(n.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.
(n.) A sign and a constellation; Leo.
(n.) An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
Example Sentences:
(1) October 27, 2013 7.27pm GMT Around the league And here’s how things look elsewhere, as we head into the fourth quarter: Cowboys 13-7 Lions Browns 17-20 Chiefs Dolphins 17-20 Patriots Bills 10-28 Saints Giants 15-0 Eagles 49ers 35-10 Jaguars 7.25pm GMT End of 3rd quarter: 49ers 35-10 Jaguars The quarter ends with the Jaguars facing a third-and-one at their own 32.
(2) Two similar calici agents, San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) and vesicular exanthema of swine virus (VESV) are susceptible to the virucidal activity of disinfectants of differing formulation.
(3) Gassman and Hoffman were both given Golden Lions for life achievement.
(4) Lion cubs fathered by Cecil, the celebrated lion shot dead in Zimbabwe , may already have been killed by a rival male lion and even if they were still alive there was nothing conservationists could do to protect them, a conservation charity has warned.
(5) Lynn Kramer, the zoo's vice-president of animal operations and welfare, said five lions were typically in the exhibit and have never appeared to endanger each other before.
(6) Two “Belgian journalists” had been in the Panjshir valley of northern Afghanistan for weeks, supposedly waiting to interview Ahmad Shah Massoud, the so-called Lion of the Panjshir, leader of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, an al-Qaida adversary.
(7) RNA labeled with [3H]uridine from Vero cells infected with San Miguel sea lion virus in the presence of actinomycin D was analyzed by glycerol density gradient sedimentation and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
(8) The group comprised 29 pumas (Felis concolor), 32 lions (Panthera leo), 27 tigers (P tigris), 19 leopards (P pardus), 18 jaguars (P onca) and 22 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(9) For 20 years the great British inequality machine has hurtled on, driven largely by the burgeoning incomes of this top 0.1% – almost all of whom are directors, bankers or work in business services and real estate – who captured the lion’s share of any gains in real productivity.
(10) Kolo Touré: the lion-hearted loveable leader who is a triumph for tenacity | Paul Doyle Read more West Ham, who also saw a £31m bid for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette rejected this week, are now expected to return with an improved offer for both players.
(11) Acute viral hepatitis was diagnosed in five California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded along the Los Angeles coast.
(12) Check your ego “I went through a big learning curve with Wales and then the British and Irish Lions in 2001,” Henry says.
(13) "I used to hate lions," he adds, "but now, because my invention is saving my father's cows and the lions, we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict."
(14) Bahrain, meanwhile, is picking up the lion’s share of the bill for the construction of a Royal Navy base, the Mina Salman support facility, which will include warehouses, a 300-metre jetty, accommodation, sports pitch and helipad.
(15) The animated advert cost £1m to make and features a hare and a bear created by some of the artists behind Disney's Lion King.
(16) In neighbouring Honduras , a group of farmers who were tired of seeing the lion's share of their produce go to middlemen decided three years ago to work with buyers in the country's largest city, San Pedro Sula, selling directly to supermarkets and fast-food chains, to offer a steady supply of lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli and other vegetables.
(17) In Cecil the lion fallout, hunters defend Walter Palmer and fear big game bans Read more The move comes after an American dentist killed a well-known lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe last month in an allegedly illegal hunt, setting off a worldwide uproar.
(18) Announcing the completion of a £600m tie-up with Premier Oil , Rockhopper said it was on track to pump oil from its Sea Lion field by the third quarter of 2017 and was working with its bigger partner to develop other prospects in the Falklands area.
(19) Antibodies were found to San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) types 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13, and to Tillamook (bovine) calicivirus, but no antibodies were found to the walrus calicivirus.
(20) Eleven other lions, nine of which were initially underdosed, required additional injections of the drug combination for safe handling.
Zion
Definition:
(n.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
(n.) Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.
(n.) The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.
Example Sentences:
(1) The author wishes to thank Joanne Damon, R.N., Sandra Zion, R.N., Dorothy Markay, R.N., and Rachel Rotkovitch, R.N., for their advice, encouragement, and support, and Florence Williams, R.N., who provided clinical supervision.
(2) They wanted volunteers from western Europe and the US, Jews from affluent, educated communities, who would enrich the new Zion rather than cling to it like a life raft.
(3) A paradise for canyoneers and rock climbers , Zion boasts rock formations spanning more than 150 million years of geologic history.
(4) Years ago, I co-hosted a regular networking salon with four friends who happened to be Jewish; we named it Protocols as in “Of the Elders of Zion”.
(5) Or the claim that the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” – an infamous antisemitic libel – is a true account of a sinister Jewish plot to take over the world?
(6) Also, New York State, in the wake of the Libby Zion case, now requires that all residents be credentialed in the procedures they do during training.
(7) Manuel says past guests have compared it with Copper Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion Park.
(8) On the hill above Christ Church, for example, the pretty little Mount Zion Primitive Methodist church is a graffiti-daubed mess, its windows bricked up, its doors barred.
(9) Zion officials were spurred to take action after an incident in which an unmanned aircraft was seen harassing bighorn sheep and causing youngsters to become separated from their herd.
(10) I would!” Smith concluded: “I never went to a black person who said that they don’t want to be a rich fat cat.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Smith talks with Annie Mae Dukes following a service at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Smyrna, Georgia.
(11) Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, believes a hospital has an obligation to provide community service.
(12) In Haifa, Israel, physicians admitted a 24 year old woman with a fever to the Bnai Zion Medical Center for a presumed septic abortion at 15 weeks gestation.
(13) Chronic frontal sinusitis and osteolysis in a herd of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in Zion National Park, Utah, was attributed to bacterial infection secondary to aberrant nasal bot migration.
(14) Outside the east entrance is the 4,000-acre Zion Ponderosa Resort, a historic ranch with accommodation ranging from well-appointed holiday homes to rustic cabins and refurbished wagons.
(15) This report compares three different methods for making a dynamic case formulation: 1) the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) of Luborsky (Crits-Christoph and Luborsky 1985a,b; Luborsky 1976, 1977, 1984, and companion paper in this issue; Levine and Luborsky 1981), 2) the Plan Diagnosis (PD) method of Silberschatz, Curtis and colleagues of the Mount Zion group (Caston 1986; Curtis and Silberschatz 1986; Rosenberg et al.
(16) A qualitative, exploratory study was done of problems and issues in health care use by older Russian emigrés at the ambulatory medical clinic of Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco.
(17) Nestled in a canyon carved into dramatic red, pink and white sandstone by the Virgin river, Zion is a mecca for hikers, climbers and desert lovers.
(18) Poland lurches to right with election of Law and Justice party Read more Macierewicz told listeners to Radio Maryja in 2002 that he had read Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a pamphlet that purports to be a Jewish plan to control the global economy and media, but which has been exposed as a hoax.
(19) Zion national park In a state that has more parks than it does major cities, Zion stands above the rest as Utah's first national park and its most visited.
(20) Protocols of the Elders of Zion was supposed to have been first published in Russia in the 1900s, translated into various languages and disseminated internationally in the early 20th century.