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1927 film
Easy Pickings is a 1927 silent film mystery or 'old dark house' story directed by George Archainbaud and starring Anna Q. Nilsson and Kenneth Harlan.
Easy_Pickings
Film by Robert Eggers
theological extremes", and "in refusing to allow for grace, they become easy pickings for the witch." Emily VanDerWerff of Vox wrote: A24 could have just
The_Witch_(2015_film)
Burrowing mammal native to Africa
form columns 10–40 metres (33–131 ft) long and these tend to provide easy pickings with little effort exerted by the aardvark. These columns are more common
Aardvark
American albino alligator (1995–2025)
their surroundings, and tend to also have poor eyesight, making them "easy pickings for predators") Claude was initially raised at the St. Augustine Alligator
Claude_(alligator)
Indian cricketer
Retrieved 25 July 2011. Westerby, John (29 April 2006). "Caddick devours easy pickings". The Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Newsbank. Ramchand, Partab
Zaheer_Khan
2021 crime thriller film
Hollywood Elsewhere suggested that critics were attacking the film as "easy pickings" because of Hammer's personal controversy. In the column, Wells wrote:
Crisis_(2021_film)
Diverse group of extinct sloth species
predation, so there is no reason to expect that they would have been "easy pickings." When feeding, they had enough strength to use their long, sharp claws
Ground_sloth
2008 American family comedy film
princesses and princes who get what they want, and what they want is easy pickings and a life without engagement". Walter Addiego of the San Francisco
Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua
Mongol general under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan
leave the knights and crossbowmen spread out all over the countryside, easy pickings for the disciplined Mongols. As Subutai had planned, the Hungarians
Subutai
Filipino basketball player (born 1986)
analyst for GMA Network since 2022. "Painters find import-less Aces easy pickings". GMA News. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011. "Beau Belga joins
Beau_Belga
2019 film directed by Patrick Brice
website's critical consensus reads, "Corporate culture may seem like easy pickings for satire, but the middling Corporate Animals proves even the broadest
Corporate_Animals
original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2014. "Insight: No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market". Reuters. 22 May 2013. Archived from the
Economy_of_Russia
Order of insects
submerged pupa, and as it dries its wings. The fish find these new adults easy pickings, and fishing flies resembling them can be successful for anglers at
Caddisfly
Execution machinery in Yorkshire, England
and ungovernable"; the cloth, left outside and unattended, presented easy pickings, and hence justified severe punishment to protect the local economy
Halifax_Gibbet
Fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien
bodyguards. Without direction, the Goblin army is scattered, forming easy pickings for the other armies of Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Eagles. Beorn often
Beorn
Period of German sinking of merchant ships off the East Coast during the Second World War
reached its patrol area off the oil ports of the Caribbean. With such easy pickings and all Type IX boats already committed, Dönitz began sending shorter-range
Second_Happy_Time
American airstrike in the Persian Gulf War
hundreds of alerted surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and AAA, making them easy pickings. However, there was no time to change the mission plans, and the attack
Package_Q_Strike
Fictional video game character
calling him the "Gollum of the Overwatch universe" due to how deceptively easy pickings his hunched stature made him appear to other players. In contrast, fellow
Junkrat
Swedish-American actress (1888–1974)
(1926) as Diana Fothergill The Masked Woman (1927) as Diane Delatour Easy Pickings (1927) as Mary Ryan Babe Comes Home (1927) (with Babe Ruth) as Vernie
Anna_Q._Nilsson
World War II area of operations including North and South America
declared war on the U.S., the East Coast of the United States offered easy pickings for German U-boats (referred to as the "Second Happy Time"). After a
American theater of World War II
American_theater_of_World_War_II
List of private businesses with relationships with ICE
(April 14, 2025). "This Company's Surveillance Tech Makes Immigrants 'Easy Pickings' for Trump". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
