JERRY-BUILD

Meaning of JERRY-BUILD in English

build quickly and with poor quality

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JERRY-BUILD — transitive verb (jerry-built; -building) Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built Date: 1885 to build cheaply and flimsily, ~er noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JERRY-BUILD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built transitive verb 1. : to build (as a house) flimsily of materials of poor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERRY-BUILD — — jerry-builder , n. /jer"ee bild'/ , v.t., jerry-built, jerry-building . to build cheaply and flimsily. [ 1880-85; back formation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JERRY-BUILD — transitive verb ( jer·ry-·built -ˌbilt ; -build·ing ) Etymology: back-formation from jerry-built Date: 1885 : to build cheaply and flimsily …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JERRY-BUILD — Pronunciation: ' jer- ē - ˌ bild Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: -built \ - ˌ bilt \ ; -build …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JERRY-BUILD — [jer.ry-build] vt -built ; -build.ing [back-formation fr. jerry-built] (1885): to build cheaply and flimsily -- jer.ry-build.er n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JERRY-BUILD — jerry-|build BrE AmE ˈdʒer i |bɪld ▷ jerry-|builder/s bɪld ə/z AmE \ - ə rz ▷ jerry-|building bɪld ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JERRY-BUILD — Function: verb Synonyms: THROW UP 1, run up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
JERRY-BUILD — verb Synonyms: throw up 1, run up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
JERRY-BUILD — строить халтурно, наспех, непрочно
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY-BUILD — v строить халтурно, наспех, непрочно
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JERRY BUILD — (v) строить наспех; строить непрочно; строить халтурно
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
JERRY-BUILD — v строить халтурно, наспех, непрочно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JERRY-BUILD — v строить халтурно, наспех, непрочно
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY-BUILD — строить халтурно, наспех, непрочно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY — noun (plural Jerries) Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1915 german
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JERRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Falwell Jerry L. Herman Jerry Leiber Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Jerry Lee Payton Walter …
Английский словарь Британика
JERRY — I. ˈjerē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: from Jerry, nickname for the names Jeremy & Jeremiah 1. archaic : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUILD — I. ˈbild verb ( built -lt ; or archaic builded -ldə̇d ; built or archaic builded ; building ; builds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JERRY — (a.) Flimsy; jerry-built.
Английский словарь Webster
JERRY — /jer"ee/ , n. , pl. Jerries . Chiefly Brit. Informal. 1. a German. 2. Germans collectively. [ 1910-15; GER(MAN) + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JERRY — jerry 1 /jer"ee/ , adj. Building Trades Slang. of inferior materials or workmanship. [ 1875-80; short for JERRY-BUILT ] jerry …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUILD — — buildable , adj. /bild/ , v. , built or ( Archaic ) builded; building; n. v.t. 1. to construct …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JERRY — n. chamber pot (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JERRY — n. male first name (form of Gerald, Jeremiah and other names); female first name (form of Geraldine); German person, German …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUILD — I. ˈbild verb ( built ˈbilt ; build·ing ) Etymology: Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JERRY — noun ( plural Jerries ) Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1915 chiefly British : german
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JERRY — add. ·adj flimsy; jerry-built.
Webster English vocab
BUILD — vi to exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. 2. build ·noun form or mode of construction; general …
Webster English vocab
JERRY — ■ noun ( plural jerries ) Brit. informal, dated a chamber pot. Origin C19: prob. a dimin. of jeroboam .
Concise Oxford English vocab
JERRY — ■ noun ( plural Jerries ) Brit. informal, derogatory a German or Germans collectively (especially in military contexts). Origin First …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUILD — [build] vb built ; build.ing [ME bilden, fr. OE byldan; akin to OE buan to dwell--more at bower] vt (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JERRY — [Jer.ry] n, pl Jerries [by shortening & alter.] (1898) chiefly Brit: german
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JERRY — jerr|y, Jerr|y BrE AmE ˈdʒer |i ▷ jerr|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˈ jerry can BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JERRY — / ˈdʒeri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) ( taboo , BrE , slang ) an offensive word for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUILD — / bɪld; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( built , built / bɪlt; NAmE /) 1. build sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUILD — I. build 1 S1 W1 /bɪld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle built /bɪlt/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JERRY — n. (pl. -ies) Brit. sl. a chamber-pot.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JERRY — n. (pl. -ies) Brit. sl. 1 a German (esp. in military contexts). 2 the Germans collectively. [prob. alt. of German]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUILD — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JERRY — n. (pl. -ies) Brit. sl. a chamber-pot.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUILD — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUILD — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1. a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Oxford English vocab
BUILD — ( builds, building, built) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUILD — (~s, ~ing, built) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUILD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUILD — up [phrasal verb] [I or M] - to (cause to) increase or become larger or strongerTraffic on the new bypass …
Cambridge English vocab
JERRY — n. Falwell Jerry L. Herman Jerry Leiber Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Jerry Lee Payton Walter Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rice …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUILD — Synonyms and related words : Platonic form, Platonic idea, add to, aesthetic form, aggrandize, amplify, anatomy, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUILD — n. build on build up jerry build built in custom built
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUILD — n. 25B6; verb a supermarket had been built : CONSTRUCT, erect, put up, assemble. they were building a snowman : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUILD — v. 1 construct, erect, raise, set up, assemble I hope to build my own house in another year or so …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JERRY — I сущ. Jerry воен.; разг. немец; немецкий солдат/самолет II сущ.; сл. ночной горшок III сущ. 1) текст. механические ножницы (для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILD — 1. сущ. 1) внешний вид (качественные характеристики конструкции плавсредства или другого средства транспорта; реже о зданиях) The awkwardness of their …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY — n 1. Джерри ( мужское и женское имя ); см. Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome, Geraldine 2. воен. жарг. 1> немец; немецкий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUILD — build.ogg 1. bıld n 1. 1> форма, стиль постройки 2> строение, конструкция 3> телосложение a man of sturdy powerful build …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUILD — build сущ.1) внешний вид, форма, стиль, конструкция Syn:design, construction 2) телосложение (как у человека, так и у животных) In build …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JERRY — _I ʹdʒerı n текст. проф. механические ножницы _II ʹdʒerı n прост. ночной горшок _II 1. ʹdʒerı сокр. от jerry-bilder 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY — n 1. Джерри ( мужское и женское имя ); см. Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome, Geraldine 2. воен. жарг. 1> немец; немецкий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUILD — 1. bıld n 1. 1> форма, стиль постройки 2> строение, конструкция 3> телосложение a man of sturdy powerful build - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JERRY — I ˈdʒerɪ сущ. ( Jerry ) воен. ; разг. немец; немецкий солдат / самолет II ˈdʒerɪ сущ. ; сл. ночной …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUILD — 1. сущ. 1) внешний вид, форма, стиль, конструкция Syn: design , construction 2) телосложение heavy build — крепкое телосложение slight, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JERRY — I ['‹ўЇЎ] сущ. (Jerry) воен.; разг. немец; немецкий солдат / самолет II ['‹ўЇЎ] сущ.; сл. ночной горшок III ['‹ўЇЎ] сущ. 1) текст. механические ножницы (для подравнивания неровных краев ткани) 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BUILD — 1. сущ. 1) внешний вид, форма, стиль, конструкция Syn: design, construction 2) телосложение heavy build — крепкое телосложение slight, slim build — изящное, хрупкое телосложение stocky build …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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