- mar·tin
- /ˈmɑɚtn̩/ noun, pl -tins [count]: a small bird that is related to the swallows
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mar|tin — «MAHR tuhn», noun. any one of several swallows with a short beak, long, pointed wings, and a forked tail. The purple martin is a large, blue and black martin of North America. ╂[apparently < French martin < Martin, a proper name] … Useful english dictionary
mar|tin|gale — «MAHR tuhn gayl», noun. 1. a strap of a horse s harness that prevents the horse from rising on its hind legs or throwing back its head; pole strap. 2. a) a rope or stay that holds down the jib boom on a ship. b) a short spar to which the stay or… … Useful english dictionary
mar|tin|gal — «MAHR tuhn gal», noun. = martingale. (Cf. ↑martingale) … Useful english dictionary
Mar|tin|mas — «MAHR tuhn muhs», noun. November 11, a Roman Catholic church festival in honor of Saint Martin; St. Martin s Day … Useful english dictionary
St. Mar|tin's Day — «MAR tuhnz», = Martinmas. (Cf. ↑Martinmas) … Useful english dictionary
ver|nis Mar|tin — «vehr NEE mar tan», a clear, brilliant lacquer used in decoration, as of carriages, furniture, and fans. ╂[< French vernis Martin (literally) Martin varnish < a family of French artificers in the 1700 s] … Useful english dictionary
free|mar|tin — «FREE MAHR tuhn», noun. an imperfect or sterile female calf born twin with a male. ╂[origin uncertain. Compare Gaelic mart heifer, fatted cow.] … Useful english dictionary
Saint Mar|tin's Lent — «MAHR tuhnz», (in the Middle Ages) a period of religious fasting, from Martinmas to Christmas (November 11 to December 25) … Useful english dictionary
tin's — mar·tin s; val·en·tin s; … English syllables
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
