camel
(noun) cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From a Cornish word meaning "crooked" - the crooked river.
Camel
A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
Camel (plural Camels)
A cigarette of a popular American brand.
• Malec, calme, macle
camel (plural camels)
A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
Synonym: oont (India (Anglo-Indian), Australia, colloquial)
A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
camel (not comparable)
Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
camel (plural camels)
(South Africa, obsolete) synonym of giraffe
• Malec, calme, macle
Source: Wiktionary
Cam"el, n. Etym: [Oe. camel, chamel, OF. camel, chamel, F. chameau L. camelus, fr. Gr. gamal, Ar. jamal. Cf. As. camel, fr. L. camelus.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A watertight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted. Camel bird (Zoöl.), the ostrich.
– Camel locust (Zoöl.), the mantis.
– Camel's thorn (Bot.), a low, leguminous shrub (Alhagi maurorum) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called manna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
