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Christie
1[ kris-tee ]
noun
- Agatha, 1891鈥1976, English novelist of detective fiction.
- a male given name, form of Christopher.
- a female given name, form of Christine.
Christie
2[ kris-tee ]
noun
- any of several skiing turns executed in order to change direction on a downhill run or for decreasing speed or stopping, especially a turn in which the body is swung around with the skis kept parallel.
Christie
/ 藞办谤瑟蝉迟瑟 /
noun
- ChristieAgatha (Mary Clarissa), Dame18901976FBritishWRITING: author of detective storiesWRITING: playwright Dame Agatha ( Mary Clarissa ). 1890鈥1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)
- ChristieJohn (Reginald Halliday)18981953MBritishCRIME AND POLICING: murderer John ( Reginald Halliday ). 1898鈥1953, British murderer. His trial influenced legislation regarding the death penalty after he was found guilty of a murder for which Timothy Evans had been hanged
- ChristieLinford1960MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: athlete Linford (藞l瑟nf蓹d). born 1960, British athlete: Commonwealth (1990), Olympic (1992), World (1993), and European (1994) 100 metres gold medallist
- ChristieWilliam (Lincoln)1944MFrenchMUSIC: harpsichord playerMUSIC: organistMUSIC: conductor William ( Lincoln ). born 1944, French harpsichord player, organist, and conductor, born in the US; founder (1979) and director of the early-music group Les Arts Florissants
Example Sentences
In her memoir 鈥楿ptown Girl,鈥 Christie Brinkley writes about the scary incident that led her to divorce Billy Joel.
To make it as a fashion model is one thing; to endure in such an intensely competitive field, as Christie Brinkley has done, is quite another.
The Lakers began the season by successfully getting Max Christie to fully buy in to the role.
鈥淪herlock and Daughter,鈥 a paternal twist on the Holmes legend and a new adaptation of Agatha Christie鈥檚 鈥淭owards Zero鈥 debut on the CW and BritBox, respectively.
Because Marple and Poirot are trademarked by a watchful Christie estate, there have been no new stories added to the originals; they are just adapted, again and again, sometimes faithfully, often very loosely.
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