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Definition: Dryden

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Dryden" is a common misspelling or typo for: drydens.

Date "Dryden" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1655. (references)

Common Expressions: Dryden

Expressions Definition
Dryden (crater) Dryden is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies within the huge Apollo walled plain, and is one of several features within that basin named people associated with the Apollo program. The Apollo crater has an inner ring, and Dryden is attached to the west-northwest part of that circular mountain formation. To the south of Dryden along the same range is the Chaffee crater. (references)
Dryden (town), New York Dryden is a town located in Tompkins County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 13,532. (references)
Dryden (village), New York Dryden is a village located in Tompkins County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,832. (references)
Dryden Flight Research Center NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, located inside Edwards Air Force Base, was named in honor of the late Hugh L. Dryden, one of America's most prominent aeronautical engineers, on Mar. 26, 1976. At the time of his death in 1965, he was NASA's deputy administrator. First known as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Muroc Flight Test Unit, the DFRC has also been known as the High-Speed Flight Research Station (1949) and the High-Speed Flight Station (1954). (references)
Dryden Mitchell Dryden Mitchell is the lead singer of Alien Ant Farm. (references)
Dryden Municipal Telephone Service Dryden Municipal Telephone Service is a publicly-owned telephone company in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They offer local, business and mobile phone services. (references)
Hugh Latimer Dryden Dr. Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898-December 2, 1965) was an aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958 until his death. (references)
John C. Dryden John Cameron Dryden (born February 3, 1893 in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba; died 1952) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1941 to 1949, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell. (references)
John Dryden The outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ken Dryden The Honourable Kenneth (Ken) Wayne Dryden, PC, B.A., LL.B. (born August 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author and retired National Hockey League goalie. He is currently Minister of Social Development in Paul Martin's Liberal government. (references)
Spencer Dryden Spencer Dryden (April 7 1938 - January 11 2005) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Dryden

Dryden

Dryden may refer to:

People

  • Dave Dryden, a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  • David Owen Dryden, a renowned San Diego builder-architect
  • Helen Dryden, an American artist and designer
  • Hugh L. Dryden, NASA Deputy Director
  • John Dryden, English poet
  • John C. Dryden, a politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • John F. Dryden, a businessman and a United States Senator from New Jersey, founder of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America (now Prudential Financial)
  • Ken Dryden, Canadian hockey player and politician
  • Murray Dryden, a Canadian philanthropist
  • Nicole Dryden, two time Winter Olympic swimmer from Canada
  • Richard Dryden, is an English former professional footballer and current manager of Worcester City F.C.
  • Spencer Dryden, an American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs
  • Wheeler Dryden, an English actor and film director, father of rock musician Spencer Dryden (above), and half brother of Charlie Chaplin
  • Dryden, a fictional henchman in the 2006 film Casino Royale

Places

In Canada:

  • Dryden, Ontario

In the United States:

  • Dryden, Michigan
  • Dryden Township, Michigan
  • Dryden (village), New York
  • Dryden (town), New York
  • Dryden, Texas
  • Dryden, Virginia
  • Dryden, Washington
  • NASA installation Dryden Flight Research Center in California

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dryden". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Dryden

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dryden 47     Anthony Dryden Marshall 15
John Dryden 39     Charles Dryden 11
Ken Dryden 30     Dave Dryden 4
Dryden (village), New York 18     David Owen Dryden 9
Dryden Flight Research Center 16     Dryden 47
Anthony Dryden Marshall 15     Dryden (crater) 13
Dryden Township, Michigan 14     Dryden (town), New York 12
Spencer Dryden 14     Dryden (village), New York 18
Hugh Latimer Dryden 13     Dryden Brook 4
Dryden (crater) 13     Dryden Flight Research Center 16
Dryden Township, Minnesota 13     Dryden High School 7
Dryden Water Aerodrome 13     Dryden Historic District 3
Dryden Regional Airport 12     Dryden Ice Dogs 9
Dryden (town), New York 12     Dryden Mitchell 7
Richard Dryden 11     Dryden Municipal Telephone Service 6
Charles Dryden 11     Dryden Regional Airport 12
Nicole Dryden 10     Dryden Theatre 3
David Owen Dryden 9     Dryden Township 2
Dryden Ice Dogs 9     Dryden Township, Michigan 14
Leo Dryden 9     Dryden Township, Minnesota 13
Mr. Dryden 8     Dryden Water Aerodrome 13
Helen Dryden 7     Helen Dryden 7
John Dryden (MLA) 7     Hugh Latimer Dryden 13
Dryden High School 7     John C. Dryden 4
Dryden Mitchell 7     John Dryden 39
Sam Dryden 7     John Dryden (alternative meanings) 2
John F. Dryden 7     John Dryden (MLA) 7
Dryden Municipal Telephone Service 6     John Dryden Kuser 5
John Dryden Kuser 5     John F. Dryden 7
Murray Dryden 5     Jonathan Dryden Taylor 3
Wheeler Dryden 5     Ken Dryden 30
Dave Dryden 4     Leo Dryden 9
Dryden Brook 4     Mr. Dryden 8
John C. Dryden 4     Murray Dryden 5
Dryden Historic District 3     Nicole Dryden 10
Jonathan Dryden Taylor 3     Richard Dryden 11
Dryden Theatre 3     Sam Dryden 7
John Dryden (alternative meanings) 2     Spencer Dryden 14
The Dryden Observer 2     The Dryden Observer 2
Dryden Township 2     Wheeler Dryden 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Dryden" is a common misspelling or typo for: drydens.

Synonyms: Dryden
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 Blake, browning, Chaucer, Wordsworth.
Consider also: cookery, cooking, artificer, cook, discoverer, inventor, poet, brownness, brown-outs, browns.

Other

 Shakspere.

Expression

 John Dryden.
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Computed Synonyms: Dryden

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0698   Dryden     drydens     blakes, brownings, wordsworths   
 2   1.0094   Dryden     Blake     break, browning, Wordsworth   
 3   1.0093   Dryden     browning     darking, marooning, boying, horsing, smacking   
 4   1.0090   Dryden     Wordsworth     wordworth, browning, Blake   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: Dryden

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.6398   pre Dryden     pre-dryden         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Dryden

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 英国诗人 (Blake, browning, Dryden, Wordsworth). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Dryden. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ג'וןדריידן (John Dryden). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Dryden. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ג'וןדריידן (John Dryden). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Dryden. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 干ばつ巣 (Dryden, drydens), 前干ばつ巣 (pre Dryden, pre-dryden), ケン・ドライデン (Ken Dryden). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Dryden. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Dryden

Language Translations for “Dryden” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dryathagdathagen (Dryden). Additional references: Athag, Dryden. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Dryagdagen (Dryden). Additional references: Double Dutch, Dryden. (volunteer)
Leet ¤|2V/¤|3^/ (Dryden). Additional references: Leet, Dryden. (volunteer)
Oppish Dryopdopen (Dryden). Additional references: Oppish, Dryden. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Ydendray (Dryden). Additional references: Pig Latin, Dryden. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Dryubduben (Dryden). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Dryden. (volunteer)
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