FOUR-O'CLOCK

Meaning of FOUR-O'CLOCK in English

/fawr"euh klok', fohr"-/ , n.

1. a common garden plant, Mirabilis jalapa, of the four-o'clock family, having tubular red, white, yellow, or variegated flowers that open late in the afternoon.

2. any plant of the same genus.

[ 1750-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOUR O'CLOCK — alas kuatro
English-Visayan vocabulary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — noun Date: 1756 any of a genus ( Mirabilis ) of chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOUR-O'CLOCK — Ornamental perennial plant ( Mirabilis jalapa ; family Nyctaginaceae), also called marvel-of-Peru or beauty-of-the-night, native to the tropical New World. …
Английский словарь Британика
FOUR-O'CLOCK — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a plant of the genus Mirabilis: as a. : a common garden plant ( M. jalapa …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — (n.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR-O'CLOCK — (n.) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of …
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR-O'CLOCK — ( n. ) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — ( n. ) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — n. tropical American plant having multicolored tubular flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOUR-O'CLOCK — noun Date: 1756 : any of a genus ( Mirabilis ) of chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — noun the friar bird; so called from its cry, which resembles these words. 2. four-o'clock ·noun a plant of …
Webster English vocab
FOUR-O'CLOCK — Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ə - ˌ kläk Function: noun Date: 1756 : any of a genus ( Mirabilis …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — [four-o'clock] n (1756): any of a genus (Mirabilis) of chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR-O'CLOCK — also called Marvel-of-Peru, or Beauty-of-the-Night (Mirabilis jalapa) ornamental perennial plant, of the family Nyctaginaceae, native to tropical America. Four-o'clock is …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — four-o'clock BrE AmE ˌfɔː r ə ˈklɒk ◂ AmE \ ˌfɔːr ə ˈklɑːk ◂ ˌfoʊr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOUR-O'CLOCK — Ornamental perennial plant ( Mirabilis jalapa ; family Nyctaginaceae), also called marvel-of-Peru or beauty-of-the-night, native to the tropical New World. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOUR O'CLOCK — бот. ялапа (Mirabilis jalapa) (ботаника) ялапа (Mirabilis jalapa)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR O'CLOCK — бот. ялапа ( Mirabilis jalapa )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOUR O'CLOCK — бот. ялапа ( Mirabilis jalapa )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOUR O'CLOCK — бот. ялапа ( Mirabilis jalapa )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR-O'CLOCK — сущ. ; бот. ночная красавица ( лат. : Mirabilis jalapa )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOUR-O'CLOCK — сущ.; бот. ночная красавица (лат.: Mirabilis jalapa)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOUR-O'CLOCK — 1) ночная красавица (Mirabilis jalappa) 2) ослинник двулетний (Oenothera biennis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FOUR-O'CLOCK — 1) ночная красавица ( Mirabilis jalappa ) 2) ослинник двулетний ( Oenothera biennis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FOUR O'CLOCK — бот. ялапа (Mirabilis jalapa) (ботаника) ялапа (Mirabilis jalapa)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
Английский словарь Британика
O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 15th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke clock, bell, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-O — I. (ˌ)ō noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from oh (I) : one that is or that constitutes or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O' — preposition also o ə Etymology: in sense 1 from Middle English o, o-, alteration of on; in sense 2 from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — /oh/ , interj., n., pl. O's . interj. 1. (used before a name in direct address, esp. in solemn or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOCK — clock 1 /klok/ , n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
O' — also o ə, ō Etymology: Middle English o, o-, contraction of on & of Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
Webster English vocab
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
Webster English vocab
O — O 1 (also o ) ■ noun ( plural Os or O's ) 1》 the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
O — I O, o BrE AmE əʊ AmE oʊ ▷ O's, o's, Os əʊz AmE oʊz —Communications code name: Oscar ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
O — / əʊ; NAmE oʊ/ noun , exclamation ■ noun (also o ) ( pl. Os , O's , o's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
O — I. O 1 BrE AmE , o /əʊ $ oʊ/ noun ( plural O’s , o’s ) 1 . [uncountable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOCK — I. clock 1 S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUR — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOCK — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Oxford English vocab
CLOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., …
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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