Controversies involving ICE and private businesses
Controversies_involving_ICE_and_private_businesses
Pensacola-class heavy cruiser
Hosogaya leading to the Battle of the Komandorski Islands. Believing that easy pickings were in store, the American warships formed up and closed the range
USS_Salt_Lake_City_(CA-25)
1982 single by Supertramp
suitcase. He thumbs down two rednecks in a pickup truck, who find him easy pickings for practical jokes, pitch him onto Hollywood Boulevard, and throw his
It's_Raining_Again
1966 film
throws his gun at the vampire and knocks him senseless, making him easy pickings for a staking. With the Count destroyed, Betty is saved and Billy takes
Billy_the_Kid_Versus_Dracula
"easy pickings". By using Launchpad as bait, they try and catch Darkwing. But Darkwing shows them first hand that in the city it is in fact no "easy pickings"
List of Darkwing Duck episodes
List_of_Darkwing_Duck_episodes
American actor (1895–1967)
Flood (1926) - Jack De Quincey Twinkletoes (1926) - Chuck Lightfoot Easy Pickings (1927) - Peter Van Horne Stage Kisses (1927) - Donald Hampton Cheating
Kenneth_Harlan
English artist, cleric and author (1724–1804)
Hill for giving a distant object too much detail. Such passages were easy pickings for satirists such as Jane Austen, as she showed in Northanger Abbey
William_Gilpin_(priest)
Very Surprising Party" Jeffrey Scott June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) 054 "Easy Pickings" Don Gillies When the Snooties lose their money, PB&J enlist the help
List_of_PB&J_Otter_episodes
9th episode of the 2nd season of Battlestar Galactica
a virus of her own to the Cylon ships, rendering them helpless and easy pickings for the Vipers. Sharon is summarily returned to her cell. Helo is ostracized
Flight of the Phoenix (Battlestar Galactica)
Flight_of_the_Phoenix_(Battlestar_Galactica)
Rugby league club based in Toulouse, France
for TO". www.to13.com. 13 August 2021. "Toulouse Olympique won't be easy pickings for any one in Super League, says Huddersfield Giants' Jake Wardle"
Toulouse_Olympique
Month of 1980
Bend (IN) Tribune, April 27, 1980, p72 "Hollypark's Pick Six Proves Easy Pickings for 17 Bettors", by Shelia Moran, Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1980, pIII-1
May_1980
2019 studio album by Suzi Quatro
3. "Strings" 4:15 4. "Love Isn't Fair" 3:04 5. "Macho Man" 3:43 6. "Easy Pickings" 4:26 7. "Bass Line" 4:33 8. "Don't Do Me Wrong" 3:43 9. "Heavy Duty"
No Control (Suzi Quatro album)
No_Control_(Suzi_Quatro_album)
American novelist
Enemies. ISBN 978-1501155086. "Strange Brew". "An Apple for a Creature". Easy Pickings. Bella Rosa Books. 29 November 2012. "George Meets Beast". Were. Zombies
Faith_Hunter
12th c. military conflict
Following their repulse, the Christian army departed in search of easier pickings. The siege is hardly mentioned in Christian chronicles, and while Aleppo
Siege_of_Aleppo_(1138)
Australian actor (1887–1957)
Four-Flushers (1926, Short) - Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster Easy Pickings (1927) - The Detective The Golf Nut (1927) - Billy Divott The Girl from
Billy_Bevan
Town in Victoria, Australia
fire, drought, flood, steep slopes, unsustainable roads, crime and easier pickings for miners further upstream put an end to "Old Warburton". Land was
Warburton,_Victoria
English darts player
comfortably). In the second round he came up against Martin Phillips. It was easy pickings for Adams, who cruised to a 4–0 victory with Phillips paying the price
Martin_Adams
1996 American TV series or program
Overhearing a ghost story, B.C. and Cal scare away the Prairie residents for easy pickings, so Osgood and his friends decide to get even. 19 "Up, Up and Away /
Little_Mouse_on_the_Prairie
Scotland international rugby league footballer
November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021. "Toulouse Olympique won't be easy pickings for any one in Super League, says Huddersfield Giants' Jake Wardle"
Matty_Russell
Hindu community native to the Kashmir Valley
generally ignored the mountain-circled Kashmir Valley in favour of easier pickings elsewhere. It was not until the fourteenth century that Muslim rule
Kashmiri_Pandits
American actor (1870–1937)
The Cow's Kimona (1926) Racing Blood (1926) The Speeding Venus (1926) Easy Pickings (1927) The Mysterious Rider (1927) The Prairie King (1927) The Valley
Charles_Sellon
The Drop Kick, directed by Millard Webb, starring Richard Barthelmess Easy Pickings, directed by George Archainbaud, starring Anna Q. Nilsson, based on
1927_in_film
Shopping mall in Lake County, Illinois, U.S.
