A SHOULDER TO CRY ON

Meaning of A SHOULDER TO CRY ON in English

(used to describe a person who listens to your problems and gives you sympathy)

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

A SHOULDER TO CRY ON — see shoulder
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON — see shoulder
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON — See ↑ KIND 2
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōldə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shulder, sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cried ; crying ; cries ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Old French crier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULDER — /shohl"deuhr/ , n. 1. the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRY — /kruy/ , v. , cried, crying , n. , pl. cries . v.i. 1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōl-dər noun Etymology: Middle English sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to Old High German scultra shoulder Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRY — I. ˈkrī verb ( cried ; cry·ing ) Etymology: Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOULDER — noun fig.: that which supports or sustains; support. 2. shoulder ·noun the angle of a bastion included between the face …
Webster English vocab
CRY — vi a pack of hounds. 2. cry ·vi common report; fame. 3. cry ·vi importunate supplication. 4. cry ·vi outcry; …
Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — [shoul.der] n [ME sholder, fr. OE sculdor; akin to OHG scultra shoulder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the laterally projecting part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRY — [cry] vb cried ; cry.ing [ME crien, fr. OF crier, fr. L quiritare to make a public outcry, perh. fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — in anatomy, joint between the arm, or forelimb, and the trunk, together with the adjacent tissue, particularly the tissue over …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOULDER — shoulder BrE AmE ˈʃəʊld ə ⇨ˈʃɒʊld- AmE ˈʃoʊld ə r (!) ▷ shoulder|ed d ▷ shouldering ˈʃəʊld‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOULDER — / ˈʃəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — / kraɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cries , cry·ing , cried , cried ) 1. cry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. shoul ‧ der 1 S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sculdor …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRY — I. cry 1 S2 W2 /kraɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle cried , present participle crying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOULDER — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRY — v. & n. v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Oxford English vocab
CRY — v. & n. --v. (cries, cried) 1. intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to …
Oxford English vocab
SHOULDER — ( shoulders, shouldering, shouldered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your shoulders …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRY — ( cries, crying, cried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a head/leg/shoulder etc injury ▪ He suffered a shoulder injury while playing rugby. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cry/howl/bellow etc of rage ▪ She remembered his cries of rage as he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck which …
Cambridge English vocab
CRY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY — n. battle cry cry down cry off cry out cry up rallying cry war cry
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRY — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BATTLE CRY , motto, rallying cry, war cry Related Words: slogan 2 Synonyms: REPORT 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRY — I. verb 1. Synonyms: call 1, hallo, holler, hollo, shout, vociferate, yell Related Word: bleat 2. to show distress, grief, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY — I. noun 1 shout/loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ great , loud ▪ faint , little , low , small , soft …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CRY — See ↑ CRY 1, ↑ SHOUT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shoulder to cry on • ↑ don't cry • …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRY — INDEX: 1. to cry 2. to start to cry 3. almost crying 4. to make someone cry 5. to stop …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHOULDER — n. 25B6; verb Britain shouldered the primary responsibility : TAKE ON (ONESELF), undertake, accept, assume; bear, carry. another lad shouldered …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOULDER — n. 1 side, edge, verge, margin; breakdown lane If you have a flat tyre, drive onto the hard shoulder and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CRY
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CRY — verb 1 BAD : The children got very excited and began to cry. GOOD : The children got very excited …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder ≈ работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) крик, вопль Hearing the loud cry of "a man overboard" ≈ Слыша громкий крик "человек за …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULDER — shoulder.ogg 1. ʹʃəʋldə n 1. 1> плечо shoulder balance - спорт. стойка на плечах shoulder arm /weapon/ - воен. ручное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRY — cry.ogg 1. kraı n 1. крик to give a cry - закричать 2. вопль, мольба to be deaf to smb.'s …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOULDER — 1) заплечик; выступ; уступ; буртик 2) кромка; поясок 3) фланец 4) сварка притупление кромки 5) плечевая зона ( шины ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHOULDER — 1) заплечик; выступ; уступ; буртик 2) кромка; поясок 3) фланец 4) сварка притупление кромки 5) плечевая зона (шины) 6) дезинтегратор (для волокнистых материалов) 7) дорож. обочина 8) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SHOULDER — 1) вороток 2) заплечик 3) заплечико 4) заплечный 5) наплечный 6) обочина 7) обрез дороги 8) плечевой 9) плечико 10) плечо 11) машиностр. рант • shoulder section of tire — плечевая часть …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOULDER — shoulder сущ.1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder — работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's shoulders …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOULDER — 1. ʹʃəʋldə n 1. 1> плечо shoulder balance - спорт. стойка на плечах shoulder arm /weapon/ - воен. ручное оружие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRY — 1. kraı n 1. крик to give a cry - закричать 2. вопль, мольба to be deaf to smb.'s cries …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder — работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) крик, вопль Hearing the loud cry of "a man overboard" — Слыша громкий крик "человек за …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOULDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder — работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's shoulders — пожимать плечами to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) крик, вопль Hearing the loud cry of "a man overboard" — Слыша громкий крик "человек за бортом!" - good cry - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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