TWEEZE

Meaning of TWEEZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtwēz ]

transitive verb

( tweezed ; tweez·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from tweezers

Date: 1932

: to pluck, remove, or handle with tweezers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

TWEEZE — transitive verb (~d; tweezing) Etymology: back-formation from ~rs Date: 1932 to pluck, remove, or handle with ~rs
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWEEZE — I. noun or tweese ˈtwēz ( -s ) Etymology: short for etweese, from plural of etwee, from French étui, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWEEZE — (n.) A surgeon's case of instruments.
Английский словарь Webster
TWEEZE — ( n. ) A surgeon's case of instruments.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWEEZE — /tweez/ , v.t., tweezed, tweezing . to pluck, as with tweezers. [ 1940-45; back formation from TWEEZERS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWEEZE — v. pluck with small pincers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWEEZE — noun a surgeon's case of instruments.
Webster English vocab
TWEEZE — ■ verb pluck or pull with or as if with ~rs. Origin 1930s: back-form. from ~rs .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWEEZE — [tweeze] vt tweezed ; tweez.ing [back-formation fr. tweezers] (1932): to pluck, remove, or handle with tweezers
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWEEZE — tweeze BrE AmE twiːz ▷ tweezed twiːzd ▷ tweezes ˈtwiːz ɪz -əz ▷ tweezing ˈtwiːz ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWEEZE — выщипывать пинцетом, щипчиками
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWEEZE — = tweezer
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TWEEZE — (v) выщипывать пинцетом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWEEZE — = ~r
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TWEEZE — = tweezer
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TWEEZE — выщипывать пинцетом, щипчиками
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWEEZE — v. Pronunciation: ' tw ē z Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: tweezed ; tweez · ing Etymology: back-formation from tweezers …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWEEZERS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: obsolete English tweeze, noun, etui, short for obsolete English etweese, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWEESE — noun see tweeze I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWEEZER — I. -zə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: tweeze (I) + -er 1. obsolete : tweeze 2. : tweezers II. verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWEEZERS — -ə(r)z noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: tweeze (I) + -er + -s 1. : any of various …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETUI — noun also etwee ā.ˈtwē, et.ˈwē, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ( -s ) Etymology: French étui — more at tweeze : an ornamental case …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWEESE — (n.) Alt. of Tweeze
Английский словарь Webster
TWEESE — ( n. ) Alt. of Tweeze
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWEEZERS — /twee"zeuhrz/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) small pincers or nippers for plucking out hairs, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWEEZERS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: obsolete English tweeze, noun, etui, short for obsolete English etweese, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWEESE — noun ·alt. of tweeze.
Webster English vocab
TWEEZERS — ■ plural noun (also a pair of ~ ) a small instrument like a pair of pincers for plucking out …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWEEZERS — [twee.zers] n pl but sing or pl in constr [obs. E tweeze, n., etui, short for obs. E etweese, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWEEZERS — / ˈtwiːzəz; NAmE -ərz/ noun [ pl. ] a small tool with two long thin parts joined together at one …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWEEZERS — twee ‧ zers /ˈtwiːzəz $ -ərz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: tweeze 'case of small instruments' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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