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British radio sitcom (1959–1977)
The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge (a play on HMS Troubridge, a Royal Navy destroyer)
The_Navy_Lark
list of episodes of the BBC Radio comedy The Navy Lark. Also listed are episodes of The TV Lark which replaced The Navy Lark with the same cast of characters
List of The Navy Lark episodes
List_of_The_Navy_Lark_episodes
1959 British film by Gordon Parry
The Navy Lark is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and
The_Navy_Lark_(film)
British people who perform comedy
Ken, Round the Horne Jon Pertwee (1919–1996), The Navy Lark Leslie Phillips (1924–2022), The Navy Lark Dennis Price (1915–1973), The Navy Lark Ted Ray (1905–1977)
List_of_British_comedians
British actor (1924–2022)
House film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series The Navy Lark. On the stage, Phillips was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for
Leslie_Phillips
English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005)
but primarily the put-upon Able Seaman "Fatso" Johnson and Lieutenant-Commander Stanton in The Navy Lark, a navy based sitcom on the BBC Light Programme
Ronnie_Barker
British actress (1931–2025)
the Old Vic Theatre School. Elvi played Heather, the love interest of Leslie Phillips (as Sub-Lieutenant Pouter) in the film version of The Navy Lark
Elvi_Hale
English actor (1921–2013)
in the BBC radio comedy The Embassy Lark, a spin-off of The Navy Lark. He appeared in at least one episode of The Navy Lark as CPO Nathaniel Pertwee
Frank_Thornton
English actor (1919–1996)
the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series (1964–1992). On television, Pertwee starred as the third
Jon_Pertwee
sunk in the English Channel, The Navy Lark Poppadum – Potarneyland frigate, The Navy Lark Saucy Seagull – British fishing trawler, The Navy Lark The Scarlet
List_of_fictional_ships
British actor (1912–1983)
Number 1, later promoted to Lieutenant Commander in The Navy Lark on BBC Radio. His film debut was as the second police officer who interrupts an amorous
Stephen_Murray_(actor)
British actor (1926–2009)
Goldstein and Admiral Ffont-Bittocks (and other occasional characters) in The Navy Lark, a popular BBC radio comedy series (1959–1977), which starred Dennis
Tenniel_Evans
radio comedy The Navy Lark; inspired by the Type 15 frigate: HMS Troubridge). Trumpton (in the 1959 film version of The Navy Lark; the action is transferred
List of ship names of the Royal Navy
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy
Ministry The Mighty Boosh My Word! The Navy Lark Nebulous The News Huddlines The News Quiz The Now Show Old Harry's Game On the Hour On the Town with the League
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British actress (born 1943)
Brown, The Prince and the Pauper, Judge John Deed and Waking The Dead. She has also performed on radio, including the last series of The Navy Lark, and
April_Walker
British scriptwriter (1923–1982)
using actor Jon Pertwee, based around the exploits of a military unit. This developed into The Navy Lark, one of the most successful comedy series in British
Lawrie_Wyman
American television sitcom (1962–1966)
in combat in the end. This bears close resemblance to the British radio programme The Navy Lark, broadcast around the same period. The first episode
McHale's_Navy
English actress (born 1940)
includes roles in radio's The Navy Lark, the play Oh! What A Lovely War, her own TV comedy series Moody and Pegg, and a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Judy_Cornwell
British actor (1920–1978)
Guinness, at the Winter Garden Theatre in London. On radio, he played a variety of characters in the BBC's long-running comedy series The Navy Lark, including
Michael_Bates_(actor)
English actress (born 1935)
in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses between 1989 and 1992. Her many other television appearances include Danger Man, The Rag Trade, The Sweeney, The Avengers
