[Lexicog] Semantics

[Fritz Goerling]

Here are some collocations, word formations and expressions  including
"rainbow":
Rainbow Coalition.
Rainbow press ("Regenbogenpresse" in German) does not seem to exist in
English. Possible equivalents: Yellow press, trashy press, tabloid press.
      over the rainbow eccentric, weird, a bit off, spinny  Aunt Freda?
She's been over the rainbow for years, poor lady.


>From the Internet:

      rainbow n. rainbows < 'rAn"bO > : 1. An arc of colored light in the
sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain. [ETYM: AS. regenboga,
akin to German regenbogen. Related to Rain, and Bow anything bent.]

      Expressions:

      rainbow lorikeet n. : 1. A kind of lorikeet; SYN: Trichoglossus
moluccanus.

      rainbow runner n. : 1. Streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish;
SYN: Elagatis bipinnulata.

      rainbow seaperch n. : 1. Pacific coast fish; SYN: rainbow perch,
Hipsurus caryi.

      rainbow shower n. : 1. Deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern
Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream to
orange and red; SYN: Cassia javonica.

      rainbow smelt n. : 1. Important marine and landlocked food fish of
eastern North America and Alaska; SYN: Osmerus mordax.

      rainbow trout n. < 'rAn"bO tr[au]t > : 1. Flesh of pacific trout that
migrate from salt to fresh water. 2. Found in Pacific coastal waters and
streams from lower California to Alaska; SYN: Salmo gairdneri.

      More results...
      Rainbow n. : 1. Unincorporated community in California (USA),
population 2006.

      Expressions:

      Rainbow City n. : 1. City in Alabama (USA), population 7673.

      Rainbow Lakes n. : 1. Unincorporated community in Florida (USA),
population 1496.



Fritz Goerling




  Dear Sir/Madam

  I would be intesested in morphology with 'rainbow', 'rainbow
  chaser', chase rainbows' and ' the Rainbow Nation'

  Edward Law










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