about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
European bream Abramis brama | European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales, of little value as food |
blackbird merl merle ouzel ousel European blackbird Turdus merula | common black European thrush |
common European jay Garullus garullus | fawnolored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings |
European magpie Pica pica | a common magpie of Eurasia |
European creeper Certhia familiaris | common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with downurved bill |
European nuthatch Sitta europaea | a kind of nuthatch |
European shrike Lanius excubitor | a common European butcherbird |
European water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus | a water ouzel of Europe |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
European fire salamander Salamandra salamandra | a kind of European salamander |
European toad Bufo bufo | common toad of Europe |
European tortoise Testudo graeca | small land tortoise of southern Europe |
European wolf spider tarantula Lycosa tarentula | large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) |
European black grouse heathfowl Lyrurus tetrix | large northern European grouse that is black with a lyre-shaped tail |
European cuckoo Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
European roller Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
European swift Apus apus | common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs |
European goatsucker European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | Old World goatsucker |
European water shrew Neomys fodiens | widely distributed Old World water shrew |
European spider crab king crab Maja squinado | a large spider crab of Europe |
European lobster Homarus vulgaris | lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe |
European bittern Botaurus stellaris | a kind of bittern |
European gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio | purple gallinule of southern Europe |
European sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos | a variety of sandpiper |
European curlew Numenius arquata | common Eurasian curlew |
European wildcat catamountain Felis silvestris | bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat |
serotine European brown bat Eptesicus serotinus | common brown bat of Europe |
European house cricket Acheta domestica | lives in human dwellings, naturalized in parts of America |
common European earwig Forficula auricularia | sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs |
corn borer European corn borer moth corn borer moth Pyrausta nubilalis | native to Europe, in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants |
European rabbit Old World rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus | common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere, widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs, young are born naked and helpless |
European hare Lepus europaeus | large hare introduced in North America, does not turn white in winter |
European wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus | nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens |
European lemming Lemmus lemmus | notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown |
elk European elk moose Alces alces | large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male, called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America |
European catfish sheatfish Silurus glanis | large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe |
sparling European smelt Osmerus eperlanus | the common smelt of Europe |
European perch Perca fluviatilis | a perch native to Europe |
European sea bream Pagellus centrodontus | food fish of European coastal waters |
European flatfish Platichthys flesus | important food fish of Europe |
European sole Solea solea | highly valued as food |
defense program defense policy defence program defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
tax program tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
policy | a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group, it was a policy of retribution, a politician keeps changing his policies |
beggar-my-neighbor policy beggar-my-neighbour policy beggar-my-neighbor strategy beggar-my-neighbour strategy | a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others, used especially of national policy, the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy |
policy insurance policy insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
floater floating policy | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location |
policy | a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government, they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation |