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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The word "salamander" in example sentences

No one knows how the term salamander transferred from a mythical fire-dwelling monster to the small amphibious animals it applies to today, but I have a theory. ❋ Jeremy Hance (2010)

The salamander was a mythical creature before it was a real one: the word salamander means a legendary lizard that both survived-in and could extinguish fire. ❋ Jeremy Hance (2010)

The salamander is among 37 species found for the first in the time in wildlife reserve during a study of its amphibians and reptiles sponsored by the BRT programme. ❋ Unknown (2006)

My salamander is an amphibian, and amphibians are the ancestors of all the animals on earth, even you and your Cat, you sons of toads! ❋ Unknown (1963)

We were apparently too late in the season for the annual mating migration of the spotted salamander, which is apparently a big event in Black Dog Hollow, but I did see a snake, a tiny thin garter snake that slithered quickly under the rocks when it felt the vibrations from my feet. ❋ E (2008)

The electrical version of a salamander, which is the same thing burning gas. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Now the salamander is a clear case in point, to show us that animals do actually exist that fire cannot destroy; for this creature, so the story goes, not only walks through the fire but puts it out in doing so. ❋ Unknown (2002)

If the salamander was a prisoner, who had captured it? ❋ Card, Orson Scott (1995)

Abruptly he remembered that he'd come across something like it, called a salamander, in fiction once; the thing was supposed to be a spirit of fire, and dangerously destructive. ❋ Lester Del Rey (1954)

Philippo was so prone to jealousy, that he suspected even this paragon, and worked himself into a belief in her infidelity by such euphuisms as these: "The greener the Alisander leaves be, the more bitter is the sap, and the salamander is the most warm when he lieth furthest from the fire," therefore "women are most heart-hollow, when they are most lip-holy." ❋ Bayard Tuckerman (N/A)

The thinking student, when discovering such imperfect organs of sight, will naturally ask how the eye of this salamander, which is so useless for its real purpose, has come into existence, and he will weigh the comparative value of the two following explanations. ❋ Various (N/A)

The salamander is a circular iron plate, to which is attached a long handle. ❋ Maria Parloa (1876)

The top of the macaroni may be browned with a salamander, which is even better than placing it before the fire, as the process is more expeditious; but it should never be browned in the oven, as the butter would oil, and so impart a very disagreeable flavour to the dish. ❋ Isabella Mary (1861)

When she spots a salamander, which is difficult since they resemble 6 - to 8-inch sticks, she pulls over, hops out of the car and moves the animal from one side of the road to the other. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord -- even bits of lopped-off brain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main threat facing the Alpine salamander, which is rarely seen outside its mountain environment, is climate change. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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