From formal English to slang. 2014.
heath family — noun heathers • Syn: ↑Ericaceae, ↑family Ericaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family, ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales • Member Meronyms: ↑heath … Useful english dictionary
heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule,… … Universalium
heath — [hēth] n. [ME hethe < OE hæth, akin to Ger heide, wasteland, heath < IE base * kaito , forested or uncultivated land > Welsh coed, forest] 1. a tract of open wasteland, esp. in the British Isles, covered with heather, low shrubs, etc.;… … English World dictionary
heath|er — «HEHTH uhr», noun. 1. a low evergreen shrub with stalks of small, purple or pink, bell shaped flowers, covering many heaths of Scotland and northern England; ling; heath. Heather belongs to the heath family. 2. any one of various heaths common in … Useful english dictionary
Heath bar — The Heath bar is an American candy bar made of English style toffee. A thin hard slab with a milk chocolate coating, the toffee originally contained sugar, butter, and almonds, and was a small squarish bar weighing 1 ounce. The original Heath… … Wikipedia
heath — heathless, adj. heathlike, adj. /heeth/, n. 1. a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs. 2. any of various low growing evergreen shrubs common on such land, as the common heather, Calluna vulgaris. 3. any plant of… … Universalium
Heath School — Infobox School name = Heath School imagesize = motto = established = grades = K 8 district = Public Schools of Brookline type = Elementary school principal = Milly Katzman enrollment = 377 (as of 2005 06) faculty = 32.8 (on FTE basis) ratio =… … Wikipedia
family Ericaceae — noun heathers • Syn: ↑Ericaceae, ↑heath family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family, ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales • Member Meronyms: ↑heath, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children … Universalium
heath — noun Etymology: Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tract of wasteland b. an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with … New Collegiate Dictionary
