ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE

Meaning of ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE in English

v. phr. , slang To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. Ted was hiking in the mountains when suddenly he had to answer the call of nature but since there was no bathroom in the woods, he excused himself and disappeared behind the bushes.

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ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE — = obey the call of nature {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or …
Slang English vocab
NATURE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) human nature Nature Conservancy World Wide Fund for Nature
Английский словарь Британика
NATURE — I. ˈnāchə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, (past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANSWER — I. ˈan(t)sə(r), ˈaan-, ˈain-, ˈȧn- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English answer, andswere, from Old English andswaru (akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NATURE — — naturelike , adj. /nay"cheuhr/ , n. 1. the material world, esp. as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — /kawl/ , v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANSWER — — answerer , n. — answerless , adj. /an"seuhr, ahn"-/ , n. 1. a spoken or written reply or response …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANSWER — I. ˈan(t)-sər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andswaru (akin to Old Norse andsvar answer); akin to Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NATURE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NATURE — noun natural affection or reverence. 2. nature ·vt to endow with natural qualities. 3. nature ·noun hence: kind, sort; character; …
Webster English vocab
CALL — noun ·see assessment, 4. 2. call ·noun vocation; employment. 3. call ·noun a divine vocation or summons. 4. call ·vi …
Webster English vocab
ANSWER — vi to be or act in return. 2. answer ·noun to render account to or for. 3. answer ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
CALL — [call] vb [ME, fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla battle herald, OHG kallon to talk loudly, OCS glasu voice] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NATURE — nature BrE AmE ˈneɪtʃ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ nature|d d ▷ nature|s z ▶ ˈ nature re …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NATURE — / ˈneɪtʃə(r); NAmE / noun PLANTS, ANIMALS 1. (often Nature ) [ U ] all the plants, animals and things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — / kɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb GIVE NAME 1. to give sb/sth a particular name; to use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANSWER — / ˈɑːnsə(r); NAmE ˈæn-/ noun , verb ■ noun answer (to sth) 1. something that you say, write or do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATURE — na ‧ ture S1 W1 /ˈneɪtʃə $ -tʃər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ nature , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — I. call 1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANSWER — I. an ‧ swer 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːnsə $ ˈænsər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: andswaru …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATURE — n. 1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANSWER — n. & v. --n. 1 something said or done to deal with or in reaction to a question, statement, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NATURE — n. 1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALL — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANSWER — n. & v. n. 1 something said or done to deal with or in reaction to a question, statement, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NATURE — n.1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is the …
Oxford English vocab
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Oxford English vocab
ANSWER — n. & v. --n. 1. something said or done to deal with or in reaction to a question, statement, or …
Oxford English vocab
NATURE — ( natures) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nature is all the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANSWER — ( answers, answering, answered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at one with nature ▪ She felt as she always did in these mountains: peaceful, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personal call ▪ Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANSWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correct answer ▪ Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers. an answering …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NATURE — (LIFE) [noun] [U not after the] - all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, …
Cambridge English vocab
CALL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANSWER — Synonyms and related words : Agnus Dei, Benedicite, ESP, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NATURE — noun 1 the physical world; plants, animals, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ Mother ▪ Mother Nature's way of dealing with overpopulation VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANSWER — I. noun 1 sth that you say/write/do as a reply ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , one-word , quick , short ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANSWER — INDEX: 1. to answer when someone asks you a question or speaks to you 2. to answer a letter, invitation, …
Longman Activator English vocab
ANSWER — See ↑ ANSWER 1,2,3,5,6,8,9, ↑ SOLVE 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ give sb an answer • ↑ in response/answer/reply to sth …
Longman Activator English vocab
NATURE — n. 25B6; noun the beauty of nature : THE NATURAL WORLD, Mother Nature, Mother Earth, the environment; the universe, the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CALL — n. 25B6; verb Wait for me! she called : CRY (OUT), shout, yell, bellow, roar, bawl, scream, vociferate; informal holler. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANSWER — n. 25B6; noun her answer was unequivocal : REPLY, response, rejoinder, reaction; retort, riposte; informal comeback. the answer is 150 …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NATURE — n. 1 quality, properties, features, character, personality, make-up, essence, constitution, identity, attributes, disposition, temperament, complexion Only detailed analysis will reveal …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CALL — v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler I heard someone calling my name 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ANSWER — n. 1 reply, response; rejoinder, retort, riposte, Colloq comeback The boy's answer is unprintable 2 Law defence, counter-statement, plea, explanation; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NATURE — noun BAD : I have always found the nature fascinating. GOOD : I have always found nature fascinating. ◆◆◆ Nature …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ANSWER — I verb 1 BAD : It has taken them almost two months to answer to my letter. GOOD : It …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANSWER — 1. сущ. 1) ответ to give, offer, provide an answer ≈ дать ответ blunt, curt answer ≈ грубый ответ civil …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NATURE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CALL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANSWER — answer.ogg 1. ʹɑ:nsə n 1. 1> ответ; возражение favourable ready, evasive answer - положительный быстрый, уклончивый ответ in answer to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CALL — 1) вызов; запрос || вызывать; запрашивать 2) разговор ( по радио, телефону ) 3) позывной ( сигнал ) 4) вызов …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CALL — 1) вызов; запрос || вызывать; запрашивать 2) разговор (по радио, телефону) 3) позывной (сигнал) 4) вызов (подпрограммы), обращение; переход (к подпрограмме) || вызывать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NATURE — 1) естество 2) природа 3) сущность 4) характер • corpuscular nature of light — корпускулярная природа света dual nature of light — двойственная природа света wave nature …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CALL — 1) вызов || вызывать 2) разговор; телефонное соединение 3) заход || заходить 4) требование, заявка, запрос 5) звонить 6) требовать, запрашивать • advancement of a call — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NATURE — nature сущ.1) природа; вселенная The most amazing things about nature is its infinite variety. — Наиболее поразительное в природе - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ANSWER — answer сущ.1) ответ to give, offer, provide an answer — дать ответ blunt, curt answer — грубый ответ civil answer …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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