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Date "CLARKE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
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Mining | The average abundance of an element in the crust of the Earth.CF:clarke of concentration. (references) |
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Crosswords: CLARKE |
| Specialty definitions using "CLARKE": Clarke Belt, Coat of many Colours ♦ ELLA ♦ HAL ♦ model checking ♦ NAD27 ♦ story. (references) |
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Screenplays | No I'm not boinkin' her, Trish is Ebony Clarke! (Lethal Weapon 4; writing credit: Shane Black; Jonathan Lemkin) | |
Lyrics | Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke are dancing cheek to cheek. (National Brotherhood Week; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Clever | In old age life's shadows are meeting eternity's day. (references; author: Clarke) | |
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 | Figure 24. Clarke-Bumpus plankton gathering device. Invented in 1939 by George L. Clarke of Harvard University and Dean F. Bumpus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This device was used on the Atlantis. Top: view of the apparatus. Middle: view of the apparatus with net on frame. Lower left: rear view of the device's mouth. Lower right: plankton recovery unit. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Jose Wallace and Dan Wallace inspect a spillway at Sandy Creek Dam and watershed project. PL-566 multi-use development. Clarke County, Georgia. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | Jose Pagan and Dan Wallace inspect streambank protection project on the Sand Creek Park PL-566 multi-development project. Clarke County, Georgia. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |  | BLM Director Kathleen Clarke 2001-present. Credit: DOI Official Photo. |
 | Frank Clarke, M.D. / Portfolio Associates Inc. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Dr. Clarke. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Photographed circa 1939. Present are (from left to right): Major General Louis McC. Little, USMC; Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; Captain Isaac C. Kidd, USN; Brigadier General John C. Beaumont, USMC; and Colonel Thomas S. Clarke, USMC. Credit: NAVY. |  | Fred Clarke. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | J. J. Clarke. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Portiere -- Dragon -- designed by Miss Ida F. Clarke. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Arthur C. Clarke | It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. |
| Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. | |
| Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society. | |
Clarke | In old age life's shadows are meeting eternity's day. |
Eugene Field | Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace. |
James Freeman Clarke | I can do small things in a great way. |
| A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. | |
| Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well. | |
| We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life. | |
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Economic History | Guyana | New Nation (People's National Congress newspaper, weekly), Oscar Clarke, editor. (references) |
Barbados | CLARKE, Ms. Cherry Brady, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Hons.). "Harriet House," Spry Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/426-1122, Fax: 246/436-5979. Citizen of Barbados. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached. One evening Mr. Rudolph Block, of New York, found himself seated at dinner alongside Mr. Percival Pollard, the distinguished critic. "Mr. Pollard," said he, "my book, The Biography of a Dead Cow, is published anonymously, but you can hardly be ignorant of its authorship. Yet in reviewing it you speak of it as the work of the Idiot of the Century. Do you think that fair criticism?" "I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it." Mr. W.C. Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his back and hiding in his hair. San Jose was at that time believed to be haunted by the visible spirit of a noted bandit named Vasquez, who had been hanged there. The town was not very well lighted, and it is putting it mildly to say that San Jose was reluctant to be out o' nights. One particularly dark night two gentlemen were abroad in the loneliest spot within the city limits, talking loudly to keep up their courage, when they came upon Mr. J.J. Owen, a well-known journalist. "Why, Owen," said one, "what brings you here on such a night as this? You told me that this is one of Vasquez' favorite haunts! And you are a believer. Aren't you afraid to be out?" "My dear fellow," the journalist replied with a drear autumnal cadence in his speech, like the moan of a leaf-laden wind, "I am afraid to be in. I have one of Will Morrow's stories in my pocket and I don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it." Rear-Admiral Schley and Representative Charles F. Joy were standing near the Peace Monument, in Washington, discussing the question, Is success a failure? Mr. Joy suddenly broke off in the middle of an eloquent sentence, exclaiming: "Hello! I've heard that band before. Santlemann's, I think." "I don't hear any band," said Schley. "Come to think, I don't either," said Joy; "but I see General Miles coming down the avenue, and that pageant always affects me in the same way as a brass band. One has to scrutinize one's impressions pretty closely, or one will mistake their origin." While the Admiral was digesting this hasty meal of philosophy General Miles passed in review, a spectacle of impressive dignity. When the tail of the seeming procession had passed and the two observers had recovered from the transient blindness caused by its effulgence -- "He seems to be enjoying himself," said the Admiral. "There is nothing," assented Joy, thoughtfully, "that he enjoys one-half so well." The illustrious statesman, Champ Clark, once lived about a mile from the village of Jebigue, in Missouri. One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day. Pretty soon a neighbor came in and seeing Clark, said: "Champ, it is not right to leave that mule out there in the sun. He'll roast, sure! -- he was smoking as I passed him." "O, he's all right," said Clark, lightly; "he's an inveterate smoker." The neighbor took a lemonade, but shook his head and repeated that it was not right. He was a conspirator. There had been a fire the night before: a stable just around the corner had burned and a number of horses had put on their immortality, among them a young colt, which was roasted to a rich nut-brown. Some of the boys had turned Mr. Clark's mule loose and substituted the mortal part of the colt. Presently another man entered the saloon. "For mercy's sake!" he said, taking it with sugar, "do remove that mule, barkeeper: it smells." "Yes," interposed Clark, "that animal has the best nose in Missouri. But if he doesn't mind, you shouldn't." In the course of human events Mr. Clark went out, and there, apparently, lay the incinerated and shrunken remains of his charger. The boys idd not have any fun out of Mr. Clarke, who looked at the body and, with the non-committal expression to which he owes so much of his political preferment, went away. But walking home late that night he saw his mule standing silent and solemn by the wayside in the misty moonlight. Mentioning the name of Helen Blazes with uncommon emphasis, Mr. Clark took the back track as hard as ever he could hook it, and passed the night in town. General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all. "You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!" Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said: "Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?" General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away. "Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes." |
