SECOND-STRING

Meaning of SECOND-STRING in English

second-string BrE AmE ˌsek ə n d ˈstrɪŋ ◂ ⇨-ŋ-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

SECOND-STRING — adjective Etymology: from the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks Date: 1922 being a substitute …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECOND-STRING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase second string 1. : being a substitute as distinguished from a regular (as on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND STRING — — second-string , adj. — second-stringer , n. 1. Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND STRING — adj. being a substitute or replacement for a regular player (as on a team in sport games); available as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND-STRING — adjective Etymology: from the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks Date: 1922 : being a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND-STRING — Pronunciation: ˌ se-k ə n(d)- ' stri ŋ , ˌ se-k ə ŋ - Function: adjective Etymology: from the reserve …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECOND STRING — ■ noun (often in phr. a ~ to one's bow ) an alternative resource or course of action in case …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECOND-STRING — [sec.ond-string] adj [fr. the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks] (1922): being a substitute as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND STRING — ➡ second-string
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND-STRING — adjective [ only before noun ] ( especially NAmE ) ( usually of a player in a sports team ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND-STRING — ˌsecond-ˈstring BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] not regularly part of a team, group etc, but sometimes taking someone else’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND-STRING — see second string
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND STRING — also second-string If you describe a person or thing as someone’s second string , you mean that they are only …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND STRING — also second-string If you describe a person or thing as someone’s ~, you mean that they are only used if …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SECOND-STRING — see second string
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SECOND-STRING — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES first-string/second-string etc EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She watches her lead the second-string players as they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND STRING — Synonyms and related words : agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, back seat, backup, cast, change, changeling, common, company, comparison, complement, copy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND STRING — запасной, дублирующий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-STRING — сущ. дублер Syn : understudy, double (спортивное) дублирующий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND-STRING — a спорт. дублирующий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECOND-STRING — сущ.дублер Syn:understudy, double
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECOND STRING — запасной, дублирующий
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECOND STRING — (a) дублирующий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SECOND-STRING — a спорт. дублирующий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SECOND-STRING — a спорт. дублирующий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND STRING — adj. дублер, запасной ресурс
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SECOND STRING — adj. дублер, запасной ресурс
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SECOND-STRING — сущ. дублер Syn: understudy , double
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECOND STRING — запасной, дублирующий
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECOND-STRING — сущ. дублер Syn: understudy, double
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECOND STRING — запасной, дублирующий
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECOND-STRING — _n. дублер
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECOND-STRING — n. дублер
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SECOND-STRING — сущ. дублер Syn : understudy, double (спортивное) дублирующий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND STRING — запасной, дублирующий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRING — — stringless , adj. — stringlike , adj. /string/ , n. , v. , strung; strung or ( Rare ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English streng; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING — noun the line or cord of a bow. 2. string ·noun the points made in a game. 3. string ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
STRING — [string] n [ME, fr. OE streng; akin to OHG strang rope, L stringere to bind tight--more at strain] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — / strɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun FOR TYING / FASTENING 1. [ U , C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. string 1 S3 W2 /strɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streng ] 1 . THREAD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRING — n. & v. n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1. twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — ( strings, stringing, strung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. String is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a string of failures (= a series of failures ) ▪ The team has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRING — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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