Wanda_Ventham
English actress (1927–2020)
BBC Radio 2's The Navy Lark from 1959 to 1977, and appeared in the television series Marked Personal from 1973 to 1974. She played the recurring role
Heather_Chasen
English actor (1897–1971)
Logan The Navy Lark (1959) as Commander Stanton The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959) as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Bertram Bukpasser The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Cecil_Parker
Legendary creature
1970 British film Carry On Up the Jungle. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the BBC Radio comedy, The Navy Lark that Lt Commander Murray (Stephen
Oozlum_bird
British actor (1930–2008)
(1958), The Navy Lark (1959), Ben-Hur (1959), Hell is a City (1960), The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961), 80,000 Suspects (1963), Rotten to the Core (1965)
Richard_Coleman
British stand-up comedian and comedy actor (1903–1966)
The Navy Lark (1958). He had a support part in the popular Operation Bullshine (1959) and supported in The Night We Got the Bird (1961). He was the subject
Ronald_Shiner
English actor (1915–1973)
Price was the original "No. 1" in charge of the crew of HMS Troutbridge in the first series of the long-running radio comedy series The Navy Lark in 1959
Dennis_Price
Radio show
The Embassy Lark is a radio comedy series broadcast from 1966 to 1968 as a spin-off from The Navy Lark. It was written by Lawrie Wyman and starred Frank
The_Embassy_Lark
British actor (1908–1995)
Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series The Navy Lark. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty
Richard_Caldicot
Scottish actor (1923–1990)
remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed
Gordon_Jackson_(actor)
English actor (1917–1965)
in films such as Murder, She Said (1961), Murder at the Gallop (1963), as well as The Navy Lark (1959). Before beginning his acting career, Harris was
Gordon_Harris_(actor)
Canadian harmonica player (1919–2000)
the theme tune and musical breaks to the BBC Radio series The Navy Lark, from 1959-77, and the soundtrack to the British television show, Dial 999 (TV
Tommy Reilly (harmonica player)
Tommy_Reilly_(harmonica_player)
(1959) The Lady Is a Square (1959) Left Right and Centre (1959) Make Mine a Million (1959) The Mouse That Roared (1959) The Navy Lark (1959) The Night
List_of_British_comedy_films
1960 British film by Gerald Thomas
not an official member of the series. It also has similarities to the long-running BBC radio series The Navy Lark. It is the only film to feature Sid James
Watch_Your_Stern
British actor (1908–1965)
Galore! (1958) as Mumford The Navy Lark (1959) as CNI The Captain's Table (1959) as Burtweed The 39 Steps (1959) as Lumsden The Ugly Duckling (1959) as
Reginald_Beckwith
relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series The Navy Lark. Grand-Duchy of Trent:
List of fictional European countries
List_of_fictional_European_countries
British comic performer (1917–1992)
Ramsbottom Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) – Cardew the Cad Happy Is the Bride (1958) – George the Verger The Navy Lark (1959) – Lt. Binns I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Cardew_Robinson
British actor and director (1897–1963)
Superintendent Further Up the Creek (1958) as Consul The Two-Headed Spy (1958) as Adm. Canaris The Navy Lark (1959) as Naval Captain Look Back in Anger (1959)
Walter_Hudd
Traditional song
BBC radio comedy The Navy Lark of the same period).[citation needed] Notable recordings include the Oscar Brand 1952 version, and the British punk band
Good_Ship_Venus
English actor (1901–1994)
appearances on Doctor Who (in the serial The Deadly Assassin (1976) playing the assassinated Time Lord President), The Brothers, Inspector Morse, Doomwatch
Llewellyn_Rees
A list of comedy films released in the 1950s.
