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Meaning of "wurley" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WURLEY

From a native Australian language.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WURLEY

wurley  [ˈwɜːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WURLEY

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Wurley 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 WURLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wurley

Humpy

A humpy or gunyah was a small, temporary shelter made from bark and tree branches, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines, with a standing tree usually used as the main support. The word humpy comes from the Jagera language; other language groups would have different names for the structure. Both names were adopted by early white settlers, and now form part of the Australian lexicon. Small impermanent dwellings, made of branches and bark were built prior to the construction of more permanent buildings, and were referred to as humpies. It is sometimes called a lean-to, since it can rely on the tree for support. In South Australia, such a shelter is known as a "wurley", possibly from the Kaurna language.

Definition of wurley in the English dictionary

The definition of wurley in the dictionary is an Aboriginal hut.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WURLEY


Burghley
ˈbɜːlɪ
Burleigh
ˈbɜːlɪ
burley
ˈbɜːlɪ
burly
ˈbɜːlɪ
curli
ˈkɜːlɪ
curliewurlie
ˌkɜːlɪˈwɜːlɪ
curly
ˈkɜːlɪ
early
ˈɜːlɪ
girlie
ˈɡɜːlɪ
girly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
gurly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
hurley
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly-burly
ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ
pearly
ˈpɜːlɪ
surly
ˈsɜːlɪ
swirly
ˈswɜːlɪ
twirly
ˈtwɜːlɪ
whirly
ˈwɜːlɪ
wurlie
ˈwɜːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WURLEY

wudu
Wuhan
Wuhsien
Wuhu
wukkas
wulfenite
Wulfila
wunderkind
Wundt
Wuppertal
wurlie
wurst
wurtzite
wurzel
wus
wushu
Wusih
wuss
wussier
wussies

WORDS THAT END LIKE WURLEY

barley
berley
Beverley
Charley
Chorley
Coverley
Harley
Kimberley
malted barley
Marley
Morley
parley
pearl barley
Sir Roger de Coverley
Warley
Wycherley

Synonyms and antonyms of wurley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wurley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WURLEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Spanish

Wurley
570 millions of speakers

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wurley
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wurley
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

wurley
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wurley
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wurley
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wurley
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wurley
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wurley
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wurley
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wurley
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wurley
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wurley
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

wurley
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wurley
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरुली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wurley
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wurley
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wurley
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wurley
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wurley
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wurley
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

wurley
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wurley
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

wurley
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wurley

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WURLEY»

The term «wurley» is used very little and occupies the 162.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WURLEY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WURLEY»

