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1 man-of war
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2 war
[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) vojna; vojen2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) vojskovati se- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *I [wɔ:]nounvojna; boj, borba; prepir, razprtija, mržnja, sovraštvo, sovražnost; vojna umetnost, vojništvo; colloquially orožje, vojna oprema, vojna moč, četein the war — v vojni, v vojnem časuthe War — 1. svetovna vojnawar of the elements — naravne katastrofe, hude nevihtewar to the knife — boj na nož, vojna do iztrebljenjathe dogs of war poetically figuratively vojne strahoteperfect (imperfect) war juridically military splošna (omejena) vojnawar baby colloquially nezakonsko vojaško dete (rojeno v času vojne); humorously mornariški kadet, ki je opravljal službo mornariškega častnika v 1. svetovni vojni; American slang vojni proizvod; delnica, katere vrednost se je dvignila v vojniwar bond — vojna obveznica, zadolžnicawar cloud colloquially grožnja vojne, vojna nevarnostwar crime, war criminal — vojni zločin, vojni zločinecwar footing — vojno stanje, vojna pripravljenostwar grave — vojni, vojaški grobwar horse — bojni konj; colloquially star vojščak, veteran (tudi figuratively) war of liberation — osvobodilna vojnawar lord — najvišji poveljnik vojske, vojaški diktator, generalisimWar Office British English vojno ministrstvo (do leta 196ɔ)War of the Nations history 1. svetovna vojnawar paint — barva, s katero si Indijanci prebarvajo obraz in telo pred bojem; figuratively svečana obleka; American colloquially našminkanostcolloquially to be on the war — biti napadalen, biti pasje voljewar song — bojevito petje; bojna pesemhe's been in the wars figuratively pošteno ga je zdelaloto carry the war into the enemy's country — prenesti vojno v sovražnikovo deželo, figuratively preiti v protinapad, tolči sovražnika z njegovim lastnim orožjemto declare war upon s.o. — napovedati vojno komuto drift into war — biti vpleten (potegnjen) v vojno, figuratively priti v spor zto go to war — spustiti se v vojno, začeti vojnoto go to the wars — iti v vojsko, v vojnoto make war — biti v vojni, vojskovati seto wage war — voditi vojno, biti v vojni, vojskovati seII [wɔ:]intransitive verbwarring principles — nasprotujoča si načela; transitive verb obsolete vojskovati se (z); figuratively boriti se z, pobijati -
3 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slep2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slep (za)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepregleden4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) za slepe2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zvijača3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepiti- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zakriti oči5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zakritimi očmi- the blind leading the blind* * *I [blaind]adjective ( blindly adverb)(to za) slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen; slang pijan; botany brez cvetablind alley — slepa ulica; figuratively zagata; mrtvi tirblind-alley occupation — poklic, ki nima bodočnostiblind (drunk), blind to the world — pijan ko žolnato go at s.th. blind — na slepo srečo se česa lotitiblind leaders of the blind — tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejoto get on s.o.'s blind side — izrabiti slabo stran kogablind pig, blind tiger — nedovoljena točilnicato turn a blind eye to s.th. — delati se slepega za kajblind side — nezavarovana, slaba stranII [blaind]transitive verb & intransitive verboslepiti; zastretifiguratively preslepiti, ukaniti; slepo se lotiti; slang to blind along — brezobzirno voziti, divjatiIII [blaind]nounzaslonka; plašnica; senčnik; žaluzija, roleta -
4 great
[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) velik2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) velik3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) velik4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) imeniten5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) spreten•- greatly- greatness* * *I [greit]adjectivevelik, precejšen; dolg; figuratively ugleden, pomemben, važen, imeniten, slaven; plemenit; pra-; archaic noseča; (at, in) spreten, mojstrski, sposoben; familiarly sijajen, kolosalento be great at s.th. — odlikovati se v čemastronomy Great(er) Bear — Veliki vozgreat dozen — 1ʌarchaic great with child — nosečagreat go — diplomski izpit za B.A.to go a great way with s.o. — imeti velik vpliv na kogagreat gun — vplivna osebnost, "visoka živina"colloquially great big — strašno velik, neznanskigreat Scott! — zaboga!great dane zoology dogagreat many — mnogi, številnino great matter — nepomembno, malenkostgreat little man — majhen, a pomemben človekcolloquially great on — navdušen zano great shakes — ne posebno dober; nič posebnegaII [greit]nouncelota; pomembnost, vzvišenost, veličastnost; plural končni izpit za B.A. v Oxforduthe great — velika gospoda, imenitnikigreat and small — veliki in majhni, bogataši in siromakiIII [greit]adverbveliko, močno, zelo -
5 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) podoben2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) kakor3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) nekaj takega kot4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) tako kot- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) imeti rad, biti všeč2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) imeti rad•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *I [laik]adjectiveenak, podoben, sličen (komu, čemu)and ( —ali or) the like — in tako dalje, in temu sličnowhat is he like? — kakšen je?II [laik]adverb archaic enako, slično; vulgar tako rekočIII [laik]prepositionto look like — biti podoben komu, čemuwhat does he look like? — kako izgleda?to feel like s.th. — biti pri volji za kaj, biti razpoložen za kajI feel like sleeping — rad bi spal, želim si spatilike that — tak, tako, na tak načincolloquially this is something like! — to se lepo sliši, to je že boljšecolloquially that is more like it! — to se že boljše slišilike father, like son — jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesalike master, like man — kakršen gospodar, tak slugalike a shot — kot bi izstrelil, brez pomislekacolloquially like anything — besno, noro, kot norIV [laik]conjunctionvulgar & colloquially ko da bi (za popolnim stavkom)he trembled like he was afraid — trepetal je, ko da bi se balV [laik]nounnekaj sličnega, nekaj takega, nekaj enakega; sport izenačevalen udarec (golf)and the like in — slično, in tako daljemix with your likes! — druži se s sebi enakimicolloquially the likes of me — meni enakicolloquially not for the likes of me — ne za ljudi mojega kovaVI [laik]1.transitive verbrad imeti, marati, ugajati, všeč biti; rad (jesti, piti itd.); colloquially prijati, dobro deti;2.intransitive verbhoteti, želetiI like that! — kaj takega!what do you like better? — kaj imaš rajši?I like coffee, but it does not like me — rad imam kavo, a ne dene mi dobrodo as you like — delaj, kar hočešif you like — če hočeš, če želišI am stupid if you like but — mogoče sem neumen, vendarVII [laik]nounnagnjenje, posebna ljubezen -
