|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
runner
run·ner / ˈrənər/ • n. 1. a person who runs, esp. in a specified way: a fast runner. ∎ a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby: a marathon runner. ∎ a horse that runs in a particular race: there were only four runners. ∎ a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or other organization. ∎ Baseball a base runner. ∎ a messenger in the army. 2. [in comb.] a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: a drug-runner. 3. a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides. ∎ each of the long pieces on the underside of a sled that forms the contact in sliding. ∎ (often runners) a roller for moving a heavy article. ∎ a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn. ∎ Naut. a rope run through a block. 4. a shoot, typically leafless, that grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length. ∎ a plant that spreads by means of such shoots. ∎ a twining plant. 5. a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, esp. for a hall or stairway. 6. (also runner stone) a revolving millstone. 7. a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas. |
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-runner.html "runner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-runner.html |
|
runner
runner In botany, a long, thin stem that extends along the surface of the soil from the axil of a plant's leaf and serves to propagate the plant. At points (nodes) along its length, a runner has small leaves with buds that develop shoots and roots and turn into small independent plants as the runner dies. Runners are produced by plants such as strawberries and creeping buttercups. See also asexual reproduction
|
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-runner.html "runner." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-runner.html |
|
runner
runner or stolon, slender, creeping stem capable of taking root where its nodes touch the ground and thereby producing new shoots. The runner itself usually dies at the end of the season, leaving independent new plants. Among the plants that propagate by means of runners are the strawberry, the black raspberry, white clover, and some grasses. |
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-runner.html "runner." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-runner.html |
|
runner
runner A stem that grows horizontally along the soil surface and gives rise to new plants either from axillary or terminal buds. Runners are seen in the creeping buttercup and the strawberry. Offsets, e.g. those of the houseleek, are short runners.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-runner.html "runner." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-runner.html |
|
runner
runner n.
1. a messenger in the army. 2. a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: a drug-runner. 3. a rope run through a block. |
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-runner.html "runner." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-runner.html |
|
runner
runner •Corunna, front-runner, gunner, oner, punner, runner, scunner, stunner
•columnar • guv'nor • forerunner
•roadrunner • gunrunner
|
|
|
Cite this article
"runner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "runner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-runner.html "runner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-runner.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
