Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

: MÜ Mä Mæ Mé Mê Mö Mœ M- M. M1 M2 M3 M< Ma Mb Mc Md Me Mf Mg Mh Mi Mk Ml Mm Mn Mo Mp Mr Ms Mt Mu Mv Mw Mx My

Table of Contents POS
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS

mae west

RELATED WORDS :

POS

Noun Phrase

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mae west has 2 senses

mae west(n = noun.person) west - United States film actress (1892-1980); Array

is a kind of actress, comedienne

mae west(n = noun.artifact) air jacket - an inflatable life jacket; Array

is a kind of cork jacket, life jacket, life vest

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

mae west, prop. n. [after Mae West (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom.].

An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea. [WordNet 1.6]

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mae west, n. an inflatable life-jacket.

Etymology

the name of an American film actress d. 1980, noted for her large bust

top

THESAURUS

mae west

breeches buoy, buoy, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, life belt, life buoy, life jacket, life net, life preserver, life raft, life ring, life vest, lifeboat, lifeline, parachute, rubber dinghy, safety belt, water wings

For further exploring for "mae west" in Webster Dictionary Online