neb|u|chad|nez|zar

neb|u|chad|nez|zar
neb|u|chad|nez|zar «NEHB yuh kuhd NEHZ uhr, NEHB uh-», noun.
a very large bottle for alcoholic liquor that holds about four gallons: »

nebuchadnezzars of champagne (New Yorker).

[named in honor of Nebuchadnezzar, died 562 B.C., a famous king of Babylon (Daniel 1-4)]

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  • chad — chad·ian; neb·u·chad·nez·zar; chad; chad·dar; …   English syllables

  • neb — coul·ter·neb; neb; neb·by; neb·ris; neb·u·chad·nez·zar; neb·u·la; neb·u·lar; neb·u·lat·ed; neb·u·lé; neb·u·li·za·tion; neb·u·lize; neb·u·lose; neb·u·los·i·ty; neb·u·lous; ob·neb·u·late; te·neb·ri·on·i·dae; te·neb·ri·ous; neb·bish;… …   English syllables

  • zar — al·ca·zar; bi·zar·re·rie; biz·zar·ro; bliz·zar·dy; kha·zar; mal·gu·zar; ma·zar; mo·zar·te·an; neb·u·chad·nez·zar; zar·a·thus·trian; zar·e·ma; zar·zue·la; bi·zar·ro; ga·zar; riz·zar; ba·zar; mo·zar·ti·an; zar·a·thus·tric; zar·ma; zar·van·ite; …   English syllables

  • nez — des·ti·nez·ite; neb·u·chad·nez·zar; nez; …   English syllables

  • nebuchadnezzar — neb·u·chad·nez·zar …   English syllables

  • Nebuchadnezzar — Neb•u•chad•nez•zar [[t]ˌnɛb ə kədˈnɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ [/t]] n. 1) anh Also, Neb u•chad•rez′zar [[t] ˈrɛz ər[/t]] died 562? b.c. , king of Babylonia 605?–562? b.c. : conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25. 2) vin wam (sometimes l.c.) a bottle for… …   From formal English to slang

  • NebuchadnezzarII — Neb·u·chad·nez·zar II (nĕb ə kəd nĕzʹər, nĕb yə ), 630? 562B.C. King of Babylonia (605 562) who captured (597) and destroyed (586) Jerusalem and carried the Israelites into captivity in Babylonia. * * * …   Universalium

  • Nebuchadnezzar — Neb|u|chad|nez|zar, King (630 562 BC) in the Old Testament of the Bible, a king of ↑Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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