amazon
(noun) mainly green tropical American parrots
Amazon, Amazon River
(noun) a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world’s 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
Amazon
(noun) (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
amazon, virago
(noun) a large strong and aggressive woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Amazon (plural Amazons)
(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
A female warrior.
A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
the Amazon
(sometimes, attributive) A river in South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.
(sometimes, attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
Amazon (plural Amazons)
Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.
Amazon
Amazon.com Inc, a very large internet retailer
Amazon (third-person singular simple present Amazons, present participle Amazoning, simple past and past participle Amazoned)
(transitive) To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick-and-mortar competition.
amazon (plural amazons)
A tall, strong, athletic woman.
Source: Wiktionary
Am"a*zon, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
