can|ter|bur|y — «KAN tuhr BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural bur|ies. a stand with divisions for holding music, papers, or books. ╂[< Canterbury, a city in England] … Useful english dictionary
Can|ter|bur|i|an|ism — «KAN tuhr BYUR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the High Church character of England during the 1600 s as represented by the see of Canterbury … Useful english dictionary
af|ter|burn|er — «AF tuhr BUR nuhr, AHF », noun. a device in the engine of a jet plane that supplies additional fuel to the exhaust and reignites it, thus increasing the thrust of the plane so that bursts of very high speed can be obtained … Useful english dictionary
Canterbury — Can•ter•bur•y [[t]ˈkæn tərˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] bri[/t]] n. 1) geg a city in E Kent, in SE England: early ecclesiastical center of England. 132,400 2) geg a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: suburb of Sydney.… … From formal English to slang
Canterbury — Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury ball — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury gallop — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury tale — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Archbishop of Canterbury, the — Arch|bish|op of Can|ter|bur|y, the [ artʃ,bıʃəp əv kæntər,beri ] the most senior priest in the Church of England … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables