ALL meanings of apron
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A a - countable noun apron An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes and tie round your waist, especially when you are cooking, in order to prevent your clothes from getting dirty. 3
- countable noun apron At an airport, the apron is the area of hard ground where aircraft are parked. 3
- noun apron a protective or sometimes decorative or ceremonial garment worn over the front of the body and tied around the waist 3
- noun apron the part of a stage extending in front of the curtain line; forestage 3
- noun apron a hard-surfaced area in front of or around an aircraft hangar, terminal building, etc, upon which aircraft can stand 3
- noun apron a continuous conveyor belt composed usually of slats linked together 3
- noun apron a protective plate screening the operator of a machine, artillery piece, etc 3
- noun apron a ground covering of concrete or other material used to protect the underlying earth from water erosion 3
- noun apron a panel or board between a window and a skirting in a room 3
- noun apron a sheet of sand, gravel, etc, deposited at the front of a moraine 3
- noun apron the part of the fairway leading onto the green 3
- noun apron the housing for the lead screw gears of a lathe 3
- verb apron to protect or provide with an apron 3
- noun apron a garment of cloth, leather, etc. worn over the front part of the body, usually to protect one's clothes 3
- noun apron anything like an apron in appearance or use 3
- noun apron a covering or extending part for protecting or shielding a structure, machine, etc. 3
- noun apron a waterproof protecting shield in an open vehicle 3
- noun apron the hard-surfaced area, often paved, in front of or next to the terminal or hangars of an airport 3
- noun apron a broadened part of an automobile driveway, as where it joins the roadway 3
- noun apron the part of a proscenium stage in front of the arch 3
- noun apron an endless belt for carrying things 3
- noun apron a protective work of planking or other material along a river bank, below a dam, etc. 3
- verb transitive apron to put an apron on or provide an apron for 3
- noun apron A protective or decorative garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back. 1
- noun apron cook's protective garment 1
- noun apron paved area 1
- noun apron part of stage floor 1
- noun apron a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing: a kitchen apron. 1
- noun apron Anglican Church. a similar garment extending to the knees, worn by bishops, deans, and archdeans. 1
- noun apron a metal plate or cover, usually vertical, for a machine, mechanism, artillery piece, etc., for protecting those who operate it. 1
- noun apron a continuous conveyor belt for bulk materials, consisting of a chain of steel plates. 1
- noun apron (in a lathe) a part of the carriage holding the clutches and gears moving the toolholder. 1
- noun apron a paved or hard-packed area abutting an airfield's buildings and hangars, where planes are parked, loaded, or the like. 1
- noun apron a broad paved area used for parking cars, as at the end of a driveway. 1
- noun apron Civil Engineering. any device for protecting a surface of earth, as a riverbank, from the action of moving water. a platform to receive the water falling over a dam. 1
- noun apron the part of a stage floor in front of the curtain line. 1
- noun apron Furniture. skirt (def 6). 1
- noun apron the outer border of a green of a golf course. 1
- noun apron the part of the floor of a boxing ring that extends outside the ropes. 1
- noun apron Also called skirt. a flat, broad piece of interior window trim immediately beneath the sill. 1
- noun apron a strip of metal set into masonry and bent down to cover the upper edge of flashing; counterflashing. 1
- noun apron the open part of a pier for loading and unloading vessels. 1
- noun apron Nautical. (in a wooden vessel) a piece reinforcing the stem on the after side and leading down to the deadwood. 1
- noun apron Geology. a deposit of gravel and sand at the base of a mountain or extending from the edges of a glacier. 1
- noun apron the frill of long hairs on the throat and chest of certain long-haired dogs, as the collie. 1
- noun apron a structure erected around another structure, as for reinforcement or decoration: a high fence surrounded by a wire apron buried in the ground. 1
- verb with object apron to put an apron on; furnish with an apron. 1
- verb with object apron to surround in the manner of an apron: The inner city is aproned by low-cost housing. 1
- noun apron An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills. 0
- noun apron A hard surface bordering a structure or area. 0