NOUN | person | Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver | Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year |
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artifact | laver | (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions | |
animal | laver, red laver | edible red seaweeds | |
animal | laver, sea lettuce | seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds |
Sounds | ley'ver | |
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Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... |
Meaning | Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938). | |
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Synonyms | Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver | |
Instance of | tennis player | An athlete who plays tennis |
Spanish | Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver | |
Catalan | Rod Laver |
Meaning | (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions. | |
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Category | Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
Broader | basin | A bowl-shaped vessel |
Meaning | edible red seaweeds. | |
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Synonym | red laver | |
Member of | Porphyra, genus Porphyra | A genus of protoctist |
Broader | red algae | marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment |
Meaning | seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds. | |
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Synonym | sea lettuce | |
Member of | Ulva, genus Ulva | type genus of the family Ulvaceae |
Broader | green algae, chlorophyte | algae that are clear green in color |
Spanish | lechuga de mar | |
Catalan | enciam de mar |
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