MEEK AS A LAMB

Meaning of MEEK AS A LAMB in English

very docile, very obedient, quite tame (like a lamb)

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MEEK — humil, mild; modest
English interlingue dictionary
MEEK — adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAMB — I Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Английский словарь Британика
MEEK — I. ˈmēk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English meoc, mek, meek, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMB — I. ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEEK — (v. t.) Alt. of Meeken
Английский словарь Webster
MEEK — (superl.) Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face.
Английский словарь Webster
MEEK — (superl.) Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Английский словарь Webster
MEEK — ( v. t. ) Alt. of Meeken
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEEK — ( superl. ) Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEEK — ( superl. ) Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEEK — — meekly , adv. — meekness , n. /meek/ , adj., meeker, meekest . 1. humbly patient or docile, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — /lam/ , n. 1. a young sheep. 2. the meat of a young sheep. 3. a person who is gentle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEEK — adj. timid; humble; lowly; overly patient or submissive
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LAMB — n. family name; Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist and poet who used the pen name "Elia", author of the children's …
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LAMB — I. ˈlam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEEK — adjective Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh es mwyth soft Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEEK — vt ·alt. of meeken. 2. meek ·superl evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a …
Webster English vocab
LAMB — noun the young of the sheep. 2. lamb ·vi to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 3. lamb …
Webster English vocab
MEEK — ■ adjective quiet, gentle, and submissive. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin ME me(o)c , from ON mjúkr 'soft, gentle'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEEK — [meek] adj [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON mjukr gentle; akin to W mwyth soft] (13c) 1: enduring injury …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — [lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. Mutton refers to the flesh of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEEK — meek, Meek BrE AmE miːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAMB — lamb, Lamb BrE AmE læm (= lam) ▷ lambed læmd ▷ lambing ˈlæm ɪŋ ▷ lambs, Lamb's læmz ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEEK — / miːk; NAmE / adjective ( meek·er , meek·est ) 1. quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — / læm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a young sheep 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEEK — meek /miːk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: mjukr 'soft' ] very quiet and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a young sheep 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — Lamb, Charles BrE AmE (1775–1834) a British writer of ↑ essay s , who worked with his sister Mary Lamb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEEK — adj. 1 humble and submissive; suffering injury etc. tamely. 2 piously gentle in nature. øømeekly adv. meekness n. [ME me(o)c …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEEK — adj. 1 humble and submissive; suffering injury etc. tamely. 2 piously gentle in nature. meekly adv. meekness n. [ ME …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAMB — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEEK — adj.1 humble and submissive; suffering injury etc. tamely. 2 piously gentle in nature. Derivatives: meekly adv. meekness n. Etymology: ME …
Oxford English vocab
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1. a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEEK — ( meeker, meekest) If you describe a person as meek , you think that they are gentle and quiet, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — ( lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEEK — (~er, ~est) If you describe a person as ~, you think that they are gentle and quiet, and likely to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEEK — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a shy, meek little child ▪ This movie, with its violent scenes, is definitely …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pork/lamb chop ▪ a grilled pork/lamb chop COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEEK — [adjective] -er, -est - quiet, gentle and (too) willing to do what other people want you to; not giving your …
Cambridge English vocab
LAMB — n. lamb's ears lamb's ear Lamb Charles Melbourne of Kilmore William Lamb 2nd Viscount
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEEK — Synonyms and related words : abject, accommodating, acquiescent, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, amenable, bland, broken, chastened, compliant, deferential, docile, domesticated, dovelike, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — Synonyms and related words : agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial ( usually figurative ) ▪ I am not going …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAMB — I . Charles Lamb (1775–1834) an English writer. His best-known works are Tales from Shakespeare (1807), written for children with …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MEEK — adj. 1 modest, humble, submissive, unassuming, unambitious, unpretentious, mild, bland, patient, deferential, shy, retiring, lowly The meek shall inherit the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MEEK — прил. кроткий, мягкий; покорный, послушный, смиренный Syn : modest кроткий, мягкий; смиренный > * as a lamb /as Moses/, * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягненок, барашек; овечка б) перен. агнец божий lambs bleat ≈ овцы блеют as gentle as a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEEK — meek.ogg mi:k a кроткий, мягкий; смиренный meek as a lamb /as Moses/, meek and mild - кроткий как овечка; кроток …
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