kingfisher | nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill, usually crested and brightolored, feed mostly on fish |
Eurasian kingfisher Alcedo atthis | small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage |
belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon | greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest |
kingfisher daisy Felicia bergeriana | softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays |
obscure bedim overcloud | make obscure or unclear, The distinction was obscured |
obscure blot out obliterate veil hide | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing, a hidden message, a veiled threat |
obscure | reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa |
confuse blur obscure obnubilate | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred, Her remarks confused the debate, Their words obnubilate their intentions |
obscure befog becloud obnubilate haze over fog cloud mist | make less visible or unclear, The stars are obscured by the clouds, the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley |
obscure vague | not clearly understood or expressed, an obscure turn of phrase, an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit-Anatole Broyard, their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear- P.A.Sorokin, vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science- John Locke |
dark obscure | marked by difficulty of style or expression, much that was dark is now quite clear to me, those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure |
apart(p) isolated obscure | remote and separate physically or socially, existed over the centuries as a world apart, preserved because they inhabited a place apart- W.H.Hudson, tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization, an obscure village |
obscure unnoticeable | not drawing attention, an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet, an obscure flaw |
obscure unknown unsung | not famous or acclaimed, an obscure family, unsung heroes of the war |
hidden obscure | difficult to find, hidden valleys, a hidden cave, an obscure retreat |