SIT IN THE CATBIRD SEAT

Meaning of SIT IN THE CATBIRD SEAT in English

be in an enviable or desirable position

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CATBIRD — noun Date: 1709 an American songbird ( Dumetella carolinensis ) that is dark gray in color with a black cap …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATBIRD — Any of several passerine species (family Mimidae) named for their mewing calls, which they use in addition to song. The …
Английский словарь Британика
SIT — I. (|)sit, usu -id.+V; before a vowel-initial adverb with primary stress often _səd. or _sət; before “down” often _sə or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti, from the stem of …
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
CATBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the fact that one of its calls resembles that of a cat 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATBIRD — (n.) An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of …
Английский словарь Webster
CATBIRD — ( n. ) An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEAT — — seater , n. — seatless , adj. /seet/ , n. 1. something designed to support a person in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATBIRD — /kat"berrd'/ , n. any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, esp. Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) , of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATBIRD — n. American songbird
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SIT — I. ˈsit verb ( sat ˈsat ; sit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEAT — I. ˈsēt noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATBIRD — noun Date: 1709 : an American songbird ( Dumetella carolinensis ) that is dark gray in color with a black …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SEAT — noun posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. 2. seat ·vt to fix; to set firm. 3. seat ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
CATBIRD — noun an american bird (galeoscoptes carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of …
Webster English vocab
CATBIRD — ■ noun a songbird with catlike mewing calls. [ Dumetella carolinensis (N. America) and other species.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIT — [sit] vb sat ; sit.ting [ME sitten, fr. OE sittan; akin to OHG sizzen to sit, L sedere, Gk hezesthai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEAT — [seat] n [ME sete, fr. ON saeti; akin to OE gesete seat, sittan to sit] (13c) 1 a: a special …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATBIRD — [cat.bird] n (1709): an American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATBIRD — any of several bird species named for their mewing calls, which are used in addition to song. The North American …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATBIRD — catbird BrE AmE ˈkæt bɜːd AmE \ -bɝːd ▷ catbird|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — / siːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLACE TO SIT 1. a place where you can sit, for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT — sit S1 W1 /sɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEAT — I. seat 1 S2 W1 /siːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ seat , ↑ seating ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEAT — n. & v. n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1. intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Oxford English vocab
SEAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEAT — ( seats, seating, seated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A seat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. a seat in parliament (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CATBIRD — n. Any of several passerine species (family Mimidae) named for their mewing calls, which they use in addition to song. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIT — Synonyms and related words : be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless , still ▪ Just ~ still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIT — INDEX: 1. to be sitting in a chair, on the floor etc 2. to sit after you have been standing …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT — v. 25B6; verb you'd better sit down : TAKE A SEAT, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — v. 1 be seated, settle, sit down, take a seat, rest, Colloq take the weight or a load off one's …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEAT — 1. A surface upon which another part rests or seats. Example: valve seat is matched surface upon which valve face …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEAT — 1. сущ. 1) а) сиденье, то, на чем сидят (как целый предмет, или как та часть предмета, на которой именно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATBIRD — сущ.; амер. дрозд Syn : thrush (зоология) дрозд американский (Mimus carolinensis) catbird амер. дрозд
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATBIRD — Дрозд
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — sit.ogg 1. sıt n 1. подгонка ( под фигуру ) they noticed the perfect sit of her dress - они …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEAT — seat.ogg 1. si:t n 1. 1> место ( для сидения ) driver's pilot's seat - место водителя пилота a car …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CATBIRD — n зоол. дрозд американский ( Mimus carolinensis )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEAT — 1) сиденье 2) стул; кресло 3) опорная поверхность; опора 4) гнездо 5) седло ( клапана ) 6) упорный башмак 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SEAT — 1) сиденье 2) стул; кресло 3) опорная поверхность; опора 4) гнездо 5) седло (клапана) 6) упорный башмак 7) горн. забой 8) верхняя задняя часть (брюк) • - adjustable suspension …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SEAT — 1) вмещать 2) гнездо 3) кресельный 4) кресло 5) место 6) очаг 7) седло 8) сиденье • tire bead seat — машиностр. кольцо посадочное - boom seat - driver seat - gasket …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIT — sit гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEAT — seat сущ.1) а) сиденье, то, на чем сидят (как целый предмет, или как та часть предмета, на которой именно сидят) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CATBIRD — дрозд
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CATBIRD — (0) дрозд американский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CATBIRD — n зоол. дрозд американский ( Mimus carolinensis )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SIT — 1. sıt n 1. подгонка ( под фигуру ) they noticed the perfect sit of her dress - они заметили, …
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SEAT — 1. si:t n 1. 1> место ( для сидения ) driver's pilot's seat - место водителя пилота a car with …
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