hornet

English - Turkish

Definition of hornet in English Turkish dictionary: {i} eşekarısı
Bir eşekarısı bulutu çocuklara doğru yöneldi. - A cloud of hornets set at the children.; (Arılık) büyük eşek arısı; {i} büyük eşekarısı; (isim) eşekarısı; (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) yaban arısı; yabanarısı
hornet's nest: (deyim) 1. Çekişme, tartışma.2. Eşek arısı kovanı
a hornet's nest: (Konuşma Dili) sorun
giant hornet: dev eşekarısı
stir up a hornet's nest: belayı aramak
stir up a hornet's nest: fincancı katırlarını ürkütmek
stir up a hornet´s nest: yıldırımları üstüne çekmek; arının yuvasına çöp dürtmek

English - English

Definition of hornet in English English dictionary: someone connected with Watford Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc; A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown and yellow striped body and capable of inflicting a serious sting; {n} a bee of the wasp kind; A large, strong wasp; maculata is larger and has similar habits; The American white-faced hornet V; If you say that someone has stirred up a hornet's nest, you mean that they have done something which has caused a lot of argument or trouble; The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color; It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe; large stinging paper wasp; A hornet is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting; Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns; {i} stinging insect of the wasp family
hornet's nest: (deyim) 1. a highly contentious or hazardous situation: "Talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest"2. habitation for wasps or hornets, wasp's nest
hornet's nest: Hornets Nest is a 1,200-seat multi-purpose gymnasium in Sacramento, California. The arena opened in 1955, and is one of the oldest in D-I sports. It is home to the Sacramento State Hornets basketball team. The university hopes to replace this venue with an 8,000 seat arena
hornet's nest: Mess, trouble
hornet's nest: Nest made by wasps
hornet's nest: a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest
hornet's nest: nest made by wasps; mess, trouble
bald-faced hornet: North American hornet
giant hornet: European hornet introduced into the United States
hornets: plural of hornet
stir up a hornet's nest: cause major problems; agitate hornets in a nest

hornet

Hyphenation

hor·net

Turkish pronunciation

hôrnît

Pronunciation

/ˈhôrnət/ /ˈhɔːrnɪt/

Etymology

[ 'hor-n&t ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-Germanic *khurznut- (compare German Hornisse), alteration of *khurzulon (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *k̑érh2sr (compare Welsh creyryn 'wasp', Latin crābrō 'hornet', Tocharian kronše 'bee' , Lithuanian šìršė 'wasp', Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ) 'hornet', Albanian grerë, grenzë 'wasp, hornet').