Alligator
['ælɪgeɪtə] or ['ælɪɡetɚ]
Definition
(noun.) either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts.
(noun.) leather made from alligator's hide.
(verb.) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes.
Typist: Mag--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.
(n.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
(n.) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
(n.) a rock breaker
(n.) a kind of job press, called also alligator press.
Editor: Ryan
Definition
n. an animal of the crocodile genus found in America.
Edited by Albert
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of an alligator, unless you kill it, is unfavorable to all persons connected with the dream. It is a dream of caution.
Typed by Denis
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The crocodile of America superior in every detail to the crocodile of the effete monarchies of the Old World. Herodotus says the Indus is with one exception the only river that produces crocodiles but they appear to have gone West and grown up with the other rivers. From the notches on his back the alligator is called a sawrian.
Typist: Nelda
Examples
- The alligator, sir? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A sort of squeezing apparatus, or tongs, called the alligator, had been employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- That's a treacherous fellow,' said Mr Boffin, dusting his arms and legs as he came forth, the alligator having been but musty company. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Get behind the young alligator in the corner, Mr Boffin, and judge him for yourself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We had exhausted the crocodiles, and begun with the alligators, when the garden-bell rang. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Typed by Josephine