adj
Meaning 1
saddle-backed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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saddleback
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adv
Meaning 2
saddle-backed
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
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noun
Meaning 4
A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
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noun
Meaning 5
A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
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Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 6
Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
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noun
Meaning 7
A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
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noun
Meaning 8
An anticline.
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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 9
A great black-backed gull.
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Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 10
A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.
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Usage: New-Zealand
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noun
Meaning 11
A variety of domestic goose.
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noun
Meaning 12
A raccoon oyster.
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noun
Meaning 13
A harp seal.
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noun
Meaning 14
A larva of the bombycid moth.
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verb
Meaning 15
To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity. (chiefly by Christian teenagers)
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Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 16
a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof
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Broader terms: roof
Narrower terms: gambrel, gambrel roof
noun
Meaning 17
a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
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Synonyms: saddle
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Broader terms: pass, mountain pass, notch
History
Etymology
From saddle + back.
From Saddleback Church of Lake Forest, California. Coined in a contest held by columnist Dan Savage, in response to its support for California Proposition 8.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: zadelrug — Philesturnus
- Māori: tīeke — Philesturnus
- Welsh: adar tagellog — Philesturnus
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