RUBE GOLDBERG

Meaning of RUBE GOLDBERG in English

1. having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance: a Rube Goldberg arrangement of flasks and test tubes.

2. deviously complex and impractical: a Rube Goldberg scheme for reducing taxes.

Also, Goldbergian, Rube Goldbergian .

[ 1955-60; after Rube ( Reuben ) GOLDBERG ]

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

RUBE GOLDBERG — also ~ian adjective Etymology: Reuben (Rube) L. Goldberg died 1970 American cartoonist Date: 1931 accomplishing by complex means what seemingly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUBE GOLDBERG — rübˈgōl(d)ˌbərg, -bə̄g, -bəig adjective also rube gold·berg·ian -gēən Usage: usually capitalized R&G Etymology: Rube Goldberg (Reuben L. Goldberg) b 1883 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBE GOLDBERG — adjective also Rube Gold·berg·i·an -ˌbər-gē-ən, -ˌbərg-yən Etymology: Reuben ( Rube ) L. Goldberg died 1970 American cartoonist Date: 1931 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUBE GOLDBERG — [Rube Gold.berg] also Rube Gold.berg.i.an adj [Reuben (Rube) L. Goldberg d. 1970 Am. cartoonist] (1931): accomplishing by complex means what …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUBE GOLDBERG — / ˌruːb ˈgəʊldbɜːg; NAmE ˈgoʊldbɜːrg/ adjective [ only before noun ] ( NAmE , humorous ) = Heath Robinson For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBE GOLDBERG — Rube Gold ‧ berg /ˌruːb ˈɡəʊldbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE adjective American English a Rube Goldberg machine etc is very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUBE GOLDBERG — Pronunciation: ' rüb- ' g ō l(d)- ˌ b ə rg Variant: also Rube Gold · berg · i · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RUBE GOLDBERG — ➡ Goldberg .
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RUBE — noun Etymology: Rube, nickname for Reuben Date: 1896 an awkward unsophisticated person ; rustic , a naive or inexperienced person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDBERG — biographical name Arthur Joseph 1908-1990 American lawyer & jurist; United States ambassador to U.N. (1965-68)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUBE — ˈrüb noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Rube, nickname from the name Reuben : an awkward unpolished unsophisticated usually gullible …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBE — /roohb/ , n. a male given name, form of Reuben .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBE — /roohb/ , n. Informal. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick. [ 1895-1900; generic use of RUBE; cf. earlier …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDBERG — /gohld"berrg/ , n. 1. Arthur Joseph , 1908-90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBE — n. rustic, unsophisticated person from a small town or village, hick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GOLDBERG — n. family name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GOLDBERG — biographical name Arthur Joseph 1908-1990 American lawyer & jurist; United States ambassador to U.N. (1965-68)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUBE — noun Etymology: Rube, nickname for Reuben Date: 1896 1. : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic 2. : a naive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUBE — [ ru:b ] ■ noun N. Amer. informal a country bumpkin. Origin C19: abbrev. of the given name Reuben .
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUBE — [rube] n [Rube, nickname for Reuben] (1896): an awkward unsophisticated person: rustic
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUBE — rube, Rube BrE AmE ruːb ▷ rubes, Rube's ruːbz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDBERG — Goldberg BrE AmE ˈɡəʊl d bɜːɡ ⇨ˈɡɒʊl d - AmE \ ˈɡoʊl d bɝːɡ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUBE — rube /ruːb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Rube male name, from Reuben ] American English informal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDBERG — I. Gold ‧ berg, Rube /ˈɡəʊldbɜːɡ $ -dbɜːrɡ, ruːb/ BrE AmE (1883–1970) a US ↑ cartoonist (=an artist who draws …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUBE — n. US colloq. a country bumpkin. [abbr. of the name Reuben]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUBE — n. US colloq. a country bumpkin. [ abbr. of the name Reuben ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUBE — n. US colloq. a country bumpkin. Etymology: abbr. of the name Reuben
Oxford English vocab
RUBE — ( rubes) If you refer to a man or boy as a rube , you consider him stupid and uneducated …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUBE — (~s) If you refer to a man or boy as a ~, you consider him stupid and uneducated because he …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUBE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even in the place you call Twentynine Malls, the rubes are smart enough to figure …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUBE — Synonyms and related words : babe, backwoodsman, boor, boorish, bucolic, bumpkin, butterfingers, child, child of nature, churlish, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUBE — Person or persons with little clue about culture. A clueless dolt. Example: Josh is a rube, he needs to grab …
