(n.) The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
(n.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
(v. i.) To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
(v. t.) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
(v. t.) To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
Example Sentences:
(1) Increased conversion of 25-OHD to 24,25-(OH)2D and a high capacity for vitamin D storage in their large blubber mass appeared to be factors in the resistance of seals to vitamin D toxicity.
(2) Samples of blubber, liver and kidney were collected from these animals (n = 55) for analysis for a wide range of organochlorine pesticides and also total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
(3) Further simulations showed that the lower critical temperature of a lean newborn harp seal pup with standard metabolism is only--1 degree C while it is depressed to--59 degree C as the pup grows, aquire a 10 cm thick layer of blubber and the metabolism increases to 1.5 times standard.
(4) For her, “Sambo” recalls the blubber-lipped, blue-black caricatures of African American children known as piccaninnies , perched on dilapidated porches, half-clothed and dusty, and as happy in squalor and ignorance as they can be.
(5) A considerable loss of blubber fat was recorded, but analysis of the weight loss and body size data indicated that blubber fat was retained for thermoregulatory reasons, particularly in the lean, smaller seals.
(6) Due to high concentration of vitamin A in blubber and the high proportion in blubber to total body weight, the blubber represents approximately 40% of total body reserves of vitamin A.
(7) At birth the pups lack subcutaneous blubber and the wet infantile fur has a conductance value of 30.0 W .
(8) The stem of the structure joins with the symphysis and is usually indicated externally by an unfurrowed median strip of blubber that has been called the "cutwater" by earlier writers.
(9) If the weight of the thick layer of blubber is discounted, the heart is heavy relative to the total body weight as may be expected in an animal capable of fast swimming, great agility and frequent emergence from the water to breathe.
(10) However, Baltic Sea seals, where reproductive failure is apparently associated with high concentrations of DDT and polychlorinated biphenyl in the blubber, may have suffered a decline owing to the presence of these organochlorines.
(11) Samples of blubber, liver, kidney and brain, obtained from 10 male, 6 female neonatal, and 4 lactating female harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus), were analysed for DDT, dieldrin, PCB, and total mercury.
(12) The actual blubber residue loads may have been underestimated, because the samples were taken when the whales were depositing fat reserves and the samples may not have been representative of the remainder of the blubber.
(13) We examined the distribution of copper, zinc, selenium, arsenic, cadmium and mercury (total and methyl mercury) in samples of muscle, liver, kidney and blubber from pilot whales (Globicephalus meleanus) caught off the Faroe Islands in 1977 and 1978.
(14) Within minutes the bull whale's blubber has been cut away and hewn into thick white chunks.
(15) We are now halfway through this series about Catholic priest Father Michael Kerrigan and the small flock he attempts to bring succour to in the north west of England – and every week has ended with me blubbering incoherently on the sofa.
(16) Maturation of hookworms did occur in 2 pups exposed to larvae from a mixture of belly blubber, mammary tissue, and milk of pregnant cows.
(17) DDT and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds were found in blubber tissue samples of 12 North American fin-back whales collected in 1970 and 1971.
(18) Hookworms were not recovered from the intestines of 3 pups receiving larvae from belly blubber of bulls, 6 pups receiving larvae from belly blubber of bachelors, and 1 nonexposed pup.
(19) We know there is exchange between ‘Dutch’ seals and ‘English’ or ‘Scottish’ seals, so there’s ample opportunity for dispersal of this behaviour.” The porpoises are targeted by the seals for their blubber, with healthy and fat juvenile the favoured prey.
(20) The lowest concentration of each metal was found in the blubber.
Clubber
Definition:
(n.) One who clubs.
(n.) A member of a club.
Example Sentences:
(1) He is seeing clubbers with their hands in the air again: "In the dubstep era everyone just stood there and nodded their heads.
(2) The survey found that, among clubbers who reported having taken ecstasy within the past month, three quarters had also taken mephedrone – known in the media as "meow meow" – within the same period.
(3) The crowd is as tightly packed as the front row of a gig, with clubbers on each other's shoulders.
(4) The Telegraph reports : "Brighton was criticised for its 'right-on' attitudes, awful parking and clubbers wearing garish outfits.
(5) Surveys suggest that gay clubbers take more drugs than the general population, but Measham said her findings may be indicative of wider trends in substance abuse.
(6) But Bonnie's death cemented Lord's view that he had a duty to keep clubbers as safe as possible.
(7) There is a striking sign that greets clubbers on the way in to Manchester's Warehouse Project – once they have ignored the big yellow amnesty box where they've been advised to post any illegal substances, and run the gauntlet of the club's 100 security staff and some eager sniffer dogs.
(8) The importance of this room really dawned on me,” he says of how Plastic’s People inspired a generation of dancefloor-focused clubbers, as well as himself.
(9) He bounced between out-there clubbers and the suburban devout, between hanging out in orgies and having a mostly unconsummated relationship with his Christian girlfriend (they would hand out vegan sandwiches to homeless people for thrills).
(10) Clubbers are being warned about a heightened risk of overdosing on ecstasy, amid evidence that the purity of the drug has increased to potentially dangerous levels.
(11) It's the sort of scenario clubbers like to speculate about, usually at around 6am, a little the worse for wear after a big night out.
(12) Among those contributing to the creative economy are the hundreds of British (who top the list of tourist numbers) and other European clubbers attracted by Berlin's 250 nightclubs.
(13) Nevertheless, they sold 130,000 records to clubbers hypnotised - or deafened into submission - by the boom.
(14) Clubbers are regularly taking the former legal high mephedrone alongside ecstasy and cocaine, a trend that experts warn could have grave health implications.
(15) Judging by the many clips on YouTube, its stars have taken their cues from rock stars rather than the clubbers who helped to create dance culture around the skill of DJs such as Frankie Knuckles .
(16) The research found that polydrug use was now the norm among clubbers, who are happy to mix legal, newly banned and established illegal club drugs.
(17) Now, following the clubbing explosion at the end of the 80s and two subsequent decades of partying, fatigue was setting in, with many clubbers put off by expensive tickets and the decline of the free party scene.
(18) Clubbers flock here twice a year for the Caister Soul Weekenders, which have been running for more than 30 years (next one 1-3 October).
(19) For some clubbers, the spirit of the late 80s and early 90s is gone and will never return.
(20) I do hope the grudging tone comes across however: giving a year and a half of prison time to a clubber who bought 20 ecstasy pills and split them with a friend (the guideline "starting point" the council recommends) remains an act of stupidity.