con|sta|ble — «KON stuh buhl, KUHN », noun. 1. a police officer, especially in a township, district, or rural area of the United States. 2. British. policeman: »The troopers [of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are called constables (E. R. Adair). 3. a chief … Useful english dictionary
con´sta|ble|ship — con|sta|ble «KON stuh buhl, KUHN », noun. 1. a police officer, especially in a township, district, or rural area of the United States. 2. British. policeman: »The troopers [of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are called constables (E. R. Adair) … Useful english dictionary
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
sta — sta·tant; sta·ter; sta·tion·al; sta·tion·ar·i·ly; sta·tion·ar·i·ness; sta·tion·ary; sta·tio·ner; sta·tio·nery; sta·tion·man; sta·tis·ti·cal; sta·tis·ti·cism; sta·tis·tics; sta·tive; sta·tus; cho·le·sta·sis; con·sta·tive; gang·sta;… … English syllables
constable — con·sta·ble … English syllables
Constable,John — Con·sta·ble (kŭnʹstə bəl, kŏnʹ ), John. 1776 1837. British landscape painter whose use of broken color influenced later French painters. The Hay Wain (1821) is his best known work. * * * … Universalium
constable — con|sta|ble [ˈkʌnstəbəl US ˈka:n ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: constable high ranking royal official, local officer of the law (12 21 centuries), from Old French conestable, from Late Latin comes stabuli officer of the stable ] 1.) a British… … Dictionary of contemporary English
constable — con|sta|ble [ kʌnstəbl, kanstəbl ] noun count 1. ) a police officer in some parts of the U.S. whose rank is below a SHERIFF 2. ) in the U.K., a police officer of the lowest rank: POLICE CONSTABLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
constablewick — con·sta·ble·wick … English syllables
Constable — Con•sta•ble [[t]ˈkʌn stə bəl, ˈkɒn [/t]] n. big John, 1776–1837, English painter … From formal English to slang