ETYM A dim. of nose.
1. A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged; SYN. nose.
2. A projecting vent of something.
3. A short tube with a taper or constriction used (as on a hose) to speed up or direct a flow of fluid.
4. A part in a rocket engine that accelerates the exhaust gases from the combustion chamber to a high velocity. + prikaži više

ETYM O.Eng. busard, bosard, French busard, from buse, Latin buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.
1. Common in South and Central America and southern United States; SYN. turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura.
2. The common European short-winged hawk; SYN. Buteo buteo.
Any of a number of species of medium-sized hawks with broad wings, often seen soaring. The common buzzard Buteo buteo of Europe and Asia is about 55 cm/1.8 ft long with a wingspan of over 1.2 m/4 ft. It preys on a variety of small animals up to the size of a rabbit.
The rough-legged buzzard B. lagopus lives in the northern tundra and eats lemmings. The honey buzzard Pernis apivora feeds largely, as its name suggests, on honey and insect larvae. It summers in Europe and W Asia and winters in Africa. + prikaži više

ETYM French crétin; of uncertain origin.
1. One afflicted with cretinism.
2. A dolt; a stupid person.
3. Mentally and physically deficient person, generally a large-headed dwarf, whose condition is due to deficient thyroid secretion.