LIVE IN AN IVORY TOWER

Meaning of LIVE IN AN IVORY TOWER in English

v. phr. To be blind to real life; live an unrealistically sheltered existence. Professor Nebelmacher has no idea of the cost of living; he lives in an ivory tower.

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LIVE IN AN IVORY TOWER — {v. phr.} To be blind to real life; live an unrealistically sheltered existence. * /Professor Nebelmacher has no idea of …
Slang English vocab
LIVE IN AN IVORY TOWER — {v. phr.} To be blind to real life; live an unrealistically sheltered existence. * /Professor Nebelmacher has no idea of …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
TOWER — I Any freestanding or attached structure that is relatively tall in proportion to its base. The Romans, Byzantines, and medieval …
Английский словарь Британика
IVORY — I Hard white substance, a variety of dentin, that makes up the tusks of such animals as walruses , and …
Английский словарь Британика
TOWER — I. ˈtau̇(ə)r, ˈtau̇ə, esp in southern United States ˈtau̇wə(r noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tour, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
IVORY — I. ˈīv(ə)rē, -ri noun ( -es ; see senses 3, 4 ) Etymology: Middle English ivor, ivorie, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWER — tower 1 — towerless , adj. — towerlike , adj. /tow"euhr/ , n. 1. a building or structure high in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVE — live 1 /liv/ , v. , lived /livd/ , living . v.i. 1. to have life, as an organism; be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IVORY — — ivorylike , adj. /uy"veuh ree, uy"vree/ , n. , pl. ivories , adj. n. 1. the hard white substance, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IVORY — adj. of or like ivory, made of ivory; creamy white
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIVE — I. ˈliv verb ( lived ; liv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English libban; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IVORY — noun ( plural -ries ) Etymology: Middle English ivorie, from Anglo-French ivoire, ivurie, from Latin eboreus of ivory, from ebor-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWER — vt to soar into. 2. tower ·noun high flight; elevation. 3. tower ·noun a citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense. …
Webster English vocab
LIVE — adj vivid; bright. 2. live ·noun life. 3. live ·adj having life; alive; living; not dead. 4. live ·adj imparting …
Webster English vocab
IVORY — noun any carving executed in ivory. 2. ivory ·noun teeth; as, to show one's ivories. 3. ivory ·noun the tusks …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
LIVE — [live] vb lived ; liv.ing [ME, fr. OE libban; akin to OHG leben to live] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IVORY — [ivo.ry] n, pl -ries [ME ivorie, fr. OF ivoire, fr. L eboreus of ivory, fr. ebor-, ebur ivory, fr. Egypt …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOWER — any structure that is relatively tall in proportion to the dimensions of its base. It may be either freestanding or …
Britannica English vocabulary
IVORY — variety of dentin of which the tusk of the elephant is composed, prized for its beauty, durability, and suitability for …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOWER — tower, Tower BrE AmE ˈta ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈtaʊ‿ ə r ▷ tower|ed d ▷ towering ˈta ʊ ‿ər ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIVE — I live BrE AmE v lɪv ▷ lived lɪvd ▷ lives lɪvz ▷ living ˈlɪv ɪŋ II live adjective, adverb …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IVORY — ivor|y, Ivor|y BrE AmE ˈaɪv ə r‿|i ▷ ivor|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ Ivory ˈ Coast BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIVE — I . / lɪv; NAmE / verb —see also live (II) IN A PLACE 1. [ v + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWER — / ˈtaʊə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVORY — / ˈaɪvəri; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun 1. [ U ] a hard yellowish-white substance like bone that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWER — I. tow ‧ er 1 S3 W3 /ˈtaʊə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVE — I. live 1 S1 W1 /lɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ live , ↑ outlive , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IVORY — i ‧ vo ‧ ry /ˈaɪv ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ivories ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a tall esp. square or circular structure, often part of a church, castle, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVE — v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IVORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWER — n. & v. n. 1 a a tall esp. square or circular structure, often part of a church, castle, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVE — adj. 1 (attrib.) that is alive; living. 2 (of a broadcast) heard or seen at the time of its performance, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVE — v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IVORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a tall esp. square or circular structure, often part of a church, castle, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — 1. v. 1. intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed …
Oxford English vocab
IVORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — I. VERB USES /lɪv/ ( lives, living, lived) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWER — ( towers, towering, towered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tower …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVORY — 1. Ivory is a hard cream-coloured substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVORY — 1. Ivory is a hard cream-coloured substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a church tower ▪ I looked at the clock on the church tower. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IVORY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ivory tower ▪ an academic in an ivory tower COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tower …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IVORY — [noun] [U] - the hard white substance from which the tusks of some animals such as elephants are madeintricately carved …
Cambridge English vocab
TOWER — n. Babel Tower of Devils Tower National Monument Eiffel Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Sears Tower Tower of London Tower …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IVORY — n. Ivory Coast ivory carving Ivory James Francis ivory billed woodpecker
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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