List of comedy films of the 1950s
List_of_comedy_films_of_the_1950s
fifty years in the business, two words have always been in my thoughts – these two words are 'What luck'. What luck to have met, in the far-off days of
Ronnie_Barker_filmography
British TV comedy series (1964–1965)
Royal Navy station on an island off the Dorset coast where very little actual work takes place. The show bore strong similarities to The Navy Lark, a popular
HMS_Paradise
Radio show
May 2007. Writing for The Times, Chris Campling compared the programme favourably to the famous Naval radio sitcom The Navy Lark and called Deep Trouble
Deep Trouble (radio comedy series)
Deep_Trouble_(radio_comedy_series)
Island in the film The Navy Lark Booty Island: A pirate island in the Caribbean in the game Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, part of the Tri-Island
List_of_fictional_islands
English actor (1904–1975)
(1958) – Lord Edward Whitecliffe The Moonraker (1958) – Lord Harcourt Next to No Time (1958) – Wallis The Navy Lark (1959) – Rear Admiral Make Mine a
Clive_Morton
American light aircraft produced in the 1960s
The Aero Commander 100, various models of which were known as the Darter Commander and Lark Commander, is an American light aircraft produced in the 1960s
Aero_Commander_100
with Fear Meet Simon Cherry (1949), based on Meet the Rev. The Navy Lark (1959), based on The Navy Lark Paul Temple Send for Paul Temple (1946) Calling
List of films based on radio series
List_of_films_based_on_radio_series
1957 British comedy film by Val Guest
forgotten stage farce. Also known as The Ship Was Loaded, this comedy of errors has more in common with radio hit The Navy Lark than its saucier namesakes. David
Carry_On_Admiral
Radio show
from The Navy Lark, although no characters crossed over between the two shows. In a sense, the spin-off element was in The X Lark name format. The show
The_Big_Business_Lark
1960s BBC radio comedy
other four were The Goon Show, Hancock's Half Hour, The Navy Lark and Take It from Here. It came behind Desert Island Discs and The Archers. This was
Round_the_Horne
Topics referred to by the same term
to 1968 as a spin-off from The Navy Lark The Embassy Visual Effects, a visual effects studio located in Vancouver, Canada The Embassy (TV series), a 2014
The_Embassy
1960 British film by Robert Asher
Kinematograph Weekly reported the film "ended its London runs well and truly in the money. The Navy lark didn't please the eggheads, but the masses and kids have
The_Bulldog_Breed
English resort and harbour
town, harbour, and beach were used as locations in The Navy Lark and the 2013 ITV series Broadchurch. The West Bay and Bridport area experienced an increase
West_Bay,_Dorset
1973 Doctor Who serial
Pertwee in The Navy Lark. Michael Wisher had already appeared twice in Third Doctor stories and provided Dalek voices in others, and would later be the first
Carnival_of_Monsters
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up lark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lark is a small terrestrial bird. Lark, The Lark, Larks or The Larks may also refer to: Lark, Utah,
Lark_(disambiguation)
British actor (1913–1980)
Lecturer Lieutenant Rockets Galore! (1958) – Andrew Wishart The Navy Lark (1959) – Capt. Povey The Captain's Table (1959) – Reddish Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
Nicholas_Phipps
British film director and producer (1908–1981)
A Touch of the Sun (1956) The Surgeon's Knife (1957) Tread Softly Stranger (1958) Friends and Neighbours (1959) The Navy Lark (1959) The Adventures of
Gordon_Parry_(film_director)
Town in Dorset, England
and the BBC dramas Harbour Lights starring Nick Berry and Rockliffe's Folly starring Ian Hogg. West Bay was used to film the 1950s film The Navy Lark (based
Bridport
English actor (1926–2002)
(1958) - Poppa The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - Sultan The Navy Lark (1959) - Gaston Higgins The Heart of a Man (1959) - Oskar The Lady Is a Square
Harold_Kasket
Radio show
Brian Perkins. The programme owed much to earlier radio comedy shows such as Round the Horne, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and The Navy Lark. Later shows
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years
Dan_and_Nick:_The_Wildebeest_Years
Former British national radio station (1945–1967)
Binding in the Marsh Music While You Work The Navy Lark Orbiter X Pick of the Pops (1955–1967) Parade of the Pops (1960–1967) Paul Temple The Public Ear
BBC_Light_Programme
Preparatory school in Spratton, Northamptonshire, England
in 'The Navy Lark'". The Independent. 17 June 2009. Official Website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website 1950s photos of the school — Spratton
Spratton_Hall_School
1999 novel by Patrick O'Brian
"Blue at the Mizzen". Publishers Weekly. November 1999. Retrieved 23 March 2015. Morris, Jan (20 November 1999). "Up with the navy lark". The Guardian
Blue_at_the_Mizzen
British comedian
was described by The Independent on Sunday as "The most confident new sitcom since The Navy Lark", and Time Out praised his series The Harpoon, written
Julian_Dutton