News-Sun, March 1, 2017. Selle, Charles. "Selle: Other governors see us as easy pickings for their states", Lake County News-Sun, December 4, 2017. Graham, Doug
Gurnee_Mills
French military officer and politician (1757–1834)
battle the unexpectedly successful French forces, and that there were easier pickings for his army in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Accordingly, he
Marquis_de_Lafayette
Part of American history
Atlantic) and when Germany declared war on the US, the East Coast offered easy pickings for German U-boats (referred to as the Second happy time). After a highly
History of the United States Merchant Marine
History_of_the_United_States_Merchant_Marine
Town in New South Wales, Australia
1861, the Sydney Morning Herald was reporting a "mass exodus" and the easy pickings were exhausted. Significant numbers of Chinese people worked the Kiandra
Kiandra
Russian naturalist (1938–2003)
position, and the bears who became habituated to his presence were easy pickings for poachers. At least 20 bears Nikolayenko knew were killed about seven
Vitaly_Nikolayenko
as the city withdrew in on itself and fell into stagnation, becoming easy pickings for the French revolutionary armies in 1796. The Papal States also lost
History_of_early_modern_Italy
American writer (1935–2019)
Jackpot (2010) The Richest Hill on Earth (2011) Easy Street (2012) Anything Goes (2015) Easy Pickings (2016) Brass in the Desert (2016) Spur Award for
Richard_S._Wheeler
the preponderance of underground water together with the relatively easy pickings from near the surface made deep mining unviable until the late 18th
Dartmoor_tin_mining
American cinematographer (1890–1980)
(1925) Why Girls Go Back Home (1926) Paradise (1926) Puppets (1926) Easy Pickings (1927) The Sea Tiger (1927) The Life of Riley (1927) The Port of Missing
Charles_Van_Enger
Chamberlain, Gethin (6 January 2020). "Poverty-stricken Hungarians are easy pickings for traffickers on Facebook". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Drinóczi
Human_rights_in_Hungary
2013 TV series or program
elsewhere in their bodies. With the populace barely able to move, they're easy pickings for Copernicus and only a little Troll sweat can save the day. 34 "Christmas
Packages_from_Planet_X
British TV comedy drama series (1973–1977)
(24 Oct 75) Ignorance Is Bliss (31 Oct 75) The Last Straw (7 Nov 75) Easy Pickings (14 Nov 75) Stool Pigeon (21 Nov 75) Devil to Pay (28 Nov 75) Safety
Beryl's_Lot
Public figure in Venice, Los Angeles
"[hiding] in bushes". They also noted she often caught "burglars seeking easy pickings from parked cars," whom she would keep in place "using the mere force
Donna_Chaet
Mickey Zucker Reichert The Dragons Anthologies 03/1994 Dragonlance Easy Pickings Short story Douglas Niles The Dragons Anthologies 03/1994 Dragonlance
List of Dungeons & Dragons fiction
List_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons_fiction
American actress (1892–1934)
needed] (Per AFI database) The Circus Cyclone (1925) as Mrs. Jackson Easy Pickings (1927) as Mandy On Your Toes (1927) as Mammy South Sea Love (1927) as
Gertrude_Howard
heart in chaos, Phantom Thief Jeanne's barrier has weakened making her easy pickings for demons. Can Chiaki prove to her that he loves her? 35 "Jeanne: Revival
List of Phantom Thief Jeanne episodes
List_of_Phantom_Thief_Jeanne_episodes
American director
(1924) What Fools Men (1925) The Silent Lover (1926) Puppets (1926) Easy Pickings (1927) Night Life (1927) A Woman Against the World (1928) The Tragedy
George_Archainbaud
1915 raid by Mexican Seditionistas near Kingsville, Texas
armed with Mauser rifles and led by Carranza officers. They expected easy pickings, assuming that only four cowboys were at the ranch. Their plan was to
Raid_on_Norias_Ranch
Season of a Philippine television reality show
source. Later, Marlon complained to Cris about them and Emerson being easy pickings by being the hunters of the tribe. After the shelter was finished, Gigit
Survivor_Philippines_season_1
Thai footballer (born 1990)
Spanish). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014. "Thunder Castle expect easy pickings". "Ernesto moves to BG for the new season". Bangkok United official
Ernesto_Amantegui_Phumipha
English footballer (born 1985)
