THICK-KNEE

Meaning of THICK-KNEE in English

/thik"nee'/ , n.

any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones. Also called stone curlew .

[ 1810-20 ]

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

THICK-KNEE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : stone curlew 1 ; especially : a stone curlew of the genus Burhinus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THICK-KNEE — (n.) A stone curlew. See under Stone.
Английский словарь Webster
THICK-KNEE — ( n. ) A stone curlew. See under Stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THICK-KNEE — noun a stone curlew. ·see under stone.
Webster English vocab
THICK-KNEE — ■ noun another term for stone curlew .
Concise Oxford English vocab
THICK-KNEE — зоол. авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus) (зоология) авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THICK-KNEE — n зоол. авдотка ( Burhinus oedicnemus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THICK-KNEE — зоол. авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THICK KNEE — (n) авдотка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THICK-KNEE — n зоол. авдотка ( Burhinus oedicnemus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THICK-KNEE — n зоол. авдотка ( Burhinus oedicnemus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THICK-KNEE — орнит. авдотка (Burhinus); авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus); pl авдотковые (Burhinidae) - beach thick-knee - bush thick-knee - double-striped thick-knee - great thick-knee - spotted thick-knee - water thick-knee
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
THICK-KNEE — орнит. авдотка ( Burhinus ) ; авдотка ( Burhinus oedicnemus ) ; pl авдотковые ( Burhinidae ) - beach thick-knee …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THICK-KNEE — зоол. авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus) (зоология) авдотка (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THICK — I. ˈthik adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English thikke, from Old English thicce; akin to Old High German dicki …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THICK — (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when …
Английский словарь Webster
THICK — ( superl. ) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THICK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — v. touch the knee; strike the knee; strengthen with a knee-shaped brace (Construction)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THICK — I. ˈthik adjective Etymology: Middle English thikke, from Old English thicce; akin to Old High German dicki thick, Old Irish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THICK — adv frequently; fast; quick. 2. thick ·noun a thicket; as, gloomy thicks. 3. thick ·superl deep; profound; as, thick sleep. …
Webster English vocab
KNEE — vt to supplicate by kneeling. 2. knee ·noun in man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 3. …
Webster English vocab
THICK — [thick] adj [ME thikke, fr. OE thicce; akin to OHG dicki thick, OIr tiug] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — [knee] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE cneow; akin to OHG kneo knee, L genu, Gk gony] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — knee BrE AmE niː ▷ kneed niːd (= need) ▷ kneeing ˈniː ɪŋ ▷ knees niːz ▶ ˈ knee ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THICK
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — / niː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THICK — I. thick 1 S2 W2 /θɪk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thicker , superlative thickest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THICK — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a of great or specified extent between opposite surfaces (a thick wall; a wall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THICK — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great or specified extent between opposite surfaces (a thick wall; a wall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THICK — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a of great or specified extent between opposite surfaces (a thick wall; a wall …
Oxford English vocab
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Oxford English vocab
THICK — ( thicker, thickest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — ( knees, kneeing, kneed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your knee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THICK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knee/heart/stomach etc operation ▪ He is almost back to full fitness after a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — [noun] [C] - the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bendThe baby was crawling around on its …
Cambridge English vocab
THICK — Synonyms and related words : Boeotian, a bit thick, a bit thin, absurd, abundant, accented, adhesive, alive, alive with, alveolar, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNEE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ bony , knobbly , knobby ( esp. AmE ) ▪ bare ▪ bent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THICK — INDEX: 1. thick 2. ways of talking about how thick something is RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ THIN thick liquid : …
Longman Activator English vocab
THICK — n. 25B6; adjective the walls are five feet thick : IN EXTENT/DIAMETER, across, wide, broad, deep. his short, thick legs …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THICK — 1. прил. 1) а) толстый б) жирный (о шрифте, почерке и т. п.) 2) а) густой, частый; повторяющийся б) густой, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE — 1. сущ. 1) колено on bended knee (s) ≈ на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees ≈ по колено …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THICK — thick.ogg 1. θık n 1. 1> гуща in the thick of a crowd - в гуще толпы in the thick …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNEE — knee.ogg 1. ni: n 1. 1> колено feeble knees - слабые колени on one's (bended) knees - а) на коленях; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNEE — 1) колено 2) подкос; полураскос 3) мор. кница 4) излом ( характеристической кривой ) • - beam knee - bilge …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNEE — 1) колено 2) подкос; полураскос 3) мор. кница 4) излом (характеристической кривой) • - beam knee - bilge knee - breast knee
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
THICK — 1) вязкий 2) густой 3) плотный 4) толстослойный 5) толстый • absolutely thick space — абсолютно густое пространство thick winter ice — геогр. лед годовалый, лед однолетний - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KNEE — knee сущ.1) колено on bended knee (s) — на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees — по колено to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THICK — 1. θık n 1. 1> гуща in the thick of a crowd - в гуще толпы in the thick of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE — 1. ni: n 1. 1> колено feeble knees - слабые колени on one's (bended) knees - а) на коленях; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THICK — 1. прил. 1) а) толстый; полный a metre thick — толщиной в один метр Syn: fat 2. б) жирный ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNEE — 1. сущ. 1) колено on bended knee (s) — на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees — по колено …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THICK — 1. прил. 1) а) толстый; полный a metre thick — толщиной в один метр Syn: fat 2. б) жирный (о шрифте, почерке и т. п.) 2) а) густой, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KNEE — 1. сущ. 1) колено on bended knee (s) — на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees — по колено to bend one's knees …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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