War·ren (wôr  n, w r-)1. A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 135,000. 2. A city of northeast Ohio northwest of Youngstown. It is a manufacturing center. Population: 45,300. |
| Warren, Earl 1891-1974. American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1953-1969). |
| Warren, Joseph 1741-1775. American physician and patriot who instructed Paul Revere and William Dawes to make their ride to Lexington (April 18, 1775) and was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). |
| Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989. American writer and critic primarily known for his poetry. His works include the novel All the King's Men (1946) and many poetry collections, such as Promises (1957). In 1985 he was appointed the first American poet laureate. |
| war·ren (wôrn, wr-) n. 1. a. An area where rabbits live in burrows. b. A colony of rabbits. See Synonyms at flock1. 2. An enclosure for small game animals. 3. a. An overcrowded living area. b. A mazelike place where one may easily become lost: a warren of narrow, dark alleys and side streets. [Middle English warenne, from Old North French, enclosure; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
warren [ˈwɒrən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a colony of rabbits
3. (Social Welfare) an overcrowded area or dwelling
4.
a. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Chiefly Brit an enclosed place where small game animals or birds are kept, esp for breeding, or a part of a river or lake enclosed by nets in which fish are kept (esp in the phrase beasts or fowls of warren)
b. (Law) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) English legal history a franchise permitting one to keep animals, birds, or fish in this way
[from Anglo-French warenne, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German werien to preserve]
Warren [ˈwɒrən]
n
(Placename) a city in the US, in SE Michigan, northeast of Detroit. Pop.: 138 078 (1996 est.)
Warren2
n
(Biographies / Warren, Earl (1891-1974) M, US, LAW: lawyer) Earl. 1891-1974, US lawyer; chief justice of the US (1953- 69). He chaired the commission that investigated the murder of President Kennedy
Warren a place for keeping game animals; a place in the river for keeping fish, 1377.
Examples: warren of conies, 1600; of fish, 1377; of flies, 1625; of hares, 1538; of huts, 1918; of partridge; of passages, 1919; of pheasants; of the poor, 1886; of rats, 1856; a rabbit warren, 1773.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Warren - United States writer and poet (1905-1989) |
| 2. | Warren - United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) | |
| 3. |  warren - a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits | |
| 4. | warren - an overcrowded residential area residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | |
| 5. |  warren - a colony of rabbits rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food animal group - a group of animals |
Translations
warren [ˈwɒrən] N
1. (also rabbit warren) → madriguera f (de conejos)
2. (fig) (= place, area) → laberinto m; (= house) → conejera f
it is a warren of little streets → es un laberinto de callejuelas
it is a warren of little streets → es un laberinto de callejuelas
warren
warren [ˈwɒr/ən] n (also rabbit warren) → tana (fig) → alveare m
a warren of little streets → un dedalo di stradine
warren [ˈwɒr/ən] n (also rabbit warren) → tana (fig) → alveare m
a warren of little streets → un dedalo di stradine
a warren of little streets → un dedalo di stradine
warren [ˈwɒr/ən] n (also rabbit warren) → tana (fig) → alveare m
a warren of little streets → un dedalo di stradine
n warren [ˈworən]
a place where many rabbits have their burrows. konynkamp وِجار الأرانِب развъдник území zamořené králíky kaninløbegang das Kaninchengehege κουνελότοπος madriguera, conejera küülikute koloonia لانه خرگوش pesäyhdyskunta terrier רֶשת מְחִילוֹת אַרנָבִים खरगोशों या खरहों के पालने का बाड़ा kunićnjak kotorék bukit kelinci kanínubyggð conigliera うさぎの群生地 토끼의 번식지 triušių landos trušu apdzīvota teritorija sarang arnab konijnenpark område med kaninhull kolonia królicza coelheira crescătorie de iepuri (de casă) садок для кроликов územie zamorené králikmi gojišče kuncev zečja jazbina kaninkoloni โพรงกระต่าย tavşanlık 野兔很多的地方 садок для кроликів خرگوشوں کے رہنے اور نسل کشی کرنے کی جگہ vùng đất có nhiều hang thỏ 养兔场
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