blizzard English
Noun
( en noun)
A severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.
(figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.
(figuratively) A large number of similar things.
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Verb
( en verb)
(impersonal, of snow) To fall in windy conditions
Coordinate terms
* flurry
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buzzard Noun
( en noun)
Any of several Old World birds of prey with broad wings and a broad tail.
In North America, a general term for scavenging birds such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus''), and the turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura ).
A curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
(archaic) A blockhead; a dunce.
* Goldsmith
- It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard .
Derived terms
* augur buzzard, Buteo augur
* common buzzard, Buteo buteo
* eastern buzzard, Buteo japonicus
* forest buzzard, Buteo trizonatus
* grasshopper buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
* grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
* jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus
* lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus
* long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus
* Madagascar buzzard, Buteo brachypterus
* mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus
* red-necked buzzard, Buteo auguralis
* rufous-winged buzzard, Butastur liventer
* upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
* white-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa
Synonyms
* buteo
* broadwing
* turkey vulture
* vulture
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