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Look up: Walker

  1. walker
    [n] - New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) 2. [n] - United States writer (born in 1944) 3. [n] - a shoe designed for comfortable walking 4. [n] - a light framework (trade name Zimmer) with four ru...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Walker
    Walk'er noun 1. One who walks; a pedestrian. 2. That with which one walks; a foot. [ Obsolete] « Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.» Chapman. 3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to wa...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/4

  3. walker
    1. One who walks; a pedestrian. ... 2. That with which one walks; a foot. 'Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.' (Chapman) ... 3. A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. ... 4. [AS. Wealcere. See Walk, 3] A fuller of cloth. 'She cursed the weaver and...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. walker
    baby-walker noun an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. walker
    Zimmer frame noun a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Walker
    Alice Malsenior Walker noun United States writer (born in 1944)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Walker
    noun New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Walker
    • (n.) That with which one walks; a foot. • (v. t.) A fuller of cloth. • (n.) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. • (n.) One who walks; a pedestrian. • (v. t.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Walker
    Walker is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `thickener of cloth` Where is it used? The name Walker is mainly used In English. Walker appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 459.. 1880 was a `top year` for the name Walker. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ran...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Walk

  10. Walker
    In Mediaeval England, a walker was a person who was employed to trample woollen cloth in a bath of urine so as to soften the cloth. From the profession came the family name 'Walker'.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Walker
    The Walker (Polyphylla fullo) is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Walker
    Walker is American slang for a male escort.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Walker
    Walker is American slang for a male escort.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Walker
    HMS Walker was a British W Class destroyer of 1100 tons displacement launched in 1917. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; two 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft guns; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by three Yarrow oil bo...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Walker
    Type: Term Pronunciation: wah′kĕr Definitions: 1. Arthur Earl, U.S. neurologist, 1907-1995. See: Walker tractotomy, Dandy-Walker syndrome
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  16. Walker
    Type: Term Pronunciation: wah′kĕr Definitions: 1. James, 20th-century British gynecologist. See: Walker chart
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Walker
    Type: Term Pronunciation: wah′kĕr Definitions: 1. J.T. Ainslie, English chemist, 1868-1930. See: Rideal-Walker coefficient, Rideal-Walker method
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  18. Walker
    an expression that expressed disbelief. In A Christmas Carol, when the reformed Scrooge asks the boy in the street to go and buy the prize turkey, the boy exclaims "Walk-er."
    Found on http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.h

  19. Walker
    (surname) `Walker` is a surname of English origin. This name may signify either a fuller or an officer whose duty consisted of walking or inspecting a certain space of forest ground. Walker is the 12th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, it was the 28th most...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  20. Walker
    (film) `Walker` is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker (played by Ed Harris), the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitz...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  21. Walker
    (video game) `Walker` is a computer game released for the Amiga system in 1993, where the player controls a huge ED-209/mecha styled device fight against military forces in various time periods. The walker travels through time and space to 1944 Germany, 2019 Los Angeles, present-day Mi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  22. Walker
    (crater) `Walker` is a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the huge walled plain Apollo. Walker lies equidistant between the craters Plummer to the east and Rumford to the west-southwest. This crater is roughly circular, with an outer rim that...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  23. Walker
    (mobility) A `walker` or `walking frame` is a tool for disabled or elderly people who need additional support to maintain balance or stability while walking. The British English common equivalent term for a walker is `Zimmer frame` - from Zimmer Holdings, a major manufacturer of such devices ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  24. Walker
    (BEAM) In BEAM robotics, a `walker` is a walking machine that has a driven mode of locomotion by intermittent ground-contacting legs. They usually possess 1 to 12 motors. (ed. motors numbering above 3 are uncommon) "Muscle wired" walkers ultilizes Nitinol (nickel - titanium alloy) f...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker

  25. Walker
    (Star Wars) `Walkers` are vehicles from the Star Wars universe that traverse the landscape on mechanical legs. They are used by the Old Republic and the Galactic Empire for ground assault or transport. Throughout the saga, walkers have played a pivotal role in the fate of characters an...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker



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