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10 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
(b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,
narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See
{Skate}.
[1913 Webster]
{Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
({Aetobatus narinari} syn. {Stoasodon narinari}) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies; also called
the {spotted eagle ray} and {white-spotted eagle ray}.
{Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray
({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins.
{Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}.
{Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatidae}, or
{Aetobatidae}. The common European species ({Myliobatis
aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and {miller}.
{Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo.
{Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}).
{Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the
family {Trygonidae} having one or more large, sharp,
barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also
{stingaree}.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
[1913 Webster]
2. A milling machine.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
miller}.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
{Miller's thumb}. (Zool.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
(formerly {Cottus}), as the European species
({Uranidea gobio}), and the American ({Uranidea
gracilis}); -- called also {bullhead}.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Miller
n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
[syn: {Glenn Miller}, {Alton Glenn Miller}]
2: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned
as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Henry Miller}, {Henry
Valentine Miller}]
3: United States playwright (born 1915) [syn: {Arthur Miller}]
4: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
5: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is
fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: {milling
machine}]
6: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: {moth
miller}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Miller, MO (city, FIPS 48242)
Location: 37.21531 N, 93.84032 W
Population (1990): 753 (365 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65707
Miller, NE (village, FIPS 32130)
Location: 40.92699 N, 99.39054 W
Population (1990): 130 (66 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68858
Miller, SD (city, FIPS 42460)
Location: 44.51995 N, 98.98766 W
Population (1990): 1678 (877 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57362
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Miller -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 6383
Housing Units (2000): 2770
Land area (2000): 283.046400 sq. miles (733.086780 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.675068 sq. miles (1.748419 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 283.721468 sq. miles (734.835199 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.166180 N, 84.733801 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, GA
Miller County
Miller County, GA
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Miller -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 23564
Housing Units (2000): 11263
Land area (2000): 592.255223 sq. miles (1533.933921 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.685331 sq. miles (19.904916 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 599.940554 sq. miles (1553.838837 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.238974 N, 92.481091 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, MO
Miller County
Miller County, MO
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Miller -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 40443
Housing Units (2000): 17727
Land area (2000): 623.978794 sq. miles (1616.097588 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 13.500960 sq. miles (34.967325 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 637.479754 sq. miles (1651.064913 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 33.384684 N, 93.968079 W
Headwords:
Miller
Miller, AR
Miller County
Miller County, AR
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Miller, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 754
Housing Units (2000): 378
Land area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48242
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.215885 N, 93.841499 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65707
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, MO
Miller
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Miller, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 156
Housing Units (2000): 72
Land area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32130
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.928001 N, 99.392353 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68858
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, NE
Miller
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Miller, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 1530
Housing Units (2000): 845
Land area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42460
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.519932 N, 98.986386 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57362
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Miller, SD
Miller
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