LEAST BITTERN.

Meaning of LEAST BITTERN. in English

See under bittern 1 (def. 2).

[ 1805-15, Amer. ]

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

LEAST BITTERN — noun : a small American bittern ( Ixobrychus exilis ) that is largely black above with chestnut or yellowish brown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST BITTERN — индийский волчок (Ixobrychus exilis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEAST BITTERN — индийский волчок ( Ixobrychus exilis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BITTERN — butor
English interlingue dictionary
BITTERN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bitoure, from Anglo-French butor, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin buteo hawk + taurus bull …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BITTERN — Any of 12 species of solitary marsh birds (family Ardeidae), related to herons but having a shorter neck and a …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst; akin to Old Frisian lērest least; superl. corresponding to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITTERN — I. ˈbid.ə(r)n, ˈbitə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bitoure, botor, from Middle French butor, perhaps from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST — (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least …
Английский словарь Webster
BITTERN — (a.) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
Английский словарь Webster
BITTERN — (a.) The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride …
Английский словарь Webster
BITTERN — (n.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAST — ( a. ) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTERN — ( n. ) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTERN — ( a. ) The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTERN — ( a. ) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — /leest/ , adj., a superl. of little with less or lesser as compar. 1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTERN — bittern 1 /bit"euhrn/ , n. 1. any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTERN — n. any of a number of brown herons which live in marshes (found in Europe and North America)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective, superlative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITTERN — I. ˈbi-tərn noun Etymology: Middle English bitoure, from Anglo-French butor, from Vulgar Latin * butitaurus, from Latin buteo hawk + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAST — conj ·see lest, ·conj 2. least ·adv in the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, …
Webster English vocab
BITTERN — noun a wading bird of the genus botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. 2. bittern ·adj a very …
Webster English vocab
BITTERN — ~ 1 [ 'bɪtən ] ■ noun a marshbird of the heron family with brown streaked plumage, noted for the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEAST — [least] adj, superlative of [1]little [ME leest, fr. OE laest, superl. of laessa less] (bef. 12c) 1: lowest in importance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITTERN — [bit.tern] n [ME bitoure, fr. MF butor, fr. (assumed) VL butitaurus, fr. L buteo hawk + taurus bull] (1515): any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITTERN — in chemistry, liquid remaining after sodium chloride (table salt) has been crystallized from brine. It is a commercial source of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BITTERN — bittern BrE AmE ˈbɪt ə n -ɜːn AmE \ ˈbɪt̬ ə rn ▷ bittern|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAST — / liːst; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (usually the least ) smallest in size, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITTERN — / ˈbɪtən; NAmE -tərn/ noun a European bird of the heron family, that lives on wet ground and has a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — I. least 1 S1 W1 /liːst/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . at least a) not less than a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITTERN — n. 1 any of a group of wading birds of the heron family, esp. of the genus Botaurus with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITTERN — n. 1 any of a group of wading birds of the heron family, esp. of the genus Botaurus with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Oxford English vocab
BITTERN — n.1 any of a group of wading birds of the heron family, esp. of the genus Botaurus with a distinctive …
Oxford English vocab
LEAST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Least' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at least one occasion (= once, and probably more than once ) ▪ On …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — [adverb] [not gradable], determiner, [pronoun] - less than anything or anyone else, the smallest amount or numberThis group is the …
Cambridge English vocab
BITTERN — [noun] [C] - a type of European water bird which has long legs and is related to the heron
Cambridge English vocab
BITTERN — n. Any of 12 species of solitary marsh birds (family Ardeidae), related to herons but having a shorter neck and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Slang English vocab
BITTERN — n. Butter-bump, miredrum ( Botaurus ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LEAST — See ↑ LEAST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ last but not least • ↑ not in the least • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — INDEX: 1. less than any other 2. the smallest amount or number of something 3. to be at the lowest …
Longman Activator English vocab
BITTERN — The bitter water solution of bromides, magnesium, and calcium salts remaining after sodium chloride is crystallized out of seawater.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Словарь английских идиом
BITTERN — britten
Anagrams English vocabulary
BITTERN — The word occurs in (Isaiah 14:23; 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14) and we are inclined to believe that the Authorized Version is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BITTERN — I сущ.; зоол. выпь II сущ. маточный раствор (в солеварнях) (зоология) выпь (Botaurus stellaris) (химическое) рапа, маточный раствор (в солеварнях) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — least.ogg 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAST — 1) малейший 2) наименее 3) наименьший 4) низший • absolutely least residue — абсолютно наименьший вычет circle of least confusion — кружок рассеяния минимальный геометрический law of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LEAST — least прил.; превосх. ст. от littleмалейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEAST — 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - по …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — 1. прил. ; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least resistance — наименьшее …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BITTERN — 1) выпь (Botaurus); большая выпь (Botaurus stellaris) 2) волчок (Ixobrychus) 3) маточный раствор, рассол • - American bittern - Chinese little bittern - dwarf bittern - least …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BITTERN — 1) выпь ( Botaurus ) ; большая выпь ( Botaurus stellaris ) 2) волчок ( Ixobrychus ) 3) маточный раствор, …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LEAST — 1. _a. _sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LEAST — 1. a. sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LEAST — 1. _a. (_sup. от little) наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. _adv. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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