6 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) roka2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) naslonjalo (za roke)•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) oborožiti2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) oborožiti se•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *I [a:m]nounzgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje; figuratively oblast; opora; močna vejato fly into s.o.'s s — vreči se komu v naročjeinfant in arms — dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročičekto keep ( —ali hold) s.o. at arm's length — varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizuII [a:m]noun(navadno plural) orožje, vojna oprema; vrsta orožja; vojaški poklic; grbshoulder arms! — puško na rame!up in arms — pod orožjem; figuratively hudo jezenIII [a:m]1.transitive verb2.intransitive verboborožiti se; oskrbeti sephysics to arm a magnet — nabiti magnet -
7 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) vsak2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) vsak3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) vsak4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) vsak (četrti dan itd.)•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time* * *[évri]adjectivevsakeach and every — prav vsak, brez izjemeevery bit, every whit — popolnoma, do skrajnostievery man for himself! — naj se reši, kdor se more!every once in a while — tu in tam, včasih, redkokdajevery right — polna, vsa pravica -
8 hono(u)r
I [ɔnə]nounčast, spoštovanje; dober glas, poštenost, častitost, devištvo; izkazovanje časti; cards najmočnejša karta, slika; (golf) pravica do prvega udarca; plural častni naslovi; plural odlika pri univerzitetnem izpitu; sprejem gostovan affair of hono(u)r — častna zadeva, dvobojcolloquially hono(u)r bright! — častna beseda!, pri moji časti!to do s.o. the hono(u)r of — počastiti koga s čimhono(u)r to whom hono(u)r is due — čast tistemu, ki mu greto have the hono(u)r of ( —ali to) — šteti si v čast, dato put s.o. on his hono(u)r — sklicevati se na čast nekogaeconomy to meet due hono(u)r — izplačati (menico)II [ɔnə]transitive verbspoštovati, izkazati čast, počastiti (with, by s, z); figuratively izpolniti obljubo; economy plačati v roku, plačati dolg, spoštovati pogodbo, priznati menico -
9 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *I [méik]noundelo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kartof best English make — najboljše angl. kvaliteteelectrical to be at make — biti spojenslang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarjeII [méik]1.transitive verbdelati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;2.intransitive verbnameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati doto make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvidevento make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kajto make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hlinitias you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležalto make believe — pretvarjati se, hlinitito make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kajto make bold — drzniti si, upati sito make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kajto make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali polomato make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srceto make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čimto make clear — objasniti, razložitito make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vratato make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvarto make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkomto make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledatito make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati seto make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti seto make a fool of o.s. — biti za norcato make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norcato make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čimto make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavatito make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditito make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)American to make a hit — postati popularento make o.s. at home — biti kakor domaAmerican to make it — uspetinautical to make it so — izvršiti nalogto make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati kogato make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)to make known — sporočiti, objavitito make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristaniščeto make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jematislang to make like — posnematito make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo potto make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s komto make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati seto make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veselitito make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagatito make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogatetito make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željoto make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, krenitito make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristito make a name for o.s. — napraviti si imeto make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zaslovetito make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmedento make of — tolmačiti, razlagati sito make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempoto make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoritito make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kupto make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko stavitinautical to make port — pripluti v pristaniščeto make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditito make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi seto make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajatito make sail — odpluti, odjadratito make o.s. scarce — izginitito make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedatito make shift with — pomagati si, nekako ureditito make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetitito make s.o. sore — razjeziti koganautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovatito make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstranitito make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditito make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti seAmerican to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvoto make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kajto make o.s. understood — jasno se izrazitito make way — utreti si pot, napredovatito make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet -
