GHOST (OR SKELETON) AT THE FEAST

Meaning of GHOST (OR SKELETON) AT THE FEAST in English

ghost ( or skeleton) at the feast

a person or thing that brings gloom to an otherwise pleasant occasion.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEAST — festine, banquette, regale; v. festinar, regalar (se)
English interlingue dictionary
SKELETON
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GHOST — I. ˈgōst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEAST — I. ˈfēst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English feste festival, holiday, feast, from Old French, festival, from Latin festa …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKELETON — (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading features of …
Английский словарь Webster
GHOST — (n.) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the …
Английский словарь Webster
FEAST — (v. t.) To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.
Английский словарь Webster
SKELETON — ( a. ) Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GHOST — ( n. ) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKELETON — — skeletonless , adj. — skeletonlike , adj. /skel"i tn/ , n. 1. Anat. , Zool. the bones of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GHOST — — ghostily , adv. — ghostlike , adj. /gohst/ , n. 1. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEAST — — feaster , n. — feastless , adj. /feest/ , n. 1. any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKELETON — I. ˈske-lə-tən noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos dried up; akin to Greek skellein to dry up, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GHOST — I. ˈgōst noun Etymology: Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst; akin to Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEAST — I. ˈfēst noun Etymology: Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKELETON — noun a very thin or lean person. 2. skeleton ·noun the more or less firm or hardened framework of an …
Webster English vocab
GHOST — noun the spirit; the soul of man. 2. ghost ·vi to die; to expire. 3. ghost ·vt to appear to …
Webster English vocab
FEAST — noun to be highly gratified or delighted. 2. feast ·noun a festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
SKELETON — [skel.e.ton] n [NL, fr. Gk, neut. of skeletos dried up; akin to Gk skellein to dry up, skleros hard and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GHOST — [ghost] n [ME gost, gast, fr. OE gast; akin to OHG geist spirit, Skt heda anger] (bef. 12c) 1: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FEAST — [feast] n [ME feste festival, feast, fr. MF, festival, fr. L festa, pl. of festum festival, fr. neut. of festus …
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SKELETON — the supportive framework of an animal body. In vertebrates the skeletal system is mainly internal, consisting for the most part …
Britannica English vocabulary
GHOST — soul or spectre of a dead person, usually believed to inhabit the netherworld and to be capable of returning in …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEAST — also called festival day or period of time set aside to commemorate, ritually celebrate or reenact, or anticipate events or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKELETON — skeleton BrE AmE ˈskel ɪt ə n -ət-, !!-ɪnt- AmE \ - ə n ▷ skeleton|s z ▶ ˈ skeleton …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GHOST — ghost BrE AmE ɡəʊst AmE ɡoʊst ▷ ghosted ˈɡəʊst ɪd -əd AmE ˈɡoʊst əd ▷ ghosting ˈɡəʊst ɪŋ AmE ˈɡoʊst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FEAST — feast BrE AmE fiːst ▷ feasted ˈfiːst ɪd -əd ▷ feaster/s ˈfiːst ə/z AmE \ - ə r/z ▷ feasting …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKELETON — / ˈskelɪtn; NAmE / noun 1. the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GHOST — / gəʊst; NAmE goʊst/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the spirit of a dead person that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEAST — / fiːst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( formal ) 1. a large or special meal, especially for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKELETON — skel ‧ e ‧ ton /ˈskelət ə n, ˈskelɪt ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Modern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GHOST — I. ghost 1 /ɡəʊst $ ɡoʊst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gast ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEAST — I. feast 1 /fiːst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: feste 'occasion of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKELETON — n. 1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre, etc., supporting or containing the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GHOST — n. & v. --n. 1 the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEAST — n. & v. --n. 1 a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKELETON — n. 1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre, etc., supporting or containing the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GHOST — n. & v. n. 1 the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEAST — n. & v. n. 1 a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKELETON — n.1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre, etc., supporting or containing the body …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
GHOST — n. & v. --n. 1. the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Oxford English vocab
FEAST — n. & v. --n. 1. a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a …
Oxford English vocab
SKELETON — ( skeletons) 1. Your skeleton is the framework of bones in your body. ...a human skeleton. N-COUNT 2. A skeleton …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GHOST — ( ghosts, ghosting, ghosted) 1. A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEAST — ( feasts, feasting, feasted) 1. A feast is a large and special meal. Lunch was a feast of meat and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKELETON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES skeleton key COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE complete ▪ Scattered around him were complete skeletons …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GHOST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ghost/horror story ▪ They sat round the fire telling ghost stories. ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEAST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bean feast movable feast COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ It was one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKELETON — [noun] [C] - the frame of bones supporting a human or animal bodyChildren should drink milk to help them develop …
Cambridge English vocab
FEAST — (FOOD) [noun] [C] - a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people"What a feast!" …
Cambridge English vocab
SKELETON — Synonyms and related words : abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, adumbrate, anatomy, appendicular skeleton, ashes, axial skeleton, backing, barebones, bean …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEAST — Synonyms and related words : High Holiday, High Holy Day, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Sabbath, Saturnalia, Sunday, allay, anniversary, appease, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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