martin
(noun) any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
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(noun) United States singer (1917-1995)
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Source: WordNet® 3.1
martin (plural martins)
Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
martin (plural martins)
A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
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Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)
A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
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A patronymic surname.
An English habitational surname for someone who lived near a mere.
A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota, United States.
A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3347).
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Martin is the 20th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 702,625 individuals. Martin is most common among White (74.8%) and Black/African American (15.8%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mar"tin, n. (Stone Working) Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
Mar"tin, n. Etym: [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.]
Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy.
– Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird.
– Sand martin, the bank swallow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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