Weaver

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  • noun. One that weaves.
  • noun. A weaverbird.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who weaves; one whose occupation is weaving.
  • noun. In ornithology, a weaver-bird.
  • noun. In entomology:
  • noun. A gyrinid beetle; a whirligig: so called from its intricate circlings and gyrations on the surface of the water. See whirligig, 4, and cut under Gyrinidæ.
  • noun. A spinning-spider; a true araneid which weaves a web.
  • noun. In ichthyology, same as weever.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.
  • noun. A weaver bird.
  • noun. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. See Whirling.
  • noun. any one of numerous species of Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to Ploceus and allied genera of the family Ploceidæ. Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size, colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar materials. In some of the species the nest is retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube.
  • noun. an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva); -- so called from its shape. See Illust. of Shuttle shell, under Shuttle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who weaves.
  • noun. Any bird in the family Ploceidae.
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  • noun. finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
  • noun. a craftsman who weaves cloth
  • Word Usage
    "Farther down the street, towards the Zocalo a small store sells hand-woven rebozas and clothing and while the weaver is at work on his back-strap loom (weekends only)."
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    Beaver  Cheever  Seaver  achiever  beaver  
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    whirling