... dictionary. 1 IntroductionThe goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford DictionaryofEnglish (a forthcomingnew edition of the 1998 New OxfordDictionary of English) so that it contains ... Press,Cambridge, Mass.Judy Pearsall. 1998. The New OxfordDictionary of English. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.126 matic analysis and grading of defmitions is provinghighly productive in ... effectively as a resource for computationalapplications.The Oxford DictionaryofEnglish (ODE) is ahigh-level dictionary intended for fluent English speakers (especially native speakers)...
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... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. Man of straw ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 5At the drop of a hat If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately. At the end of the day...
... EditorsTeresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics,Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science,University of ManchesterRichard Cammack (Managing Editor) Professor of Biochemistry, King's ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – itcomprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). Insolutions of ... a decade since the first edition of the OxfordDictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors andscientific...
... special application to a type of instr. mus. with a good deal of rhythmic freedom and often played on bagpipe (or rustic ob.) and small drum. Alborado del gracioso (Aubade of the Clown). 4th of ... in Vienna of Mozart; host and friend in London of Mendelssohn; org. St Paul's Cath., 1796 1838; composer of th. and church mus. One of first profs. at RAM, 1823. Founder-member of Philharmonic ... Stressed. Appoggiatura (It.). Leaning Note. A grace note or species of ornament of which the exact interpretationhas differed in various periods. In the 18th cent. the appoggiatura was often unwritten...
... helpful than any other dictionaryof modern quotations. TONY AUGARDE (1) Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the “How to Use this Dictionary section of this book refer to ... 1879-19706.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969 The OxfordDictionaryof Quotations Preface What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable ... originator. However, we have generally omitted phrases like “agonizing reappraisal” which are covered adequately in the OxfordEnglish Dictionary. Catch-phrases are included if there is evidence that...
... moderation.A rash of dermatologists, a hive of allergists, ascrub of interns, a giggle of nurses, a flood of urologists, a pile of proctologists, an eyeful of ophthalmologists, a whiff of anesthesiologists, ... –Professor of Clinical Gerontology, Oxford, EnglandThe aging of an organism is a progressive loss of adaptability as time passes.Introduction to the Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine Oxford ... Medical Publications Oxford Dictionary of Medical QuotationsPeter McDonald1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers...
... sense of j 'turmoil'. 1986 Dudley Moore Off-Beat He was just one of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ... near) the bone Q (of a remark) penetrating and accurate to the point of causing hurt or discomfort. Q (of a joke or story) likely to cause offence because near the limit of decency. cut ... the title of 1 Stella Gibbons's 1933 parody of sentimental | novels of rural life, Cold Comfort Farm. cold feet loss of nerve or confidence. in the cold light of day when...
... makesaspeech.ã PHRASESa breach of etiquetteThe solicitor was ac-cused of a breach of professional etiquette.matters of eti-quetteHe is an expert on matters of etiquette.the rules of etiquetteShe knew ... market -inagreat age of expansion in trade and scienceã PHRASES a period of expansiona period of rapid eco-nomic expansionthe rate of expansionThe rate of expan-sion of our overseas trade ... comedy of errorsHis attempts to arrangeaparty ended up as a comedy of errors.an error of judge-mentThe minister had made an amazing error of judge-ment.a margin of errorThe margin of error...