Meaning: English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Edmond Halley; Edmund Halley; Halley Instance hypernyms: astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
"A fox smells its own stink first." (English proverb) "A wound will heal. Talk won’t." (Afghanistan proverb) "You'll catch a liar first than you'll catch a lame." (Catalan proverb) "Do not hide your light under a bushel" (Danish proverb)
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