A DARK HORSE

Meaning of A DARK HORSE in English

( BrE ) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities

a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Oxford English vocab
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang English vocab
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Словарь английских идиом
HORSE — The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — horse.ogg 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DARK — dark.ogg 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HORSE — horse сущ.1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, raise …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HORSE — 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy draught …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark — темнеть as dark as night — темный как ночь The room …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, raise horses — разводить …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark — темнеть as dark as night — темный как ночь The room was kept dark. — В …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HORSE — 1. _n. 1> лошадь, конь; to take horse - сесть на лошадь; ехать верхом; to horse! - по коням!; spare …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DARK — 1. _a. 1> темный; it is getting dark - становится темно, темнеет; dark closet/room - _фот. темная комната 2> смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HORSE — 1. n. 1. лошадь, конь; to take horse - сесть на лошадь; ехать верхом; to horse! - по коням!; spare …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DARK — 1. a. 1. темный; it is getting dark - становится темно, темнеет; dark closet/room - фот. темная комната 2. смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HORSE — 1. _n. 1> лошадь, конь; to take horse сесть на лошадь; ехать верхом; riding horse верховая лошадь; to horse! по …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DARK — 1. _a. 1> тёмный; it is getting dark становится темно, темнеет; dark closet (или room) _фот. тёмная комната 2> смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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