martin

Speech parts

1. martin - Noun

2. Martin - Proper noun

Meaning

A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Dean Martin Mary Martin Dino Paul Crocetti marten kingfisher ornithological magpie Crosby swallow mater Martina matin martinet Marty Marvin
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Hypernyms

swallow

Hyponyms

sand martin bank swallow house martin purple martin bank martin Riparia riparia

Related terms

Martina martinmas San Martin De Porres

Phrases with the word

Lockheed Martin Siemens-Martin process St. Martin St. Martin's summer Eastleach Martin like a martin to his gourd

Anagrams

Antrim matrin

Examples

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero. Morgan Freeman

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. Marian Wright Edelman

Then sing as Martin Luther sang, As Doctor Martin Luther sang, 'Who loves not wine, woman and song, He is a fool his whole life long.' William Makepeace Thackeray

Because of a period, Martin lost his post. Italian Proverb

The robin and the wren are God's cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God's mate and marrow. Tanzanian Proverb

James Kelly (1818). A Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader. Rodwell and Martin. p. 43. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Martigny Martii Martikyan Martin Buber Martin Cline Martin County