10 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vid2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vidik3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) znamenitost4) (a view or glimpse.) prizor5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) nenavaden prizor6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muha2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) opaziti2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) nameriti•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I [sáit]nounvid, figuratively oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost; plural znamenitosti ( of a town kakega mesta); colloquially nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje; photography iskalo; colloquially masa, množina, kup; American slang šansain sight — v bližini, na dosegu, na dogleduat (first) sight — na prvi pogled, brez pripraveout of sight — iz vida, zunaj obzorjawithin sight of — v vidiku, v vidua (long) sight colloquially (zelo) mnogo ( of money denarja)a sight for sore eyes — zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna osebasight unseen figuratively maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepothe loss of sight — izguba vida; oslepitevsecond sight figuratively preroški darout of my sight! — izgubi se mi izpred oči!out of sight out of mind — daleč od oči, daleč od srcait is a sight better than it was — mnogo bolje je, kot je biloit was quite a sight! — bil je to prizor za bogove!to catch sight of — zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)to find favour in s.o.'s sight — pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komuto get sight of s.o. — zagledati, opaziti kogato heave in sight — pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati videnwhat a sight you look! — kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!to lose sight of — izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figuratively pozabitito make a sight of oneself — smešno se obleči, osmešiti seto play (to sing) at sight — igrati na prvi pogled, brez pripraveto put out of sight — skriti, ne posvečati pozornostito see the sights — videti, ogledati si znamenitostito take a sight — nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogledto take a sight at s.o. slang osle pokazati komuII [sáit]transitive verbzagledati, ugledati, opaziti, opazovati, ogledovati; meriti višino zvezde; vzeti na muho, pomeriti na, ciljati, vizirati; commerce predložiti ali akceptirati (menico); transitive verb vizirati, ciljatiyou should sight before you shoot — najprej pomeri (premisli), nato ustreli (stori) -
11 wounded
adjective (having been injured, especially in war etc: the wounded man.) ranjen* * *[wú:ndid]1.adjectiveranjen (tudi figuratively)wounded veteran — vojni ranjenec (invalid);2.nounranjenec, -nka -
12 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) čast2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) čast3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) slava4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) čast5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) čast6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) častni naslov7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) vaša milost2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) spoštovati2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) počastiti3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) dodeliti častni naslov4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) spoštovati•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour
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Man-of-war — Man O War oder Manowar bezieht sich auf: Man of war (Segelschiff), „Mann des Krieges“ ein bewaffnetes Segelschiff Orte Man O War Cay, eine Insel der Bahamas Man O War (Dublin), ein Ort nahe Dublin, Irland Tiere Portuguese Man o War siehe:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Man O'War — oder Manowar bezieht sich auf: Man of war (Segelschiff), „Mann des Krieges“ ein bewaffnetes Segelschiff Orte Man O War Cay, eine Insel der Bahamas Man O War (Dublin), ein Ort nahe Dublin, Irland Tiere Portuguese Man o War siehe: Portugiesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Man O' War — oder Manowar bezieht sich auf: Man of war (Segelschiff), „Mann des Krieges“ ein bewaffnetes Segelschiff Orte Man O War Cay, eine Insel der Bahamas Man O War (Dublin), ein Ort nahe Dublin, Irland Tiere Portuguese Man o War siehe: Portugiesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Man o'War — oder Manowar bezieht sich auf: Man of war (Segelschiff), „Mann des Krieges“ ein bewaffnetes Segelschiff Orte Man O War Cay, eine Insel der Bahamas Man O War (Dublin), ein Ort nahe Dublin, Irland Tiere Portuguese Man o War siehe: Portugiesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Man o' War — oder Manowar bezieht sich auf: Man of war (Segelschiff), „Mann des Krieges“ ein bewaffnetes Segelschiff Orte Man O War Cay, eine Insel der Bahamas Man O War (Dublin), ein Ort nahe Dublin, Irland Tiere Portuguese Man o War siehe: Portugiesische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
man-o'-war — man of warˈ or man o warˈ noun (pl men of warˈ or men o warˈ) 1. A warship 2. A soldier (archaic or facetious) 3. (in full man of war bird) the frigate bird 4. (see also ↑Portuguese man of war under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Man of war — can refer to more than one item, article or animal. See: Man of war, a type of historical heavily armed warship from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Man of war, the United Kingdom title of the Norwegian WWII movie Max Manus Man of war bird, aka… … Wikipedia
Man of war — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Man-of-war — n; pl. {Men of war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster] 2. The {Portuguese man of war}. Syn: Syn. , jellyfish. [WordNet 1.5] {Ma … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English