Thesaurus: noah

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1. n. A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.
2. A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge. Noah's ark. (a) (Zoöl.) A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noæ), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. (b) A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.
3. A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.Noah's ark. (a) (Zoöl.) A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noæ), whichsomewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. (b) A child's toy,consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different woodenanimals.
4. n. the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis