topminnow poeciliid fish poeciliid live-bearer | small usually brightlyolored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters, often used in mosquito control |
Abu Sayyaf Bearer of the Sword | a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines, uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping, In Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives |
Aquarius Aquarius the Water Bearer Water Bearer | the eleventh sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about Januaryto February |
Aquarius Water Bearer | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius |
armiger armor-bearer | a squire carrying the armor of a knight |
carrier bearer toter | someone whose employment involves carrying something, the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
color bearer standard-bearer | the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle |
holder bearer | the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it, the bond was marked `payable to bearer' |
bearer | a messenger who bears or presents, a bearer of good tidings |
office-bearer | the person who holds an office |
pallbearer bearer | one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral |
standard-bearer | an outstanding leader of a political movement |
stretcher-bearer litter-bearer | one who helps carry a stretcher |
coupon bond bearer bond | a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments |
check bank check cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money, he paid all his bills by check |
bad check bad cheque | a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds, issuing a bad check is a form of larceny |
giro giro cheque | a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed, it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office |
certified check certified cheque | a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment |
personal check personal cheque | a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account |
cashier's check treasurer's check cashier's cheque treasurer's cheque | a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person), cashier's checks are as good as cash |
blank check blank cheque | a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank |
cheque check out | withdraw money by writing a check |