LIKE CLAY IN THE HANDS OF THE POTTER

Meaning of LIKE CLAY IN THE HANDS OF THE POTTER in English

like plastic, malleable, flexible, moldable, changeable

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

POTTER — n. pottero (-ía, -íe)
English interlingue dictionary
POTTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aiken Conrad Potter Huntington Collis Potter Potter Helen Beatrix Potter Dennis Christopher George Stewart …
Английский словарь Британика
CLAY — I 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay mineral ). In soils, clays provide the …
Английский словарь Британика
POTTER — I. ˈpäd.ə(r), -ätə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pottere, from Old English, from pott pot + -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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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
CLAY — I. ˈklā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clǣg; akin to Old Saxon klei clay, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTTER — potter 1 /pot"euhr/ , n. a person who makes pottery. [ bef. 1100; ME; late OE pottere. See POT 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAY — clay 1 — claylike , adj. /klay/ , n. 1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTTER — noun one who pots meats or other eatables. 2. potter ·noun one who hawks crockery or earthenware. 3. potter ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
CLAY — vt to cover or manure with clay. 2. clay ·vt to clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. 3. clay …
Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
POTTER — [pot.ter] n (bef. 12c): one that makes pottery [2]potter vi [prob. freq. of E dial. pote to poke] (1829): putter …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAY — [clay] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE claeg; akin to OHG kliwa bran, L gluten glue, MGk glia] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAY — soil particles the diameters of which are less than 0.005 millimetre; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTTER — county, northern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordering New York state to the north. It consists of a mountainous region on the Allegheny …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTTER — potter, P~ BrE AmE ˈpɒt ə AmE ˈpɑːt̬ ə r ▷ potter|ed d ▷ pottering ˈpɒt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLAY — clay, Clay BrE AmE kleɪ ▷ clays kleɪz ▶ ˌ clay ˈ pigeon, ˌ clay ˈ pigeon ˌ shooting BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTTER — I. pot ‧ ter 1 /ˈpɒtə $ ˈpɑːtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1000-1100 ; Origin: pot …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTTER — I. Potter, Bea ‧ trix /ˈbɪətrɪks $ ˈbɪər-/ BrE AmE (1866–1943) a British writer who wrote stories for young children …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTTER — n. a maker of ceramic vessels. øpotter's field a burial place for paupers, strangers, etc. (after Matt. 27:7). potter's wheel …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POTTER — n. a maker of ceramic vessels. potter's field a burial place for paupers, strangers, etc. (after Matt. 27:7). potter's wheel …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POTTER — 1. v. (US putter) 1. intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CLAY — n.1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human body. …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTTER — ( potters, pottering, pottered) A potter is someone who makes pottery. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAY — ( clays) 1. Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES potter's wheel EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POTTER — [noun] [U] UKI'm just going into town for a potter round the shops.
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — [plural] [noun]I'm worried about confidential information falling into the wrong hands (= being received by people who could use it …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAY — [noun] [U] - thick heavy earth that is soft when wet and hard when dry or bakedClay is used for …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAY — n. Cassius Marcellus Clay clay mineral Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay Henry Clay Lucius DuBignon Frick Henry Clay
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Soil particles with diameters less than 0. 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POTTER — n. Aiken Conrad Potter Huntington Collis Potter Potter Helen Beatrix Potter Dennis Christopher George Stewart Potter Martha Beatrice Potter
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDS — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — Synonyms and related words : Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Missouri meerschaum, acres, alluvion, alluvium, anatomy, arable land, ashes, blubber, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDS — n. pl. See clutches .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab
HANDS — • ↑ be in good/safe hands • ↑ be out of sb's hands/be no longer in sb's hands • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
POTTER — n. 25B6; verb we pottered down to the library : AMBLE, wander, meander, stroll, saunter, maunder; informal mosey, tootle, toddle; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — n. 25B6; noun the soil is mainly clay : EARTH, soil, loam. potter's clay : argil, china clay, kaolin, adobe, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POTTER — I . Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) an English writer of children’s books about the adventures of animals, including Peter Rabbit , …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POTTER — v. Chiefly Brit dabble (in or with), toy with, trifle with, fribble, fool (with or about or around), fritter (away), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLAY — As the sediment of water remaining in pits or in streets, the word is used frequently in the Old Testament. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LIKE — I verb 1 BAD : What he likes to know is how much it will cost. GOOD : What he …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POTTER — I сущ. гончар; горшечник; продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий potter's wheel ≈ гончарный круг II 1. гл. 1) заниматься чем-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKE — I 1. прил. 1) аналогичный, подобный, похожий, сходный Syn : similar, resembling 2) идентичный, одинаковый, равный, тождественный like sum like …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS — "чистые руки", честность и безупречность поведения Руки in solicitors' ~ под контролем адвокатов
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