weaver
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Weaver
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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weaver (ˈwiːvə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood |
| 2. | short for weaverbird |
| weaverbird or weaver (ˈwiːvəˌbɜːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any small Old World passerine songbird of the chiefly African family Ploceidae, having a short thick bill and a dull plumage and building covered nests: includes the house sparrow and whydahs |
| 2. | Also called: weaver finch any similar bird of the family Estrilidae, of warm regions of the Old World: includes the waxbills, grassfinches, and Java sparrow |
| weaver or weaver | |
| —n | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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weaver
any of a number of small finchlike birds of the Old World, or any of several related birds that are noted for their nest-building techniques using grass stems and other plant fibres. They are particularly well-known for their roofed nests, which in some African species form complex, hanging woven chambers. Many species of weavers are highly gregarious.
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Example sentences
His products are as needful as those of the baker or the weaver.
Lesser-masked weaver bathing next to a beautiful lily.
As long as a weaver's beam was each of her two shins, and they were as dark as the back of a stag-beetle.
Weaver ants, for example, have a distinct bimodal size distribution.
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