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• turnip — [tʉr′nip] n. [earlier turnep, prob. < TURN or Fr tour, in the sense of “turned, round” + ME nepe < OE næp, turnip < L napus] 1. a) a biennial plant (Brassica rapa) of the crucifer family, with edible, hairy leaves and a roundish, light… …   English World dictionary

• watch — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend, attend to, await, baby sit, bakehead, be at …   Moby Thesaurus

• turnip — n. 1 a cruciferous plant, Brassica rapa, with a large white globular root and sprouting leaves. 2 this root used as a vegetable. 3 a large thick old fashioned watch. Phrases and idioms: turnip top the leaves of the turnip eaten as a vegetable.… …   Useful english dictionary

• turnip — noun Etymology: Middle English turnepe, probably from turnen to turn + nepe neep; from the well rounded root Date: 1533 1. a. either of two biennial herbs of the mustard family with thick edible roots: (1) one (Brassica rapa rapifera) with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• timepiece — Synonyms and related words: Big Ben, alarm clock, alarm watch, astronomical clock, atomic clock, box chronometer, calendar clock, calendar watch, chronograph, chronometer, chronopher, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, clock movement, clocks,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• clock — [n] timekeeping device alarm, Big Ben*, chroniker*, chronograph, chronometer, digital watch, hourglass, pendulum, stopwatch, sundial, tattler, ticker*, tick tock*, timekeeper, timemarker, timepiece, timer, turnip*, watch; concepts 463,819 …   New thesaurus

• chronometer — Synonyms and related words: Big Ben, astronavigation, celestial navigation, clock, clock movement, clockworks, coastwise navigation, consolan, dead reckoning, fix, horologe, horologium, line of position, loran, pilotage, plane sailing, point to… …   Moby Thesaurus

• clock — Synonyms and related words: Big Ben, beat time, brood, chronometer, clock movement, clockworks, cover, fix the time, horologe, horologium, keep time, mark time, measure time, set, set the time, sit, ticker, time, timekeeper, timepiece, timer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• timekeeper — Synonyms and related words: Big Ben, accountant, amanuensis, annalist, archivist, bookkeeper, calendar maker, calendarist, chronicler, chronographer, chronologer, chronologist, chronometer, clerk, clock, clock movement, clockmaker, clockworks,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• England national football team manager — The role of an England national football team manager was first established in May 1947 with the appointment of Walter Winterbottom.cite book | author=Nawrat, Chris Hutchings, Steve | title = The Sunday Times Illustrated History of Football |… …   Wikipedia

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