Male+sheep

  • 111ram — noun 1》 an uncastrated male sheep. 2》 a battering ram. 3》 the falling weight of a piledriving machine. 4》 a hydraulic water raising or lifting machine.     ↘the piston of a hydrostatic press. 5》 historical a projecting part of the bow of a… …

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  • 112ram — I. n. 1. Male sheep. 2. Aries, the vernal sign. 3. Battering ram. 4. Hydraulic ram, water ram. II. v. a. 1. Drive down, force down. 2. Cram, stuff, force in …

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  • 113Aries — noun 1 (singular) the first sign of the zodiac, represented by a ram (=male sheep), and believed to affect the character and life of people born between March 21 and April 20 2 (C) someone who was born between March 21 and April 20 …

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  • 114ram — 1 verb rammed, ramming (T) 1 to run or drive into something very hard: I was waiting at the traffic lights when a car rammed me from behind. 2 (always + adv/prep) to push something into a position using great force: ram sth into/down: First, you… …

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  • 115Wether — ♦ A male sheep, especially a castrated ram. (Beresford, Maurice and Hurst, John. Wharram Percy: Deserted Medieval Village, 138) Related terms: Ewe, Hogget …

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  • 116ram — n 1. male sheep, tup, Astron. Aries. 2. rammer, battering ram, hydraulic ram, pile driver; monkey, tamper, tamping iron, sledgehammer, mallet, mall, piston. 3. iron warship, iron clad, floating battery, man of war; Monitor, Merrimac, Constitution …

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  • 117Aries — UK [ˈeəriːz] / US [ˈerɪz] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Aries : singular Aries plural Aries one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, represented by a ram (= male sheep). An Aries is someone who is born between 21 March and 20 April, believed… …

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  • 118ram — [ræm] verb I 1) [I/T] if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard 2) [T] to push something into a place with great force He rammed his fist through a window.[/ex] II noun [C] ram [ræm] a male sheep …

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  • 119tup — [[t]tʌp[/t]] n. 1) ahb. brit. Chiefly Brit. a male sheep; ram 2) mac the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer • Etymology: 1300–50; ME tope, tupe ram …

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  • 120wether — weth•er [[t]ˈwɛð ər[/t]] n. a castrated male sheep • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OS withar, OHG widar, ON vethr, Go withrus …

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