Coach - English meaning

noun

A horse-drawn carriage with a roof, four wheels, and an open driver's seat in front.

Usage examples:

The brougham, a one-horse closed carriage, with two or four wheels, is named after him.

noun

A light carriage (= a road vehicle pulled by horses that was used in the past) with four wheels and a roof, and an open seat for the driver at the front

Usage examples:

The brougham was already waiting for us at the front door., carriages passed, mostly two-horse brou…

noun

A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare.

Usage examples:

A bus service

verb

Transport in a communal road vehicle.

Usage examples:

Staff were bussed in and out of the factory

noun

A large motor vehicle with seats for many people

Usage examples:

The tour bus was the easiest way to see the area., the governor bused supporters to the capital for…

noun

A taxi.

Usage examples:

She hailed a cab

verb

Travel in a taxi.

Usage examples:

Roger cabbed home

noun

A cabinet containing a speaker or speakers for a guitar amplifier.

Usage examples:

Besides the speaker in the cab is a fairly high quality one, while the little 8 incher is a farty l…

noun

A four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.

Usage examples:

She drove up in a car

noun

Any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers.

Usage examples:

The first-class carriages

noun

An early form of bus, used typically for pleasure trips.

Usage examples:

With jack away on one of his charabanc trips, andy kerr had a fit and said we should send some of t…

noun

A large old-fashioned vehicle, especially one used by groups for visiting places of interest

noun

A separate section or part of a structure or container.

Usage examples:

There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Usage examples:

The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

noun

Any of the enclosed parts into which a space, a vehicle, or an object used for storing things is divided

Usage examples:

She folded her coat and put it in the overhead luggage compartment.

noun

A person or institution that prepares pupils for an examination intensively over a short period of time.

Usage examples:

In 1888 russell went as a boarder to an army crammer to prepare for cambridge university scholarshi…

noun

A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse.

verb

Perform a gig or gigs.

Usage examples:

Two or three nights a week we were gigging

verb

A device similar to a harpoon, used for catching fish.

noun

A dog of a tall, slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used since ancient times for hunting small game and now chiefly in racing and coursing.

Usage examples:

He bred greyhounds for many years and had many friends in the racing fraternity.

noun

A type of dog that has a thin body and long legs, and that can run very fast

noun

A hindu spiritual teacher.

Usage examples:

Hindus who have a guru strive to receive spiritual initiation from him.

noun

An expert in a particular subject who gives advice

Usage examples:

I’ve become the computer guru in our department.

noun

A person skilled in something who gives advice about it

Usage examples:

An investment/management guru, a business/advertising/internet guru

noun

A horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.

Usage examples:

As the hackney rolled forth the meaning of caroline's answer registered in charlotte's mind.

noun

The official name for a taxi, especially a traditional london black taxi

Usage examples:

The report claimed that hackney carriages account for 16% of air pollution in the capital., he pass…

noun

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cab accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind.

Usage examples:

Far into the distance curved the line of flickering gas-lamps, and outside a little walled-in house…

noun

A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, used like a taxi in the past

Usage examples:

She wriggled further into the corner of the hansom cab, and tucked her coat around her., in 1885 yo…

noun

A person who teaches something.

Usage examples:

A driving instructor

A person whose occupation is teaching

noun

A person whose job is to teach people a skill

Usage examples:

A driving/ski/swimming instructor

noun

A horse-drawn four-wheeled enclosed carriage with a removable front cover and a back cover that can be raised and lowered.

Usage examples:

So you can visit the faded but still fun dr who experience, or ride down the sea front on a horse-d…

noun

An experienced and trusted adviser.

Usage examples:

He was her friend and mentor until his death

verb

Advise or train (someone, especially a younger colleague).

Usage examples:

Both trainees were expertly mentored by a site supervisor

verb

A wise and trusted guide and advisor

noun

A small bus for about ten to fifteen passengers.

Usage examples:

In developing countries, pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers in minibuses and buses frequently be…

noun

A small bus, usually for transporting people short distances

noun

A volume containing several books previously published separately.

Usage examples:

An omnibus of her first trilogy

adjective

Comprising several items.

Usage examples:

Omnibus editions of novels

noun

A teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one.

Usage examples:

Three states in our division have chosen to recognize respected teachers and pedagogues.

noun

A teacher who gives too much attention to formal rules and is not interesting

noun

A railway carriage giving special comfort.

Usage examples:

A train of pullman cars

proper noun

A commercial city in south-eastern washington state, on the palouse river, home to washington state university; population 26,920 (est. 2008).

noun

A person who teaches, especially in a school.

Usage examples:

A history teacher

noun

A person who trains people or animals.

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A racehorse owner and trainer

noun

Sneaker

Usage examples:

They showed pictures of the winning horse and its trainer.

noun

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Short for trapdoor.

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet

noun

A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group.

Usage examples:

A voluntary tutor in adult literacy

verb

Act as a tutor to (a single pupil or a very small group).

Usage examples:

His children were privately tutored

verb

A person who gives private instruction

noun

A medium-sized motor vehicle, typically without side windows in the rear part, for transporting goods.

Usage examples:

Delivery vans can't pull in and are holding up the traffic behind them

noun

The foremost part of a group of people moving or preparing to move forwards, especially the foremost division of an advancing military force.

Usage examples:

In the van were the foremost chiefs and some of the warriors astride horses

noun

A winnowing fan.

Usage examples:

Nothing is more commonly found in the monuments of the heathen feasts than a small chest, a van, an…

noun

A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose.

Usage examples:

A timber wagon

noun

A vehicle with four wheels, which must be pulled or pushed

Usage examples:

European settlers journeyed across america in covered wagons.