turtle

Definitions

1. A river in Saskatchewan, Canada.
2. Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
   Canada, US
3. A member of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles, a drinking club.
4. A turtle dove.
   archaic
5. An extinct town in Dent County, Missouri, United States.
6. A marine reptile of that order.
   Australia, British, specifically
7. tortoise
8. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
9. An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
   historical
10. snail
11. A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
12. A surname, thought to be derived from the turtle dove.
13. An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
14. The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
    historical
15. A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
16. A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
17. A low stand for a lamp etc.
18. A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.

Equivalents

Examples

“A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.”

“Depending on which version of Logo you have⟳, the turtle may look⟳ like⟳ an actual animal with a head and four legs or — as in Berkeley Logo — it may be represented as a triangle.”

“Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television Using an appropriate turtle allows the full range of pan and tilt adjustments on the luminaire and avoids possible heat damage⟳ to floor coverings.”

“The same he tooke, and with a riband new, / In which his Ladies colours were, did bind⟳ / About the turtles neck […].”

“As the turtle, every day has been a black day with her since her husband died, and what should we unruly members make⟳ here?”

CEFR level