of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1959 (see 1959 in film): 1959 in British music 1959 in British television 1959 in the United Kingdom "Deadly
List_of_British_films_of_1959
Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, Waterlogged Spa and Puffney Post Office. It provided the first major role for Jon Pertwee, who would later star in The Navy Lark and as
Merry-Go-Round (radio programme)
Merry-Go-Round_(radio_programme)
British radio producer (1917–1992)
Phillips, and Ronnie Barker. His longest-lasting role was as producer of The Navy Lark, which he developed with writer Lawrie Wyman, and which ran from 1959
Alastair_Scott_Johnston
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
after Reedham in Norfolk. It portrayed the fictional HMS Compton in the 1959 film The Navy Lark. Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953) v t e
HMS_Reedham
Former British film studios
1957: The Naked Truth 1958: Tread Softly Stranger 1959: Don't Panic Chaps! 1959: The Navy Lark (film) 1959: Cover Girl Killer 1960: Beyond the Curtain
Walton_Studios
Surface-to-air missile
The SAM-N-2 Lark project was a solid-fuel boosted, liquid-fueled surface-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy to meet the kamikaze threat
SAM-N-2_Lark
Australian actor (1929–1973)
Martial (1958) Quatermass and the Pit – "The Ghosts" (1958, TV) I Was Monty's Double (1958) – F / O Davies The Navy Lark (1959) – Brown Life in Emergency
Kenneth_J._Warren
Defunct South African radio station
from the BBC radio series The Navy Lark (1973–1985) – "the craziest crew afloat"; adapted from the BBC radio series Next Stop Makouvlei (1969–1972) The Nugget
Springbok_Radio
British actor (1916–1971)
Behind the Headlines (1956) Carry On Admiral (1957) After the Ball (1957) Up the Creek (1958) Blind Spot (1958) Further Up the Creek (1958) The Navy Lark (1959)
Tom_Gill_(actor)
Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007) Farming Today (1960–Present) In Touch (1961–Present) The Men
1968_in_British_radio
British pop band
Deane reappeared in 1983 as 'Geoff Deane & The Valley Girls' to release the single "Navy Lark", then again for the solo "What About Romance", and he also
Modern_Romance_(band)
broadcast of The Today Programme and Test Match Special. 1958 in British radio – 1959 in British radio – First broadcast of The Navy Lark, Sing Something
List of years in British radio
List_of_years_in_British_radio
English scriptwriter (1915–1989)
Tommy the Toreador starring Tommy Steele, and The Navy Lark, based on the successful radio series. In 1960 he wrote the television series Meet the Champ
Sid_Colin
Nature The Navy Lark The Network Chart Show The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Newsbeat Newsday Newshour Newsjack The News Huddlines The News
List_of_UK_radio_programmes
British art director (1902–1976)
(1952) The Cruel Sea (1953) The Square Ring (1953) The Ladykillers (1955) Out of the Clouds (1955) Who Done It? (1956) Dunkirk (1958) The Navy Lark (1959)
Jim_Morahan
Through (1942) The Navy Lark (1959) The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) Navy Nurse (1945) Navy SEALs (1990) Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015) Navy Secrets (1939)
List_of_films:_N–O
English actor (Last of the Summer Wine) (b. 1949). Leslie Phillips, English actor (Carry On, The Navy Lark, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (b
2022 deaths in the United Kingdom
2022_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
1937 British film
Housman's play Victoria Regina was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal family could not be shown on the British stage), its subsequent Broadway
Victoria_the_Great
Jones) on the BBC Home Service (1959–1960) 29 April – The Navy Lark on the BBC Light Programme (1959–1977) 3 July – Sing Something Simple on the BBC Light
1959_in_British_radio
British corvette
the fictitious HMS Saltash Castle in the film The Cruel Sea (1953). The ship was also seen in the film The Man Who Never Was (1955) and The Navy Lark
HMS_Portchester_Castle
Presentation. He also worked on several light entertainment programs such as The Navy Lark and Hancock's Half Hour. He was described as 'possessing a public voice
Robin_Boyle
British actor (1905–1985)
guest appearances in 86 television shows between 1951 and 1982. e.g. The Navy Lark, Doctor in Charge and Bernie "They always send for me when somebody’s
Gerald_Case
Word! (1957–1988) Test Match Special (1957–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your
1961_in_British_radio
Irish pianist and composer (1907–1995)
on the title music and score for the British comedy film The Navy Lark (based on the BBC radio series) in 1959. Other works (mostly dating from the 1930s
James_Moody_(composer)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark: HMS Larke (1588) was a pinnace in service in 1588
HMS_Lark
Frigate of the Royal Navy
HMS Lark was a 32-gun Richmond-class frigate fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1762 and destroyed in Narragansett Bay in 1778
HMS_Lark_(1762)
Test Match Special (1957–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes
1963_in_British_radio