Echo. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2017. "Cherries: Glovers easy pickings for Eddie Howe's men". Bournemouth Echo. 23 November 2010. Retrieved
Danny_Hollands
Security researcher
September 26, 2021. Bracken, Becky (August 10, 2021). "Connected Farms Easy Pickings for Global Food Supply-Chain Hack". ThreatPost. Retrieved September
John_Jackson_(hacker)
2000 American TV series or program
suffers damage that makes them unable to jump to warp. Soon, they are easy pickings for another Grey attack, which leaves the ship disabled and the crew
Star_Trek:_Hidden_Frontier
National Park in Zambia's Central Province
Eurasian hobby are amongst the raptors that concentrate on the roost for easy pickings. The origin of the various colonies that make up this 'mega-colony'
Kasanka_National_Park
Ethical hacker and publisher of comics
September 11, 2021. Bracken, Becky (August 10, 2021). "Connected Farms Easy Pickings for Global Food Supply-Chain Hack". ThreatPost. Retrieved September
Robert_Willis_(hacker)
2009 studio album by Greymachine
Enough" 6:41 4. "Wasted" 8:43 5. "We Are All Fucking Liars" 8:35 6. "Just Breathing" 5:09 7. "Sweatshop" 6:56 8. "Easy Pickings" 8:34 Total length: 62:27
Disconnected (Greymachine album)
Disconnected_(Greymachine_album)
chilled or cold. Prior to Rikuo awakening for the first time, she was "easy pickings" for his pranks. She also admires Rikuo's yōkai form because she finds
List of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan characters
List_of_Nura:_Rise_of_the_Yokai_Clan_characters
Part of American maritime history
Atlantic) and when Germany declared war on the US, the East Coast offered easy pickings for German U-boats (referred to as the Second happy time). After a highly
Maritime history of the United States (1900–1999)
Maritime_history_of_the_United_States_(1900–1999)
American films released in 1927
West Side Allan Dwan George O'Brien, Virginia Valli Drama Fox Film Easy Pickings George Archainbaud Anna Q. Nilsson, Kenneth Harlan, Philo McCullough
List of American films of 1927
List_of_American_films_of_1927
Chinese canned food manufacturer from 1930s to 1980s
of La Choy, Gordon E. Swaney, Jan-U-Wine and Chun King initially had easy pickings on the West Coast, so La Choy quickly expanded with the goal of expanding
Jan-U-Wine
Town in Otago, New Zealand
which lead to the settlement acquiring considerable notoriety. With the easy pickings gone a great number of the independent miners left to follow rushes
Hyde,_New_Zealand
1927 An Affair of the Follies lost. Distribution February 20, 1927 Easy Pickings Production and distribution February 27, 1927 The Sea Tiger lost. Production
List of First National Pictures films
List_of_First_National_Pictures_films
American-Irish fantasy and romance writer
Hunts (2010) Spirit Dances (2011) Forgotten But By a Few (short story) Easy Pickings (December 2011) (novella, co-author with Faith Hunter) Raven Calls (2012)
C._E._Murphy
Basketball tournament
Anthony, led by Bobby Hurley, Terry Dehere and Jerry Walker, make easy pickings of Admiral King and Cleveland St. Joseph en route to an undefeated season
Burger_King_Classic
North American ice hockey season
the Kimberley Dynamiters in one set of the WIHL semi-finals, and had easy pickings, winning four games to one. Trail's Smoke Eaters pulled off the biggest
1955–56_WIHL_season
American screenwriter
Ne'er-Do-Well, screenplay (1923) Babe Comes Home, screenplay (1927) Easy Pickings, screenplay (1927) United States Smith, scenario (1928) Burning Daylight
Louis_Stevens_(writer)
the land with the villagers in Joshuu. Enjyutsu thinks that Joshuu is easy pickings, and decides to personally head his army to invade. The Gyokuji glows
List of SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors episodes
List_of_SD_Gundam_Sangokuden_Brave_Battle_Warriors_episodes
King of Machame, 1820-1842
Rengua's brother. From Foo, the rest of the Kikafu basin region was the easy pickings; it was less fortified with iron spears and more cattle-rich than Rengua's
Rengua
College football game
a strong offensive line, one writer asserted that they would enjoy "easy pickings" against a mediocre Arkansas State defense. Unlike the Ball State offense
2014_GoDaddy_Bowl
Mass movement of Australians seeking gold (1851–1910s)
