Salamander
Word | SALAMANDER |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | sal a man der |
Pronunciations | /ˈsæləˌmændə/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Salamander"
What do we mean by salamander?
Any of various small, tailed amphibians of the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and usually two pairs of limbs of equal size, found chiefly in northern temperate regions. noun
A mythical creature, generally resembling a lizard, believed capable of living in or withstanding fire. noun
In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being having fire as its element. noun
An object, such as a poker, used in fire or capable of withstanding heat. noun
A mass of solidified material, largely metallic, left in a blast-furnace hearth. noun
A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction. noun
A kind of lizard or other reptile formerly supposed to live in or be able to endure fire. noun
An imaginary or immaterial being of human form living in fire; an elemental of the fire; that one of the four classes of nature-spirits which corresponds to the element fire, the others being called sylphs, undines, and gnomes. noun
In zoology, a urodele batrachian, or tailed amphibian; a newt or an eft; a triton; especially, a terrestrial batrachian of this kind, not having the tail compressed like a fin, as distinguished from one of the aquatic kinds especially called newts or tritons; specifically, a member of the restricted family Salamandridæ. (See Salamandra.) noun
In heraldry, the representation of a four-legged creature with a long tail, surrounded by flames of fire. It is a modern bearing, and the flames are usually drawn in a realistic way. noun
The pocket-gopher of the South Atlantic and Mexican Gulf States, Geomys tuza or G. pinetis, a rodent mammal. noun
Same as bear, 7. noun
Anything used in connection with the fire, or useful only when very hot, as a culinary vessel, a poker, an iron used red-hot to ignite gunpowder, and the like. noun
A fire-proof safe. noun
A wire basket in which waste paper or other combustible refuse can be gathered by street-cleaners, and in which such waste can be burned. noun
A mass of solidified and infusible material in an iron blast- or other smelting-furnace hearth. It usually consists of wrought-iron. noun
Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits. noun
The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States. noun
A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it. noun
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.
A large poker.
Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
Portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
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