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Definition: Vamper |
VamperNoun1. A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Occupations | Operates stitching machine to perform specific function, such as to reinforce shoe parts or attach buckles: Places specified spool of thread or prewound bobbin on spindle or in shuttle and draws thread through guides, slots, and needles. Aligns parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings. Positions parts under needle and depresses pedal to start machine. Cuts excess threads, using scissors or knife. May guide parts past machine head during stitching cycle. May be designated according to type of stitch used or part stitched as Lockstitcher (boot & shoe); Platform Stitcher (boot & shoe); Plug Stitcher (boot & shoe); Rapid-Outsole Stitcher (boot & shoe); Sole Stitcher (boot & shoe). Important variables may be indicated by trade names of machines used. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | VAMPER. Stockings. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Synonyms: VamperSynonyms: coquette (n), flirt (n), minx (n), prickteaser (n), tease (n), vamp (n). (additional references) |
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Ending with "vamper": shoe-vamper. | |
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| 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 |
buffy slayer vamper | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "vamper"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Greek | ερωτότροποσ (flirt, flirtatious), ανακαινιστήσ (renovator). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ampervay.(various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "vamper": vampers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "vamper": revamper. (additional references) | |
Words containing "vamper": revampers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: revamp. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-m-p-r-v" | |
-1 letter: parve, paver, remap. | |
-2 letters: aper, aver, mare, pare, pave, pear, perm, pram, ramp, rape, rave, ream, reap, vamp, vera. | |
-3 letters: amp, ape, are, arm, ave, ear, era, mae, map, mar, pam, par, pea, per, ram, rap, rem, rep, rev, var. | |
-4 letters: ae, am, ar, em, er, ma, me, pa, pe, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-m-p-r-v" | |
+1 letter: revamps, vampers, vampire. | |
+2 letters: primeval, revamped, revamper, vampires. | |
+3 letters: primavera, revampers, revamping, verapamil. | |
+4 letters: imperative, improvable, permeative, primevally, verapamils. | |
+5 letters: comparative, depravement, imperatives, overpayment, overprogram, premedieval, semiprivate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 61 6D 70 65 72 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .- -- .--. . .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01101101 01110000 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a m p e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 006D 0070 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)566779827184 |
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