and as a result received negative reviews from miners who wanted easier pickings. Nevertheless thousands of men rushed to the field, and a public battery
Australian_gold_rushes
American football player (1943–2019)
Klingaman, "Catching Up with Roy Hilton: Colts Defensive End Was No 'Easy Pickings,'" Baltimore Sun, Dec. 30, 2011, p. D3. "Colts Obtain Runner," Baltimore
Roy_Hilton
1994 collection of fantasy short stories
Nancy Varian Berberick. "Honor Is All" by Mickey Zucker Reichert. "Easy Pickings" by Douglas Niles. "A Dragon to the Core" by Roger E. Moore. "Dragon
The_Dragons_of_Krynn
1925 film
Pierre also attends the Folies Bergère that evening on the lookout for easy pickings, and steals Zélie's cigarette case. Meanwhile, Odile has noticed that
The_Rat_(1925_film)
Horse race
- Race 8: held 18 May 1976 Bolus, Jim (18 May 1975). "Regret Stakes easy pickings for Red Cross (1975 Regret Stakes - race 8: held 17 May 1975)". The
Regret_Stakes
River in California, United States
the steep, impassable canyons of the headwaters, trapping them for easy pickings. The demand for agricultural land throughout the late 19th and early
Las_Trampas_Creek
only working vehicle on the terra, making the grounded Sky Knights easy pickings for his Talons. While Aerrow tries to hold off the Cyclonian forces
List_of_Storm_Hawks_episodes
Hacker group
26 September 2021. Bracken, Becky (10 August 2021). "Connected Farms Easy Pickings for Global Food Supply-Chain Hack". ThreatPost. Retrieved 26 September
Sakura_Samurai_(group)
due to the limited air supply, he'll pass out leaving the Megacore easy pickings for Drop Kick. In a moment of realization, Troy decides to use the Megacore
List of NFL Rush Zone episodes
List_of_NFL_Rush_Zone_episodes
American college football season
10. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. "Humboldt Finds Easy Pickings In Pomona". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. November
1968 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
1968_Humboldt_State_Lumberjacks_football_team
order would have disastrous results, as the dispersed vessels became easy pickings for German U-boats and aircraft. Of the 33 ships in the convoy, only
SS_West_Gotomska
France international rugby league footballer (born 1994)
www.sthelensstar.co.uk. 13 October 2021. "Toulouse Olympique won't be easy pickings for any one in Super League, says Huddersfield Giants' Jake Wardle"
Théo_Fages
American college football season
Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. "USM finds ULL easy pickings". Enterprise-Journal. November 14, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022
1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1999_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team
American college football season
Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. "Wake Forest proves easy pickings; Navy wins, 61–0". The Sunday Herald-Sun. November 17, 1929. Retrieved
1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1929_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team
American college football season
30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. "Texas Tech finds Baylor Bears rather easy pickings". The Waco News-Tribune. November 12, 1932. Retrieved March 13, 2025
1932 Texas Tech Matadors football team
1932_Texas_Tech_Matadors_football_team
American college football season
1999. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. "USM finds ULL easy pickings". Enterprise-Journal. November 14, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022
1999 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
1999_Louisiana–Lafayette_Ragin'_Cajuns_football_team
Archaeological site in Andhra Pradesh, India
Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015. "Easy pickings". India Today. Retrieved 1 December 2015. "About Chandavaram Excavation
Chandavaram_Buddhist_site
American college football season
25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. "Texas Tech finds Baylor Bears rather easy pickings". The Waco News-Tribune. November 12, 1932. Retrieved March 13, 2025
1932 Baylor Bears football team
1932_Baylor_Bears_football_team
American college football season
Carbondale Daily Free Press. October 11, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. "Easy Pickings Ends With Victory Over Ewing". The Carbondale Daily Free Press. October
