"Adder" is a word in ENGLISH
One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding
numbers.
In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless
snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc.
Same as Sea Adder.
A serpent.
A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common
European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff adders of
Africa are species of Clotho.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"The old man looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"
A dragon fly.
Read the complete definitionA genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
Read the complete definitionThe yellow dogtooth violet.
Read the complete definitionA small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly …
Read the complete definitionAn adder or serpent.
Read the complete definitionHaving fangs or tusks; as, a fanged adder. Also used figuratively.
Read the complete definitionA harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. H. platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and …
Read the complete definitionAn adder.
Read the complete definitionAn adder.
Read the complete definitionThe European tanglefish, or pipefish (Syngnathus acus).
Read the complete definitionThe European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus spinachia); -- called also bismore.
Read the complete definitionSame as Adder's-tongue.
Read the complete definitionThe sea adder, or great pipefish of Europe.
Read the complete definitionThe water moccasin.
Read the complete definitionThe common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake.
Read the complete definitionA venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or …
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