Kiwi

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
2. isim Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“a person from New Zealand”).
3. isim A New Zealand dollar.
4. isim A kiwi fruit.
5. isim A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
6. isim A member of the air force who does not fly.

   “And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]”

7. isim A testicle.
8. sıfat Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“of or from New Zealand”)
9. isim Any kind of black shoe polish.
10. fiil To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.

    “Johari Salleh: Ya, ya. Better not waste time. Must prepare, tomorrow morning got inspection. Teo Ah Beng: Ya lah, must kiwi the boots. Can borrow [lend] me your cloth? Krishnamoorthy: Ya, no problem. You better kiwi quickly. 11 pm lights off. […]”

11. isim A New Zealander.

    “A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail.”

12. sıfat of or from New Zealand

    “The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand.”

13. özel isim A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand.

    “At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.”