NEAR THE KNUCKLE

Meaning of NEAR THE KNUCKLE in English

( BrE , informal ) ( of a remark, joke, etc. ) concerned with sex in a way that is likely to offend people or make them feel embarrassed

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

NEAR THE KNUCKLE — phrasal 1. : near the permitted, accepted, or tolerable limit of what can be said or done: as a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — mod (sl) на границе приличия
Dirty English-Russian vocab
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — непристойный, на грани неприличного
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — непристойный, на грани неприличного
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного ( о рассказе, шутке и т. п. )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — adj infml That joke of his was a bit near the knuckle — Этот его анекдот был довольно рискованный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — adj infml That joke of his was a bit near the knuckle — Этот его анекдот был довольно рискованный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — near the knuckle adj infml That joke of his was a bit near the knuckle Этот его анекдот был довольно …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — That joke of his was a bit near the knuckle — Этот его анекдот был довольно рискованный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
NEAR THE KNUCKLE — на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — I. ˈnəkəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle Low German knökel knuckle, Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force …
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — (n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — — nearness , n. /near/ , adv., nearer, nearest , adj., nearer, nearest , prep., v. adv. 1. close; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — — knuckly , adj. /nuk"euhl/ , n. , v. , knuckled, knuckling . n. 1. a joint of a finger, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — I. ˈnir adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, partly from ner nearer, from Old English nēar, comparative of nēah nigh; partly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — I. ˈnə-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEAR — adv closely; intimately. 2. near ·adj close-fisted; parsimonious. 3. near ·adv nearly; almost; well-nigh. 4. near ·adv closely connected or …
Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — noun the joint of a plant. 2. knuckle ·vt to beat with the knuckles; to pommel. 3. knuckle ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
NEAR — [near] adv [ME ner, partly fr. ner nearer, fr. OE near, comparative of neah nigh; partly fr. ON naer nearer, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — [knuck.le] n [ME knokel; akin to MHG knochel knuckle] (14c) 1 a: the rounded prominence formed by the ends of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEAR — near BrE AmE nɪə AmE nɪ ə r ▷ neared nɪəd AmE nɪ ə rd ▷ nearer ˈnɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEAR — / nɪə(r); NAmE nɪr/ adjective , adverb , preposition , verb ■ adjective ( near·er , near·est ) HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — / ˈnʌkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the joints in the fingers, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — I. near 1 S1 W1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . SHORT DISTANCE AWAY only a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNUCKLE — I. knuck ‧ le 1 /ˈnʌk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Low German …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1. (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Oxford English vocab
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1. the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Oxford English vocab
NEAR — ( nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brass knuckles cracked...knuckles ▪ Dennis rubbed his hands together and cracked his knuckles . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — under [phrasal verb] [I] [informal] - to accept someone's power over you; allow yourself to be beatenThe boys were encouraged …
Cambridge English vocab
NEAR — Synonyms and related words : about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — Synonyms and related words : Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE'S KNUCKLES.
Slang English vocab
NEAR — I. verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ deadline Near is used with these nouns as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding , bloodied , bruised , swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEAR — See ↑ NEAR 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ around/near there • ↑ be a near thing/close thing • ↑ be a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — INDEX: 1. not far away 2. near where you live 3. easy to get to 4. the nearest house/shop/station etc …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — adj. 25B6; adverb her children all live near : CLOSE (BY), nearby, close/near at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — See ball joint steering knuckle and steering knuckle .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
NEAR — adjective 1 BAD : He decided to visit a friend who lived very near from where he was at that …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка (телячья, баранья, свиная) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles ≈ кастет Syn : knuckle-duster …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — near.ogg 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNUCKLE — knuckle.ogg 1. ʹnʌk(ə)l n 1. сустав пальца, межфаланговый сустав, «костяшка» the knuckles - костяшки ( пальцев рук ) 2. кул. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь ( автосцепки ) 3) пережим свода ( печи ) 4) точка перелома профиля …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь (автосцепки) 3) пережим свода (печи) 4) точка перелома профиля (канала) • - coupler knuckle - emergency coupler knuckle - leaning …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NEAR — 1) ближний 2) близкий 3) близлежащий 4) вблизи 5) около 6) почти 7) сходный • infinitely near element — бесконечно близкий элемент infinitely near point — бесконечно близкая точка near …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NEAR — near прил.1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields — близлежащие поля Syn: not distant б) более близкий the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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