Slang English vocab
RUBE — Bumpkin, easy mark
Slang English vocab
RUBE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: RUSTIC , backwoodsman, bucolic, bumpkin, clodhopper, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, provincial, redneck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RUBE — noun Synonyms: rustic , backwoodsman, bucolic, bumpkin, clodhopper, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, provincial, redneck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDBERG — I . Rube Goldberg (1883–1970) a US cartoonist who drew complicated, ridiculous machines performing tasks that could be done more …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RUBE — reub
Anagrams English vocabulary
RUBE — rural man, local yocal Axel Nelson is a rube - a farmer. He doesn't know about city life.
English Idioms vocab
RUBE — rural man, local yokel Axel Nelson is a rube - a farmer. He doesn't know about city life.
English Idioms vocabulary
RUBE — сущ.; амер.; разг. деревенщина Syn : bumpkin, hick (американизм) (просторечие) деревенщина rube амер. разг. деревенщина
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG — Goldberg
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG — Goldberg
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUBE — Деревенщина
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG — Голдберг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RUBE — n AmE sl He'll always be a hopeless rube — Он навсегда останется деревенщиной
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RUBE — n AmE sl He'll always be a hopeless rube — Он навсегда останется деревенщиной
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RUBE — rube n AmE sl He'll always be a hopeless rube Он навсегда останется деревенщиной
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RUBE — He'll always be a hopeless rube — Он навсегда останется деревенщиной
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
RUBE — сущ.; амер.; разг. деревенщина Syn : bumpkin, hick (американизм) (просторечие) деревенщина rube амер. разг. деревенщина
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG — Goldberg
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG — Goldberg
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBERG, ARTHUR J(OSEPH) — born Aug. 8, 1908, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Jan. 19, 1990, Washington, D.C. U.S. jurist. After passing the Illinois bar …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLDBERG, RUBE — born July 4, 1883, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. died Dec. 7, 1970, New York, N.Y. byname of Reuben Lucius Goldberg …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLDBERG, ARTHUR J. — born Aug. 8, 1908, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Jan. 19, 1990, Washington, D.C. in full Arthur Joseph Goldberg labour lawyer …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLDBERG, WHOOPI — Gold ‧ berg, Whoop ‧ i /ˈwʊpi/ BrE AmE (1949–) a US ↑ comedian and film actress, whose films include …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDBERG, RUBE — Gold ‧ berg, Rube /ˈɡəʊldbɜːɡ $ -dbɜːrɡ, ruːb/ BrE AmE (1883–1970) a US ↑ cartoonist (=an artist who draws funny …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDBERG, RUBE — (Goldberg, "Rube") (Reuben Lucius) (1883-1970) Голдберг, Рубен Лушес ("Руб") Карикатурист, скульптор. Известен своими карикатурами, в которых выдуманное им сложное оборудование …
GOLDBERGIAN — /gohld berr"gee euhn/ , adj. See Rube Goldberg . [ GOLDBERG + -IAN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BERG, GERTRUDE — born Oct. 3, 1899, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Sept. 14, 1966, New York City ne Gertrude Edelstein American actor, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN — born March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Thuringia, Ernestine Saxon Duchies died July 28, 1750, Leipzig composer of the Baroque era, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TYPESCRIPT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Accompanying this is a typescript of the text. ▪ But it was never sent to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCRIBBLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jot down/scribble notes (= write them down quickly ) ▪ The jurors were scribbling …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARGIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a margin of error (= the degree to which a calculation might be wrong ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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