clyde

¹ American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

Slang.

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

2. the brain or mind.

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Clyde ² American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

3. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

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Clyde British  

/ klaɪd /

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of clyde

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

Helping people who are lost is a regular occurrence for local residents who know the trail well, according to Clyde Baker who has lived in Pontneddfechan all his life.

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Earlier this month, in its closing submission, NHS Greater and Clyde for the first time admitted that some infections among child cancer patients were "on the balance of probabilities" caused by the hospital environment.

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Executives at NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were handed rises worth up to £20,000 per year for leading a project to get health boards to improve services.

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Detail about how SPDCs will work and be scrutinised is limited but the chief executives and chairpersons of NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are in charge of setting it up - they have been given 10% pay increases and time away from their regular roles to do so.

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The appointments come as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is dealing with the fallout of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

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