1924 Southern Illinois Maroons football team
1924_Southern_Illinois_Maroons_football_team
EASY PICKINGS
EASY PICKINGS
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English (East Anglia) : patronymic from Blower 1.
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Easy
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord Ganesha
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English : variant spelling of Ely.
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Lord Shiva
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English (Essex) : perhaps a variant of Airey.
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English (East Anglia) : variant of Jobe.
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Pledged to God; My God is a Vow
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English (East Anglia) : derivative of Goff.English (East Anglia) : variant of Coward.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or settlement, or outside it to the east, or a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east of a place. As an American family name, this surname has absorbed various other European names with similar meaning.
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English (East Anglia) : derivative of the Scandinavian personal name Harald (see Harold).English (East Anglia) : variant of Harwood.English (East Anglia) : variant of Herrod 1.
Biblical
which is before or in front of a person
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of Eade.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Newsome.English (East Anglia) : patronymic from New 1.
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English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : variant of Bayes.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Being Friendly
EASY PICKINGS
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A Son
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Dudemann.
Boy/Male
Hindu
(Celebrity Name: Rhrithik Roshan)
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Rama, God, Supreme spirit
Surname or Lastname
English (of Welsh origin)
English (of Welsh origin) : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell).Irish : mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of St. Paul’ (see Guilfoyle).This surname is extremely common in Wales and has also spread throughout England and Ireland. The first recorded occurrence of the surname in its modern form is Roger ap Howell, alias Powell, named in a lawsuit in 1563. He was the grandson of Howell ap John (d. 1535). Snelling Powell, born in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1758, came to America in 1793 and was a successful actor and theater manager in Boston. Later members of the family include the novelist Anthony Powell (b. 1905).
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Smiley Face
Boy/Male
Irish Gaelic
from John.
Boy/Male
English Irish
Bear; brown.
Female
Czechoslovakian
, favor glory.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Lofty; exalted; high mountain. Biblically, Aaron was Moses' older brother (and keeper by God's...
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v. t.
Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
a.
Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive.
n.
Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
n.
Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
v. t.
Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
v. i.
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
n.
The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East.
v. t.
At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint
v. t.
Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
v. t.
Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
n.
To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
n.
An armchair for ease or repose.
v. t.
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style.
v. t.
Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight.
v. t.
Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
a.
Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
n.
Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West.
a.
Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
n.
Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.