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1 paradise
1) (a place or state of great happiness: It's paradise to be by a warm fire on a cold night.) paradís2) ((with capital) heaven: When we die, we go to Paradise.) himnaríki, paradís
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paradise — noun 1 heaven VERB + PARADISE ▪ enter, go to ▪ They all expected to go to paradise. PREPOSITION ▪ in paradise ▪ … Collocations dictionary
paradise — ► NOUN 1) (in some religions) heaven as the place where the good live after death. 2) the Garden of Eden. 3) an ideal or idyllic place or state. DERIVATIVES paradisal adjective paradisiacal (also paradisical) adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
paradise — noun 1 (U) a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable: the beautiful Thai holiday paradise of Phuket | The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping. 2 (singular) a place that has everything you need for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paradise — noun 1) the souls in paradise Syn: heaven, the kingdom of heaven, the heavenly kingdom, Elysium, the Elysian Fields, Valhalla, Avalon Ant: hell 2) Adam and Eve s expulsion from Paradise Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
paradise flycatcher — noun : any of numerous Asiatic or African flycatchers belonging to the genus Terpsiphone in most of which the males have the central tail feathers greatly elongated * * * paradise flycatcher noun A tropical flycatcher (Tersiphone) with bright… … Useful english dictionary
paradise — noun 1) Syn: heaven, the promised land, the Elysian Fields 2) a tropical paradise Syn: Utopia, Shangri La, Eden, heaven, idyll 3) this is sheer paradise! Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
paradise grackle — noun or paradise pie : a beautiful long tailed bird of paradise (Astrapia nigra) of New Guinea having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints … Useful english dictionary
paradise bird — noun : bird of paradise 1 … Useful english dictionary
paradise duck — noun or paradise sheldrake : a highly colored New Zealand duck (Tadorna variegata) related to the sheldrake … Useful english dictionary
paradise nut — noun : sapucaia nut * * * paradise nut, = sapucaia nut. (Cf. ↑sapucaia nut) … Useful english dictionary
paradise weaver — noun or paradise whydah : a whydah (Vidua paradiseae) that is usually marked with buff or brown and occurs in several distinct subspecies … Useful english dictionary
