HOUSE OF ILL FAME

Meaning of HOUSE OF ILL FAME in English

n. phr. A bordello; a brothel. At the edge of town there is a house of ill repute run by a Madame who used to be a singer in a bar.

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HOUSE OF ILL FAME — or house of ill repute : brothel
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSE OF ILL FAME — whorehouse, brothel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOUSE OF ILL FAME — (also house of ill repute ) ■ noun archaic or humorous a brothel.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOUSE OF ILL FAME — = of ill repute
Slang English vocab
HOUSE OF ILL FAME — публичный дом
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HOUSE OF ILL FAME — публичный дом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAME — n 1. hunger; 2. famine (= acute shortage of foodstuffs in given area); haber fame to be hungry
Interlingua English vocab
HOUSE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Appomattox Court House Babenberg House of Bourbon House of Burgesses House of Commons House …
Английский словарь Британика
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er ˈilə(r) ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSE — I. ˈhau̇s; sing. possessive -au̇sə̇z, -au̇zə̇z noun ( plural hous·es -au̇zə̇z chiefly substand -au̇sə̇z) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAME — I. ˈfām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fama; akin to Greek phēmē utterance, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAME — (n.) Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
Английский словарь Webster
ILL — /il/ , adj., worse, worst , n. , adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUSE — n. , adj. /hows/ ; v. /howz/ , n. , pl. houses /how"ziz/ , v. , housed, housing , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAME — — fameless , adj. /faym/ , n. , v. , famed, faming . n. 1. widespread reputation, esp. of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAME — I. ˈfām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fama report, fame; akin to Latin fari to speak — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOUSE — vt to drive to a shelter. 2. house ·noun the grave. 3. house ·noun a public house; an inn; a …
Webster English vocab
FAME — noun public report or rumor. 2. fame ·vt to make famous or renowned. 3. fame ·vt to report widely or …
Webster English vocab
FAME — [fame] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fama report, fame; akin to L fari to speak--more at ban] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ILL — ill BrE AmE ɪl ▷ ills ɪlz ▷ worse wɜːs AmE wɝːs ▷ worst wɜːst AmE wɝːst ▶ ˌ ill …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAME — fame BrE AmE feɪm ▷ famed feɪmd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ILL — / ɪl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSE — noun , verb ■ noun / haʊs; NAmE / ( pl. houses / ˈhaʊzɪz; NAmE /) BUILDING 1. [ C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAME — / feɪm; NAmE / noun [ U ] the state of being known and talked about by many people : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL — I. ill 1 S3 W2 /ɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: illr ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOUSE — I. ˈhouse ˌmusic BrE AmE ( also house ) noun [uncountable] a type of popular dance music II. house 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAME — fame /feɪm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ famed , ↑ famous , ↑ infamous ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOUSE — n. & v. --n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAME — n. 1 renown; the state of being famous. 2 reputation. 3 archaic public report; rumour. øhouse of ill fame archaic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ILL — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOUSE — n. & v. n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAME — n. 1 renown; the state of being famous. 2 reputation. 3 archaic public report; rumour. house of ill fame archaic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Oxford English vocab
HOUSE — n. & v. --n. (pl.) 1. a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, …
Oxford English vocab
FAME — n.1 renown; the state of being famous. 2 reputation. 3 archaic public report; rumour. Phrases and idioms: house of ill …
Oxford English vocab
ILL — ( ills) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ill …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSE — Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form 'houses' is pronounced /haʊzɪz/. ( housing, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAME — If you achieve fame , you become very well-known. The film earned him international fame. ...her rise to fame and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ILL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/bad/ill omen ▪ The mist seemed like a bad omen and Sara’s heart …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Hall of Fame sb’s fame/reputation spreads ▪ Their musical fame has spread far beyond their …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAME — [noun] [U] - the state of being very well knownI'm glad to see that fame hasn't spoilt him and made …
Cambridge English vocab
HOUSE — n. House of Building Appomattox Court House Babenberg House of Bourbon House of Burgesses House of Commons House of house …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ILL — Synonyms and related words : abomination, affection, ailing, ailment, amiss, apocalyptic, atrocity, bad, badly, baleful, bane, baneful, befoulment, below par, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOUSE — Synonyms and related words : Aktiengesellschaft, Dymaxion house, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, White House, abbey, abode, accommodate, adobe …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILL — n. ill adapted ill advised ill behaved ill boding ill bred ill chosen ill defined ill famed ill fated ill …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOUSE — n. bawdy house big house call house crazy house disorderly house eating house fancy house forcing house garden house hash …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAME — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: REPUTATION 2, character, name, ||rep, report, repute 2 the state of being widely known for …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAME — noun 1. Synonyms: reputation 2, character, name, ||rep, report, repute 2. the state of being widely known for one's deeds …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAME — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , great ▪ the years of his greatest ~ ▪ local ▪ national ▪ international , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ILL — See ↑ ILL/SICK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be taken ill • ↑ bode well/ill • ↑ fall ill • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOUSE — INDEX: 1. different types of house 2. different types of apartment 3. a place for someone to live RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAME — See ↑ FAMOUS 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ rise to fame/shoot to fame/win fame (as)
Longman Activator English vocab
ILL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAME — n. renown, repute, reputation, celebrity, illustriousness, superiority, pre-eminence, stardom, prominence, eminence, glory, name, notoriety, acclaim Randolph's fame has spread far …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ILL — adjective 1 BAD : I am being trained to look after ill children. GOOD : I am being trained to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HOUSE — noun Also written House (Music) (Youth Culture) A style of popular music typically featuring the use of drum machines, sequencers, …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ILL — 1. прил. 1) а) предик. больной, нездоровый to fall ill ≈ заболевать desperately, gravely, seriously ill ≈ тяжело больной incurably, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSE — 1. сущ.; мн. -s 1) дом; жилище; здание to build, put up a house ≈ строить дом to redecorate, refurbish, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAME
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ILL — 1. ıl n 1. зло, вред to do ill (to smb.) - причинить вред (кому-л.), плохо обойтись, поступить (с кем-л.) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOUSE — house.ogg _I 1. haʋs n 1. дом; здание apartment house - многоквартирный дом condemned house - дом, предназначенный на снос …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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