BURNT THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS

Meaning of BURNT THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS in English

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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English interlingue dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENDS — plural of end present third singular of end
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURNT — adjective Etymology: from past participle of burn (II) : consumed or altered by or as if by fire or heat: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURNT — (p. p. & a.) Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or …
Английский словарь Webster
BURNT — () of Burn
Английский словарь Webster
BURNT — of Burn
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BURNT — ( p. p. & a. ) Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURNT — /berrnt/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of burn . adj. 2. Fine Arts. a. of or showing earth …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURNT — adj. singed, scorched
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CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURNT — of burn. 2. burnt ·p.p. & ·adj consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or …
Webster English vocab
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
BURNT — chiefly Brit. past and past participle of burn 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURNT — burnt BrE AmE bɜːnt AmE \ bɝːnt ▶ ˌ burnt ˈ offering BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURNT — / bɜːnt; NAmE bɜːrnt/ adjective damaged or injured by burning : burnt toast Your hand looks badly burnt.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURNT — I. burnt 1 /bɜːnt $ bɜːrnt/ BrE AmE especially British English the past tense and past participle of ↑ burn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURNT — see BURN(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURNT — see BURN(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Oxford English vocab
BURNT — see BURN(1).
Oxford English vocab
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURNT — Burnt is a past tense and past participle of burn .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURNT — Burnt is a past tense and past participle of burn .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURNT — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES burnt at the stake ▪ Suspected witches were burnt at the stake . burnt to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURNT — [adjective]A burnt offering is something, such as an animal, that has been burned in honour of a god, or (UK …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab
CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Slang English vocab
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Slang English vocab
ENDS — Money. Example: I got no ends until Monday.
Slang English vocab
BURNT — Poxed or clapped. He was sent out a sacrifice, and came home a burnt offering; a saying of seamen who …
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted , lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy , citronella , scented ▪ wax ▪ votive ▪ holiday …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENDS — • ↑ make ends meet • ↑ odds and ends
Longman Activator English vocab
BOTH — INDEX: 1. what you say to talk about two people or things ◆◆◆ 1. what you say to talk about …
Longman Activator English vocab
BURNT — mod (sl) burned q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Словарь английских идиом
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Словарь английских идиом
ENDS — send dens
Anagrams English vocabulary

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