alligator

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

   “All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.”

2. isim A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
3. isim A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
4. isim A crocodile of any species.

   “Alligators were very numerous, in fact the harbour was infested by them.”

5. isim A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
6. isim A rock breaker.
7. isim A kind of job press.
8. isim Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
9. isim An alligator-skin shoe.
10. isim A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
11. fiil To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.

    “Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle.”

12. ünlem Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.

    “The same way people will count the seconds between lightning and thunder, I counted the seconds between coughs. One-alligator, two-alligator, three-alligator.”