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Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Lewis, Clarke, and Freeman will require further time to be digested and prepared. |
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| "CLARKE" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.74% of the time. "CLARKE" is used about 1,903 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.74% | 1,898 | 4,507 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.16% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,903 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "CLARKE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Clarke | Last name | 24,000 | 482 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | T. Clarke Public Limited Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "CLARKE": Clarke County ♦ Lake Clarke Shores. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "CLARKE": Clarke-glass, clarke-ish, Clarke-jones, Clarke-stewart. | |
Ending with "CLARKE": Arden-clarke, Dickson-clarke, Loriston-clarke. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
american clarke | 421 | clarke welders | 32 |
clarke pentagon spokeswoman victoria | 185 | check clarke | 31 |
clarke | 176 | john henrik clarke | 29 |
stanley clarke | 142 | bank clarke county | 29 |
melinda clarke | 136 | clarke county virginia | 25 |
victoria clarke | 118 | clarke tool | 24 |
arthur c clarke | 93 | clarke power product | 21 |
michael clarke duncan | 93 | bobby clarke | 21 |
julie clarke | 66 | gilby clarke | 21 |
american check clarke | 64 | clarke county school | 19 |
mindy clarke | 49 | clarke county georgia | 19 |
athens clarke county | 45 | bob carlos clarke | 19 |
clarke ford | 45 | clarke gas tank | 17 |
clarke college | 43 | caitlin clarke | 17 |
kimberly clarke | 42 | clarke county alabama | 17 |
clarke sarah | 42 | clarke transport | 17 |
america clarke | 41 | austin clarke | 17 |
howard clarke | 41 | clarke county district school | 16 |
clarke shoes | 36 | va clarke county | 15 |
richard clarke | 36 | clarke university | 15 |
clarke county | 32 | clarke welder | 15 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "CLARKE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | coriumkarcinom (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), carcinoma basocellulare (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer, ulcerative keratitis), ulcus colli uteri (Clarke ulcer), Krompecher's karcinom (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), basalioma (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), basalcellekræft (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zweervormend basale-cellencarcinoom (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), zweer van Clarke (Clarke ulcer), ulcus van Clarke (Clarke ulcer), ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcus excedens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), epithelioma basocellulare exulcerans (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), basale-cellencarcinoom (basal cell carcinoma, basal cell epithelioma, basal cell skin cancer, carcinoma basocellulare, Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | carcinoma basocellulare (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), tyvisolusyöpä (basal cell carcinoma, basal cell epithelioma, basal cell skin cancer, carcinoma basocellulare, Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), basaliooma (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), basalioma (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | carcinome de Krompecher (Clarke ulcer), ulcération du col utérin (Clarke ulcer), tumeur de Krompecher (Clarke ulcer), LAT:ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer), LAT:ulcus exedens (Clarke ulcer), épithélioma ulcéreux (Clarke ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Clarke Ulkus (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), Ulkus Rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), Ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), Epithelioma basocellulare exulcerans (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), Basalzellkarzinom (basal cell cancer, Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φαγεδαινικό έλκος (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), διαβρωτικό έλκος (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | carcinoma basocellulare (basal cell cancer, Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), Ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcera erosiva (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcera di Clarke (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), epitelioma cutaneo basocellulare ulcerante (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), epitelioma basocellulare (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arkeclay carcinoma Krompecher (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), carcinoma basocelular (basal cell cancer, basal cell carcinoma, Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulceração do colo uterino (Clarke ulcer), tumor de Krompecher (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), úlcera de Clarke (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) carcinoma de Krompecher (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, papillary cutaneous carcinoma, rodent ulcer), tumor de Krompecher (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer), úlcera roedora (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) ulcus rodens (Clarke ulcer, Krompecher's carcinoma, Krompecher's tumor, rodent ulcer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CLARKE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Clake, Clarkie, Clarkin, Clarte, Klauke. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: calker, lacker, rackle. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-k-l-r" | |
-1 letter: carle, clear, clerk, crake, creak, lacer, laker. | |
-2 letters: acre, alec, cake, calk, care, cark, carl, earl, kale, lace, lack, lake, lark, leak, lear, race, rack, rake, rale, real, reck. | |
-3 letters: ace, ale, arc, are, ark, car, cel, ear, elk, era, kae, kea, lac, lar, lea, lek, rec. | |
-4 letters: ae, al, ar, el, er, ka. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-k-l-r" | |
+1 letter: blacker, cackler, calkers, caulker, clacker, crackle, crankle, earlock, grackle, hackler, lackers, slacker, tackler. | |
+2 letters: cacklers, caulkers, chalkier, clackers, crackled, crackles, cracknel, crankled, crankles, creakily, earlocks, flackery, grackles, hacklers, hacklier, kreplach, lacework, lackered, laverock, mackerel, retackle, shackler, slackers, tacklers. | |
+3 letters: blackener, blockader, cracklier, cracknels, dreadlock, garlicked, laceworks, lackering, laverocks, mackerels, marchlike, parbuckle, retackled, retackles, shacklers, trackless, workplace. | |
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