English words for 'plural of nighthawk'
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noun
- (US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
- (cooking) Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
- (by extension, now often ironic) Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- (British) The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
- (Roman Catholicism and generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- (Coptic Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
- (alcoholic beverages) Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
- (UK) An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
- (Russian Orthodoxy) Alternative form of pop, a Russian Orthodox priest.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
- (US regional) The painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
- (rare) The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
- (uncommon) A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
- (by extension) Any similar head of a religion.
- (UK regional, Cumberland, Cornwall, Devon, Scotland) The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
verb
noun
- (US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
- (cooking) Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
- (by extension, now often ironic) Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- (British) The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
- (Roman Catholicism and generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- (Coptic Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
- (alcoholic beverages) Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
- (UK) An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
- (Russian Orthodoxy) Alternative form of pop, a Russian Orthodox priest.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
- (US regional) The painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
- (rare) The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
- (uncommon) A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
- (by extension) Any similar head of a religion.
- (UK regional, Cumberland, Cornwall, Devon, Scotland) The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
verb
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