SEE, SPOT, TELL, SMELL, ETC. STH A MILE OFF

Meaning of SEE, SPOT, TELL, SMELL, ETC. STH A MILE OFF in English

( informal ) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly :

He's wearing a wig—you can see it a mile off.

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MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
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SPOT — I. ˈspät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spotte, spot; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, …
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SMELL
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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SMELL — (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal …
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SMELL — ( n. ) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through …
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TELL — tell 1 /tel/ , v. , told, telling . v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate …
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SPOT — — spotlike , adj. — spottable , adj. /spot/ , n. , v. , spotted, spotting , adj. n. 1. …
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SMELL — — smellable , adj. — smell-less , adj. /smel/ , v. , smelled or smelt, smelling , n. v.t. 1. …
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OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
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MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
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TELL — I. ˈtel verb ( told ˈtōld ; tell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High …
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SPOT — I. ˈspät noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch spotte stain, speck, Old Norse spotti small piece Date: 13th …
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SMELL — I. ˈsmel verb ( smelled ˈsmeld ; or smelt ˈsmelt ; smell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive …
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SEE — I. ˈsē verb ( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; …
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OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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TELL — noun a hill or mound. 2. tell ·noun that which is told; tale; account. 3. tell ·vi to give an …
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SPOT — vi to become stained with spots. 2. spot ·add. ·adj lit., being on the spot, or place;. 3. spot ·noun …
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SMELL — noun to give heed to. 2. smell ·vi to exercise sagacity. 3. smell ·vi to exercise the sense of smell. …
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SEE — noun a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. 2. see ·vi to be attentive; to take …
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OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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SMELL — [smell] vb smelled or smelt ; smell.ing [ME] vt (12c) 1: to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli …
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SEE — [see] vb saw ; seen ; see.ing [ME seen, fr. OE seon; akin to OHG sehan to see and perh. …
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MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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SMELL — also called Olfaction, the detection and identification by sensory organs of airborne chemicals. The concept of smell, as it applies …
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MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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SPOT — / spɒt; NAmE spɑːt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun SMALL MARK 1. a small round area that has …
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SMELL — / smel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( smelled , smelled ) ( BrE also smelt , smelt …
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SEE — / siː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( saw / sɔː; NAmE / seen / siːn; NAmE /) …
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OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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TELL — tell S1 W1 /tel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle told ) /təʊld $ toʊld/ [ Language: …
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SMELL — I. smell 1 S2 W3 /smel/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by …
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SEE — I. see 1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/) …
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OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
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SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
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SEE — v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
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TELL — v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell …
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SPOT — n. & v. n. 1 a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
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SMELL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
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TELL — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1. tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of …
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SPOT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small part of the surface of a thing distinguished by colour, texture, etc., …
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SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1. the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
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