dexter

Definition of dexter in English English dictionary: The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer; right hand; right (as opposed to left); {a} set on the right hand or side; The right; situated on the right The dexter side of the shield is that opposite the left hand of the spectator; Called also Dexter Kerry; To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side; An aspect read to the right (ie separating from the point of aspect) See Sinister; on or starting from the wearer's left; Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left; One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk; On the right-hand side of a shield, i; right; The right side of a shield from the wearers standpoint, and the left side to the viewer; They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build; {s} pertaining to the right-hand side; towards the right hand of its wearer
dexter chief: The upper left corner of the shield (from the viewer's perspective)
dexter chiefs: plural form of dexter chief
Dexter Gordon: born Feb. 27, 1923, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died April 25, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. tenor saxophonist, one of the most influential saxophonists in modern jazz. Gordon played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Billy Eckstine in the early 1940s, later working in small groups with Charlie Parker, Tadd Dameron, and fellow tenorist Wardell Gray. He was incarcerated on narcotics charges in the early 1950s and moved to Denmark in 1962. A starring role in the film 'Round Midnight (1986) revived his career
Dexter Keith Gordon: born Feb. 27, 1923, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died April 25, 1990, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. tenor saxophonist, one of the most influential saxophonists in modern jazz. Gordon played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Billy Eckstine in the early 1940s, later working in small groups with Charlie Parker, Tadd Dameron, and fellow tenorist Wardell Gray. He was incarcerated on narcotics charges in the early 1950s and moved to Denmark in 1962. A starring role in the film 'Round Midnight (1986) revived his career
dexterous: Skillful with one's hands
dexterous: Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully
dexterously: In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision; carefully
dexterity: readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
dexterity: Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind. Reid's dexterity on the guitar
dexterity: {n} activity, readiness, expertness, art
dexterous: {a} active, ready, expert, cunning, keen
dexterously: {a} actively, expertly, artfully, well
Dexterous: dexterical
dexterity: adroitness in using the hands
dexterity: Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
dexterity: Right-handedness
dexterity: Skill and ease in use of the hands
dexterity: {i} skill, adroitness, handiness, agility
dexterity: Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel
dexterity: One of the six character abilities Dexterity measures hand-eye coordination, agility, reflexes, and balance The numerical rating of Dexterity is called the Dexterity score Dexterity is abbreviated Dex
dexterity: Ability to bring weapons into effective use, depends upon Power Curve (for speed in attack), Maneuverability (to employ this speed well) and well placed weapon arcs (to make the attack) The Orion BR and Klink D5 are rumored to be dexterous
dexterity: How much movement a character has A high Dexterity also affects your Armor Class
dexterity: Manual skill
dexterity: Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness
dexterity: Your adroitness An important stat for everyone, but especially warriors and rogues Affects e g your disarming ability and the number of blows per round you get with your weapon
dexterous: Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands. As people grow older they generally become less dexterous
dexterous: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
dexterous: Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager
dexterous: Skillful in some specific thing
dexterous: Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman
dexterous: Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management
dexterous: Skillful with ones hands
dexterous: {s} skilled, handy, agile, deft, adroit; suitably skilled with the hands; clever; artful; done with dexterity
dexterously: In a dexterous manner; skillfully
dexterously: skillfully, deftly, handily, nimbly
dexterously: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots"
dexterously: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots
oculus dexter: the right eye

dexter

Hyphenation

Dex·ter

Turkish pronunciation

dekstır

Pronunciation

/ˈdekstər/ /ˈdɛkstɜr/

Etymology

[ 'dek-st&r ] (adjective.) 1562. From Latin dexter *deks(i)-tero- *deks- (“right”) (Pokorny, Watkins, 1969; et al.) Compare Homeric Greek δεξιτερός (dexiteros) "right hand", δεξιός (dexios), "right".

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