birch

  • 31birch — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a tree with smooth bark (=outer covering) and thin branches, or the wood from this tree 2 the birch the practice of hitting people with a stick as a punishment see also: silver birch 2 verb (T) to hit someone with a stick as a… …

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  • 32birch — noun Birch is used before these nouns: ↑bark, ↑forest, ↑twig, ↑wood …

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  • 33Birch — 1. Wohnstättenname zu mhd. birche »Birke«: »wohnhaft unter Birken oder bei einer auffälligen Birke«. 2. Herkunftsname zu den Ortsnamen Birch (Aargau/Schweiz), Birchen, abgegangen bei Löffingen (Baden Württemberg), Birchen (Niederbayern, Schweiz)… …

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  • 34birch — (Roget s IV) n. Popular classifications of birch include: paper, white, aspen leaved, yellow, black, weeping; see also tree , wood 2 …

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  • 35birch n — One day in the forest, the little tree got to wondering what kind of tree he was. A woodpecker happened along the little guy as he was pondering this. He asked the bird. That big tree over there looks old and wise. I bet it knows who my parents… …

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  • 36birch — n. 1. Birch tree, betula. 2. Rod, lash, whip, rattan, ferule …

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  • 37Birch — /bɜtʃ/ (say berch) noun 1. (Louis) Charles, 1918–2009, Australian biologist; wrote Nature and God (1965). 2. John See John Birch Society. 3. Ric, born 1945, Australian entertainment producer; director of ceremonies for the 2000 Olympic Games held …

  • 38birch — beržas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Beržinių (Betulaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Betula). atitikmenys: lot. Betula angl. birch vok. Birke rus. береза lenk. brzoza …

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  • 39Birch (disambiguation) — Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula .Birch may also refer to: *the birch is a metonym for Birching, a form of corporal punishment with a birch rodurname* A. A. Birch, Jr. * Adam Birch * Arthur Birch an Australian chemist (1915 1995) …

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  • 40Birch Lake — ist der Name mehrerer Seen in den Vereinigten Staaten: Birch Lake (Anchorage, Alaska) Birch Lake (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Big Delta, Alaska) Birch Lake (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Alaska) Birch Lake (Kenai Peninsula Borough,… …

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