to be approved in 2016'
Northamptonshire County Council has already spoken of an ambition to build a highway from Harlestone Road, near Harlestone Firs, to the Windhover. «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jun 15»
3
384-unit Newark apartment complex sold
Evergreen Apartment Group Inc., a New Castle multifamily property owner, has purchased the Village of Windhover, a 384-unit apartment community in Newark. «The News Journal, Apr 15»
4
windhover contemplative center offers tranquility at stanford university
the 'windhover contemplative center' by aidlin darling design in collaboration with rammed earth works, is located on the campus of stanford university where it ... «Designboom, Feb 15»
5
Nathan Oliveira's Windhover paintings get a tranquil new home at …
The project, called the Windhover, the centre creates a dialogue between the different elements involved. Joshua Aidlin and David Darling, founders of the ... «wallpaper.com, Nov 14»
6
Aidlin Darling Design brings the outdoors to the inside of the …
A retreat from the chaos of campus, for students and faculty, the Windhover Contemplative Center is designed to reflect the organic forms and soothing function ... «The Stanford Daily, Nov 14»
7
Students weigh in on Windhover's uses
The Windhover Contemplative Center features walls and thick glass windows that block cellular and Internet signals, and the large windows within the interior of ... «The Stanford Daily, Nov 14»
8
Visual raptures
Less well known is the Windhover Meditation Center, which opened earlier this month. The Windhover is a smaller building, but no less considered in its uplifting ... «Palo Alto Online, Oct 14»
9
Why 20 Bitcoin Companies Are Backing a New Deal for Digital Identity
The Windhover Principles aim to reframe the debate around privacy, security and transparency. All entities that have pledged to the principles have vowed to ... «CoinDesk, Oct 14»
10
Top Bitcoin Companies Propose the Windhover Principles - A New …
Privacy ID3, founded out of the MIT Media Lab, has teamed up with nearly two dozen leading digital currency firms to announce the Windhover Principles. «CryptoCoinsNews, Oct 14»

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