Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cocktail made with crème de cacao, sweet cream, and brandy or gin.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To treat with harshness and severity, in the manner of Sir Jerome Alexander, an Irish judge in the seventeenth century who was noted for his harsh and merciless decisions, especially in regard to Presbytenans and other nonconformists; by implication, to hang.
Wiktionary
- n. Alexanders: any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a European herb (Smyrnium olusatrum) somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.
- n. the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria -- (356-323 BC).
WordNet 3.0
- n. king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
- n. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Etymologies
- From the name Alexander. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“C - said ... you might consider exploring alexander technique, which has completely transformed how i approach physical tension, and which has informed and improved my vocal technique immeasurably. the key word in alexander technique is 'technique', which is to say, there is method in choosing to release tension, even in exceedingly stressful situations. if you (like me) are not of the type to 'stop thinking' and 'just sing it', alexander might be the guide to a better way of thinking, which will in turn allow you to just sing it.”
“Finance Manager finance manager company name alexander bec job ... growing financial services firm needs a group finance manager ... responsibilities: manage the ...”
“Entry tags: alexander scourby, fall of the house of usher, man in black the, pit and the pendulum the, weird tales”
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“Five People Born on January 21 alexander graham bell, antonio meucci, butch cassidy, don adams, guy fawkes, sundance kid, the gunpowder plot, thomas jefferson”
“Hamilton Wars by admin on Jun. 22, 2009, under Uncategorized how did alexander hamilton contribute to the revolutionary war? ok so i need to know how Alexander Hamilton contributed to the revolutionary war and ive looked every were and i cant find it!!!”
“It doesn't matter that everone from alexander to the Soviets have failed there.”
“Five People Born on January 21 clarence darrow, conan o 'brien, haley mills, James Woods, Jay Leno, lucretia borgia, pope alexander VI, scopes monkey trial, william jennings bryan”
“Five Things That Happened On May 3rd alexander hamilton, benjamin franklin, britain, constitutional congress, founding fathers, george washington, John Adams, revolutionary war, thomas jefferson, united states of america”
“On roadside banks, overlooking the eucalyptus groves and polytunnels of market gardens at Boetheric and Burraton, daffodils faded before the end of March and now sprawl between the umbels of alexander.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘alexander’.
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Boys Names
List of Boys names
danny, daniel, bobby, robert, chris, christopher, dan, bob, rob, jeff, jeffery, jeffrey and 105 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 168 more...
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Movies I've Seen
There's a jar I've been adding movie ticket stubs to since about age twelve. I am pleased to have a more accessible way of keeping track of the movies I've seen. Even if some are pretty embarrassin...
ghostbusters, amadeus, miller's crossing, no reservations, hoot, insomnia, master and commander, the matrix, o brother, where ..., night of the comet, the dark knight, tropic thunder and 489 more...
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Pigs on Parade
pig-words: including, but not limited to, famous pigs in film and fiction, historical pigs of note, pig breeds, and assorted porcine terms
babe, the empress of bl..., freddy the pig, piglet, miss piggy, old major, snowball, napoleon, squealer, wilbur, porky pig, petunia pig and 89 more...
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Microcars
Mostly model names, a few brand names and even the occasional colour shade or technical detail thrown in. Excellent resource here.
messerschmitt, tourenfahrzeug-ge..., goggomobil, bavarian blue, buckboard, zeta, frisky sprint, atlas babycar, coccinelle, rubber-in-torsion, avolette, tourisme and 113 more...
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looked up
Words I've come across while reading and looked up in the dictionary.
deesis, pendentive, revetment, aedicule, stemma, patera, ephod, entrepot, corbel, exedra, volute, archivolt and 1406 more...
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names
aether, cullen, sophronia, hiroyuki, sakura, hitoshi, urban, genevieve, samuel, charlotte, lyra, amaya and 40 more...
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Favourite names
ezra, elijah, sarah, alexander, joshua, charlotte, silas, aaron, axel, ashley, amelia, judas and 9 more...
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Names
abbott, abel, aberdeen, albert, alcott, alden, alexander, algernon, alistair, ambrose, anderson, archer and 8 more...
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Family Names
brian, christopher, constantine, danielle, lynne, delanie, marie, alexander, lindsay, dylan, thomas, penelope and 27 more...
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Prohibition Drinks: "The Pansies"
"The Pansies" were on Esquire's list of the worst drinks of Prohibition. Seen in this New York Times article, "Bar? What Bar?" by William Grimes, June 2, 2009.
List also includes other...alexander, sweetheart, fluffy ruffles, pom pom, cream fizz, jake, raines law sandwich, princess mary's p..., leap year cocktail, angel's wings coc..., thunderclap cocktail, sidecar and 44 more...
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Names
Names I like
audrey, aida, ada, adah, asher, alec, aled, alexander, alistair, alastor
Tweets
Looking for tweets for alexander.
knitandpurl See citation on skirret - in the "cow parsnip" sense. Nov 10, 2012
chained_bear "a repellent mixture of gin, crème de cacao and cream." (Article citation/link in the description of my list "The Pansies.") Jun 3, 2009