Explore Eider through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eider meaning
Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
Synonyms of Eider
Using Eider
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).
- Useful related words include: eider duck, sea duck.
- In the example corpus, eider often appears in combinations such as: the eider, aunt eider, eider canal.
Context around Eider
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eider
- In this selection, "eider" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aunt, mother, spectacled, canal, river and doesn stand out and add context to how "eider" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include american side eider down was and and common eider somateria mollissima. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eider" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eider
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Aunt Eider appears wearing glasses in her next three comic book appearances. (13 words)
The first version of Scrooge's grandmother, Nonna Jenny, looks like Aunt Eider. (13 words)
According to this same invented explanation, Aunt Eider would be a sister of Rockerduck's mother. (16 words)
On the North American side, eider down was initially preferred, but once the eiders were nearly driven to extinction in the 1770s, down collectors switched to the auk at the same time that hunting for food, fishing bait, and oil decreased. (41 words)
Ornithologist Hilary Brooker-Carey monitored the numbers of Eider ducklings arriving within the Coquet estuary near Amble on a daily basis during the breeding season from 1995 to 2021. (29 words)
The plan also created the Peard Bay Special Area, which contains the highest density of spectacled eider nesting areas in Alaska, according to the Alaska Wilderness League. (27 words)
Example sentences (17)
It was called the Eider Canal, which used stretches of the Eider River for the link between the two seas.
The story "Most Helpful Aunt Eider" is the only one where Aunt Eider doesn't meet her wealthy nephews.
The tide was ebbing relentlessly inwards and eider and wigeon ducks bobbed in shallow channels amongst the rocks.
Ornithologist Hilary Brooker-Carey monitored the numbers of Eider ducklings arriving within the Coquet estuary near Amble on a daily basis during the breeding season from 1995 to 2021.
The bedding is made of Eiderdown feathers harvested from the abandoned nests mother Eider ducks use to keep their eggs warm.
In cracking form this term and showed his love of a marathon when winning the 4m Eider Chase at Newcastle last time out.
The plan also created the Peard Bay Special Area, which contains the highest density of spectacled eider nesting areas in Alaska, according to the Alaska Wilderness League.
There are two main types of insulation: down (typically feathers from eider, goose or duck) or synthetic (a mixture of man-made fibres).
According to this same invented explanation, Aunt Eider would be a sister of Rockerduck's mother.
But Aunt Eider appears wearing glasses in her next three comic book appearances.
It affects primarily 0.5–1 kg sized birds such as the herring gull (Larus argentatus), common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and common eider (Somateria mollissima).
On the North American side, eider down was initially preferred, but once the eiders were nearly driven to extinction in the 1770s, down collectors switched to the auk at the same time that hunting for food, fishing bait, and oil decreased.
Scrooge (age 10), and Angus; wall portraits: Malcolm, Eider, Quackly, Roast, and Hugh (Clicking on a character will take you to their section.
The first version of Scrooge's grandmother, Nonna Jenny, looks like Aunt Eider.
Uffi's combat took place at Rendsburg on an island in the Eider River at Fifeldore/Monster-Gate, and Uffi succeeded in killing both his opponents.
Until the completion of the Eider Canal in 1784, the Kattegat was the only water route into and out of the Baltic region.
White Bear Lake, MN: Eider Press, 543 pp. *Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R.A. (1998) Principles of geographical information systems.
Common combinations with eider
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: