HyperDic: thresher

English > 2 senses of the word thresher:
NOUNartifactthresher, thrasher, threshing machinea farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
animalthresher, thrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinuslarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
thresher > pronunciation
Soundsthreh'sher
RhymesAshur ... Yorkshire: 36 rhymes with sher...
English > thresher: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw.
Synonymsthrasher, threshing machine
Broaderfarm machineA machine used in farming
Spanishdesgranadora, trilladora
Verbsthreshbeat the seeds out of a grain
English > thresher: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaninglarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed.
Synonymsthrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinus
Member ofAlopius, genus Alopiustype genus of the family Alopiidae
BroadersharkAny of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Spanishazotador

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