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Look up: Hamper

  1. hamper
    [n] - a basket usually with a cover 2. [v] - prevent the progress or free movement of
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. hamper
    a container usually round but may be elliptical or polygonal, larger at top than at bottom, and of greater depth than width; having slatted sides or staves, and solid or fabricated bottom.. Category: Technical and industry in general • a container, usually round but may be elliptical or ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Hamper
    Ham'per (hăm'pẽr) noun [ Contr. from hanaper .] A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper ; an oyster hamper , which contains two bushels.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/10

  4. Hamper
    Ham'per transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hampered (-pẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Hampering .] To put in a hamper.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/10

  5. Hamper
    Ham'per transitive verb [ Middle English hamperen , hampren , probably of the same origin as English hamble .] To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/10

  6. Hamper
    Ham'per noun [ See Hamper to shackle.] 1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne. 2. (Nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Top ha...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/10

  7. hamper
    noun a basket usually with a cover
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. hamper
    halter verb prevent the progress or free movement of; `He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather`; `the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Hamper
    • (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels. • (v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progr...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Hamper
    A `hamper` is a primarily British term for a wicker basket, usually large, that is used for the transport of items, often food. In North America, the term generally refers to a household receptacle for clean (out of the dryer or off the line) or dirty clothing, regardless of its composition, i.e. &q...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamper



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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