dexter
IPA: dˈɛkstɝ
noun
- (archaic outside heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).
- A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.
- Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.
- A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build.
adjective
- (archaic outside heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)
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Examples of "dexter" in Sentences
- She is extremely dexterous.
- I'm dexterous at making kites.
- He was really dexterous, but gutsy.
- Hortensia was a dexterous orator herself.
- The most dexterous did it, standing on a horseback.
- Dexterity decides the player's accuracy with weapons.
- Dexterity itself is written in the C programming language.
- Iran quickly recognized the Armenians' dexterity in commerce.
- It's a screenshot of the game Dweep Gold by Dexterity Software.
- The magnificent dexterity of these guys is something of a prodigy.
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