(1946–Present) A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present) The Archers (1950–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
1970_in_British_radio
UK radio program
reviewers: the Independent on Sunday described it as "The most confident radio sitcom since The Navy Lark".[citation needed] https://www.epguides.com/TrulyMadlyBletchley/
Truly,_Madly,_Bletchley
(1946–Present) A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present) The Archers (1950–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
1971_in_British_radio
Secretary to the prime minister) The Rt. Hon. St. John Murray MP – The Navy Lark Jeremy Renno MP (Benny Hill) – The Benny Hill Show and The Best of Benny
List of fictional British politicians
List_of_fictional_British_politicians
Media credits for Hattie Jacques
and a welder, she made her professional theatrical debut at the Players' Theatre in the revue Late Joys, a performance that she repeated on television
Hattie Jacques on stage, radio, screen and record
Hattie_Jacques_on_stage,_radio,_screen_and_record
Word! (1957–1988) Test Match Special (1957–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your
1962_in_British_radio
Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007) Farming Today (1960–Present) In Touch (1961–Present) The Men
1967_in_British_radio
(1946–Present) A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present) The Archers (1950–Present) The Today Programme (1957–Present) The Navy Lark (1959–1977) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
1975_in_British_radio
actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Tottering Towers). Leslie Phillips, 98, British actor (Carry On, The Navy Lark, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
Deaths_in_November_2022
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Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
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English
From the enclosure.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Ship in the Navy
Male
English
 English pet form of Hebrew David, DAVY means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davy.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the personal name Davy, a medieval French vernacular form of the Biblical name David which became common in England in the Middle Ages.Scottish : variant spelling of Davie 1.French : variant of David.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant, from Middle English knave ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘servant’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wheel-hubs, Middle English nave (from Old English nafa, nafu).German (also Näve) : variant of Neff (see Neve).Dutch (de Nave) : variant of Naef 1.In some cases possibly Portuguese : topographic name from nave ‘plain’ (a variant of nava), or a habitational name from a place named with this word. Compare Nava.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Wavy, Night
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Modern
Navy Blue
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wavy, Night
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Dà ibhidh, DAVY means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davy.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö¸×וָה) Hebrew name NAVA means "beautiful."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
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Hindu
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Name of Al-qarshiyah who transmitted Hadith from Sayyidah Ayshah (An)
Boy/Male
Muslim
Understanding, Knowledge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in West Sussex, so named from the Old English personal name Fēra + -ingas ‘people of’, ‘family of’, or ‘followers of’.
Male
English
Middle English form of Old French Hamelet, HAMLET means "tiny little village."Â
Girl/Female
Danish, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Russian, Swedish
Hope
Boy/Male
Indian
Endless
Boy/Male
Greek
Place name in Greece.
Biblical
Yahwe, Yahawe, Yahave, Yehovah, Jehova or Jehovah, spellings of the pronunciation of YHVH
Boy/Male
Hindu
Always speaking lie, Someone who gets victory with truth, Truthful
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Hill Near the Meadow; From the Cornered Hill; Triangular Hill; Large Fortification; From the Marshes; One of Scotland's Great Clans; Spacious Fort
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definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
a.
Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
n.
A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax.
a.
Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
pl.
of Navy
n.
The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
v. i.
See Thee.
pl.
of Cavy
a.
Wavy; waving/ curly.
n.
The navel.
n.
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
pl.
of Navvy
a.
Wavy; flowing.
n.
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.
n.
A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
n.
The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
n.
The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus).
n.
The nave of a church.