Word Finder - whistler

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Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.

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Any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachycephala, of Australasia and the western Pacific.

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Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).

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The goldeneye (certain ducks of genus Bucephala).

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The whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).

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The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).

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An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.

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A broken-winded horse.

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The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.

He lived, on the invitation of Dr Whistler, for a short time in 1682 at the College of Physicians, but died on the 12th of December 1685 at the house of Mr Cothorne, reader of the church of St Giles-in-the Fields.

Later, the names of Turner, Rossetti, Whistler, Leigh Hunt, Carlyle (whose house in Cheyne Row is preserved as a public memorial), Count D'Orsay, and Isambard Brunel, are intimately connected with Chelsea.

Friction between the settlers and the Indians could not long be avoided, and in 1827 Red Bird and his band of Winnebago attacked the whites, but after some bloodshed they were defeated by Major William Whistler (1780-1863) of Fort Howard.

Such was the famous reply given by the nineteenth century artist James McNeil Whistler to what seemed to him like a rather impertinent question.

He used the pseudonym, " The Whistler at the Plow " .

Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

Whistler fans, on the other hand, will snort derisively.

He was a great admirer of Whistler and envied his mastery of subdued tones and abstract effects of light.

The third-rate great man is superior to other men, like Whistler.

Whistler works the underbelly of the city in much the same way Marlowe did.

Evidence for enhanced substorm activity and whistler mode chorus associated with electron acceleration to relativistic energies.

Worse, if you are skiing the cat tracks that wind around in the mountains in areas such as Whistler, Canada, the inability to make a short radius turn might cause you to fall off the side of a cliff.

The Whistler ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia was the official alpine skiing venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Whistler offers more than 432,000 acres including 173 glaciers and 475 runs accessible from a helicopter.

To book your adventure, visit the Whistler Heli-Skiing website.

You may want to plan your vacation around one of the Whistler resort's special events, designed to take your trip to the next level.

From mid- to late-December the Whistler community comes together to offer a variety of activities to get you in the holiday spirit.

If you want to engage your children in a family-friendly New Year's Eve experience, check out Whistler's First Night program.

For ten years now, Whistler has hosted an annual film festival at the beginning of December.

The Whistler ski resort offers accommodations perfect for any vacationer.

With so many options to choose from, you may want to use the Whistler Blackcomb's online vacation planner to help you book your reservation.

If you can't make it to the Whistler Blackcomb mountains during the winter months, the fun doesn't stop when summer rolls around.

No matter the season or the reason, Whistler is a great place to spend your holiday time.

She moved to Tampa, the world headquarters for Ironman, Iron Girl and IronKids, from Whistler, BC, a ski resort a future site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The establishment is called Araxi Restaurant, and it is located in Whistler, British Columbia, which is a busy ski resort town.

McNeill Whistler's portrait of him is in the possession of the Glasgow corporation.

James McNeill Whistler was born here in 1834, and in 1907 his birthplace in Worthen Street was purchased by the Art Association to be used as its headquarters and as an art museum and gallery; it was dedicated in 1908, and in the same year a replica of Rodin's statue of Whistler was bought for the city.

Whistler was bringing into prominence.

Whistler, the main character, would understand that statement.