Discover the use of wurley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wurley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gunyah, Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of ...
Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley provides an introduction and a framework for ongoing debate and research on the subject, and more broadly aims to introduce the lay reader to the subject and provide avenues of insight into the lifestyles and ...
Paul Memmott, 2007
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Macmillan's Magazine
So after lunch, at which Mr. Wurley drank the better part of a bottle of old sherry to steady his nerves, they returned again to billiards and Hudson's regalias. They played on for another hour ; and, though Mr. Wurley's hand was certainly steadier  ...
David Masson, 1861
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Tom Brown's School Days: By an Old Boy
ter a sharp struggle Mr. Wurley won the game, ' at which he was highly elated, and talked again grandly of the odds he could give after dinner. ' Torn felt that it was now or never, and so, as he put on his coat, he said, “ Well, I'm much obliged to ...
Thomas Hughes, 1870
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The northern tribes of central Australia
The air inside the wurley, upon which the sun shone down hotly, was simply stifling, but the men did not seem to mind this, and the singing, which referred to the progress of the fire ceremony across the country from the far north-east, went on ...
Sir Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen, 1904
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Study of Native Tribes
The men's spears were bunched together and rested against the wurley. The first night they spend, each under the charge of his pappam, close to the entrance to the koar. Early in the morning they are taken on to the ground and sit down on ...
Sir Baldwin Spencer, Australia. Dept. of External Affairs, 1912
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Religion in aboriginal Australia: an anthology
The air inside the wurley, upon which the sun shone down hotly, was simply stifling, but the men did not seem to mind this, and the singing, which referred to the progress of the fire ceremony across the country from the far north-east, went on ...
Maxwell John Charlesworth, 1984
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Hog to Hog
Larry Wurley grins. Wurley grins a lot. He doesn't seem to worry about a thing. Bernie 's known Wurley ever since he came to Rooster. Wurley's a strong supporter of Pork Rite, and he helped establish the Hog Man of the Month award.
Jack Smith, 2008
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The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the ...
Poor Wills's remains we found lying in the wurley in which he died, and where King, after his return from seeking for the natives, had buried him with sand and rushes. We carefully collected the remains and interred them where they lay; and,  ...
Tim Fridtjof Flannery, 1998
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Delumi
There she saw Ditji who lit up the sky, for he had turned into the sun and was giving light to the earth. Always the black people say he is seeking Mitjen. His wurley is in Nganat, just over the edge of the earth and the bright sunset colours are ...
Howard Reede-Pelling, 2011
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The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New ...
Poor Wills' remains were found lying in the wurley in which he died, and where King, after his return from seeking for the natives, had buried him with sand and rushes. We carefully collected the remains, and interred them where they lay; and  ...
William Howitt, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WURLEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wurley is used in the context of the following news items.
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City A to Z: C is for…?
“Curley-Wurley”, as the City fans had christened him, eventually joined Wolves in 1996 after five successful seasons at Maine Road and later moved to Sheffield ... «Manchester City FC, Jun 15»
2
Concert pic of the morning: The Real McKenzies at the Rickshaw
Couldn't make it out last Saturday night? You missed Vancouver's own Celtic-punk legends the Real McKenzies at the Rickshaw. Esther Wurley was there and ... «Straight.com, Apr 15»
3
Best spots to walk your dog off-leash on the Coast
Maloga Street, Buddina to Wurley Drive, Wurtulla Beach access 226 to 247: Off-leash at all times. The Sunshine Coast Daily. dogs. Read More Login to follow. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Mar 15»
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Hershey's angers British chocolate fans with move to ban Cadbury …
No more Flake, Curly Wurley's or Crunchie bars with the melt-in-your-mouth golden honeycomb center. And, come Easter, no more large chocolate eggs that ... «The Daily Breeze, Jan 15»
5
「KORG Gadget」が大容量サウンドライブラリ搭載の音源アプリ「KORG …
アプリ内で購入できる音源についてもセール価格となり、Moduleの「Wurley Electric Piano」はなんと無償。期間は12月11日まで。 <対象アプリ>. ・KORG Module for ... «BARKS, Dec 14»
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Korg Module, une mini-workstation sur iPad
2 packs d'expansion sont également prévus : le Synthogy Ivory Mobile Grand (2GB) et le Korg Wurley Electric Piano (120MB). Module devrait arriver sur ... «Audiofanzine, Nov 14»
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Chocolate Festival returns to the Cheese and Grain, Frome
Where did the idea for the Curley Wurley stretching competition come from? The Curly Wurly competition came about as I was looking for a chocolate related ... «Frome Standard, Nov 14»
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Post 77 holds off Loganville
Photo by Dwayne Wurley. #Kyle Spinks threw plenty of strikes, and Loganville had plenty of base-runners in Tuesday's American Legion baseball game at ... «Rockdale Citizen, Jul 14»
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Charity refuses to show proof of housing homeless
AFTER WURLEY CALLED SAYING HE WAS TOLD THE CAMPSITE DID NOT EXIST WE CALLED THE CHARITY'S FOUNDER LARRY HAMMER. HE TOLD ME ... «WESH Orlando, May 14»
10
Useful! The drone with an 80000-volt stun gun
Talking to The Verge, designer William "Wurley" Hurley said: "We thought a lot about how could this be used. Perhaps there's a raid on a house and somebody ... «CNET, Mar 14»

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