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... trees and a longtongue to catch insects inside thetree.woodwind ["wUd wInd] n. a group of musical instruments, many of which are made of wood or usedto be made of wood, and many of which ... loudly.yellow ["jEl o] 1.n. the color of aripe lemon or of the yolk of anegg. (Plural only for types and instances.) 2.the adj. use of Q.(Comp: yellower; sup: yellowest.)3.adj. ... woodiest.)2.adj. [of a plant] containingwood. (Comp: woodier; sup:woodiest.)wool ["wUl] 1.n. the soft, curly hair of sheep and goats. (Plural onlyfor types and instances.) 2.n.thread,...
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... dictionary. 1 IntroductionThe goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford Dictionaryof English (a forthcomingnew edition of the 1998 New OxfordDictionary of English) so that it contains ... Fellbaum and George Miller. 1998. Word-Net: an electronic lexical database. MIT Press,Cambridge, Mass.Judy Pearsall. 1998. The New OxfordDictionary of English. Oxford University Press, Oxford, ... great deal of manual supervision and ad hoc correction at all stages. Nevertheless,the process demonstrates the richness of a largenatural-language dictionary in providing cues and flagging...
... conclusion of the game. cash in hand payment for goods and services by money in the form of notes and coins. ; O Cash in hand is mainly used to distinguish j ! between cash payment and ... turkey suddenly and completely stop taking drugs. i O The image is of one of the possible j unpleasant side effects of this, involving i bouts of shivering and sweating that ... of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways. coin the other side of the coin the opposite or contrasting aspect of...
... against a surface and springback.bounce off ( (of) something) torebound from something.bounce out (of something) torebound out of or away fromsomething.bounce somethingoff (of) some-one ... jump;a forward jump.→ by leaps and boundsbound hand and foot with hands and feet tied up.boundary ["baUn dri] n. a border; aline that marks the edge of a thingor a place.bouquet [bo ... outburst of anger.blown ["blon] Past participle of blow.blue ["blu] 1. n. the color of a clearsky on a bright day; the color of adeep, clear ocean. (Plural only fortypes and instances.)...
... frontpart of the body. 2. n. a piece of furniture with drawers, used tostore clothes, linen, and otheritems. (Often chest of drawers.)3. n. a large, wooden storage box.→ get somethingoff one’schest→ ... and put on different clothing. 8. tv. toreplace a baby’s dirty diaper with aclean one. 9. iv. to become differ-ent. 10. iv. to take off one set of clothes and put on another.achange of ... (Plural only for types and instances.)charge ["tSa#dZ] 1. n. the cost of something; the amount of moneyneeded to pay for something.(Often plural.) 2. n. control [of someone or something]....
... islight; from the rising of the sun tothe setting of the sun.from hand to hand from one per-son to a series of other persons;from one person’s hand to anotherperson’s hand, and so forth.from ... mixture of sugar and other things that isspread on top of a cake or pastry.(Plural only for types and instances.)froth ["frOT] n. foam; a mass of white bubbles that forms on top of liquids ... come full circle→ have one’shands full (with some-one or something)→ in full swingfull of beans very lively and cheer-ful; healthy and energetic.full of oneself conceited; self-important.full...
... level.grand ["grAnd] 1. adj. impressive;magnificent. (Adv: grandly. Comp:grander; sup: grandest.) 2. n. athousand dollars. (Slang. No plu-ral.)→ (as) busy as Grand CentralStationgrand ... noun.)grandparent ["grAn(d) pEr @nt] n.a grandmother or a grandfather;the parent of one’s parent. (Theplural usually refers to one ormore pairs consisting of a grand-mother and a grandfather.)grandson ... dr@n]plural of grandchild.granddad ["grAn dAd] n. grandfa-ther; the father of one’s mother orfather. (Also a term of address.Capitalized when written as aproper noun.)granddaughter...
... bound hand and foot→ by a show of hands→ can’t see one’shand in front of one’sface→ close at hand→ come away empty-handed→ dirty one’shands→ do somethingby hand→ eat out of someone’shand→ ... someone’shand→ fold one’shands→ force someone’shand→ from hand to hand→ get one’shands dirty→ get the upper hand (on someone)→ go away empty-handed→ have clean hands→ have one’shand ... join hands→ know someone or somethinglike theback of one’shand→ know someone or somethinglike thepalm of one’shand→ live from hand to mouth→ one’shands are tied→ put one’shand...
... some-thing. (Often with stand.)head back (someplace) to startmoving back to someplace.head of cabbage and head of lettuce n. the edible, top part of acabbage or a lettuce plant.head of lettuce ... considered as a symbol of thecenter of a person’s emotions,thoughts, and love. (Figurative onQ.) 3. n. the shape 1. 4. n. [in adeck of playing cards] one card of a group of cards that bears ... n. the back part of thefoot; the part of the foot that bearsthe weight of the body. 2. n. thepart of a shoe or sock that coversthe back part of the foot. 3. n. thepart of a shoe that supports...
... the folded and sewn edge of a piece of cloth. 2. tv.to make a nice, even edge on apiece of cloth by folding and sewing.hemisphere ["hEm @s fIr] 1. n. half of a sphere; half of a ball. ... objectiveform of he Q. (The pronoun usedto refer to males. Used afterprepositions and as the object of verbs.) 2. pron. an objective form of he W. (Used when the sex of agrammatical object of a verb ... something.home office ["hom " ;Of Is] 1. n. thecentral office of a company. 2. n.an office in one’s home.home on(to something) to aimdirectly at something; to fix sometype of receiver...
... cream or milk and somekind of fruit or other flavoring.(No plural.) 2. the adj. use of Q.(Hyphenated.)ice cube ["aIs kjub] n. a small cube of ice, used to make drinks and liquids cold.ice ... ["h^N] 1. a past tense and pastparticiple of hang. 2. adj. [of ajury] unable to reach a decision; [of a jury] not having a majority.hunger ["h^N g#] 1. n. a generallack of food. (No plural.) ... the part of the mind thatproduces thoughts and imagesthat are not real or not experi-enced; the part of the mind thatimagines things. (No plural.) 2. n.the ability to think of new and interesting...
... timebetween the ending of something and the beginning of somethingelse.in the know knowledgeable.in the lap of luxury in luxurioussurroundings.in the line of duty as part of one’sexpected duties.in ... broadly of the entire range of possibilities; inmost cases or situations.in good condition Go to in goodshape.in good shape and in good con-dition physically and functionallysound and sturdy. ... sturdy. (Used for bothpeople and things.)in hand controlled; under control.in heat [of animals] in a period of sexual excitement; in estrus.in heaven in a state of absolutebliss or happiness.in...
... ["dZ# i] 1. n. a group of peoplewho listen to evidence at a trial ina court of law and make a decisionabout the truth of the facts of thecase. 2. the adj. use of Q.just ["dZ^st] ... 1. n. an official whohears and settles cases in a court of law and who presides over trials.2. n. someone who helps decidethe winner of a contest or compe-tition. 3. tv. to hear and settle ... etc.jump into the fray Go to join thefray.jump off ( (of) something) to leapoff something.jump off the deep end Go to gooff the deep end.jump off the deep end (oversomeone or something)...