SIT ON THORNS

Meaning of SIT ON THORNS in English

sit on pins and needles, sit and wait impatiently

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

THORNS — County: Suffolk Post Code: CB8
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
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
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster 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
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
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
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
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
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIT — Synonyms and related words : be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THORNS — To be or sit upon thorns; to be uneasy, impatient, anxious for an event.
Slang English vocab
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
THORNS — and Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THORNS — (фигурально(мн.ч.)терния (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THORNS — Колючки
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
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIT — sit гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIT — 1. sıt n 1. подгонка ( под фигуру ) they noticed the perfect sit of her dress - они заметили, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — гл. ; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться ( тж. to sit oneself ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children sitting at the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIT — в соч. at the machine sit — у станка, непосредственно у станка - assembly sit - diagnostic sit - machine …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SIT — в соч. at the machine sit — у станка, непосредственно у станка - assembly sit - diagnostic sit - machine sit - machine working sit - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SIT — _v. _p. и _p-p. sat 1> сидеть; to sit oneself - садиться, усаживаться; Are the children sitting at the dinner …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SIT — v. p. и p-p. sat 1. сидеть; to sit oneself - садиться, усаживаться; Are the children sitting at the dinner …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SIT — _v. (sat) 1> сидеть; to sit oneself садиться, усаживаться 2> сажать, усаживать 3> вмещать; быть рассчитанным на; the table sits …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SIT — заседать to sit as a grand juror — заседать в качестве члена большого жюри; to sit as a judge — заседать в …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
THORNS — (фигурально(мн.ч.)терния (мн.ч.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see: crown of thorns
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — Reddish and heavy-spined starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) that has 12–19 arms and is often 18 in. (45 cm) across. …
Английский словарь Британика
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see crown of thorns II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWN OF THORNS — I. 1. [so called from the wreath placed on Jesus' head by Roman soldiers who mocked him as “King of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — /krown"euhv thawrnz"/ a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that feeds on living coral polyps, causing erosion and destruction of coral reefs. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROWN OF THORNS — 1. a climbing spurge, Euphorbia milii splendens, of Madagascar, having stems covered with spines. 2. See crown of thorns starfish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see crown of thorns
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWN OF THORNS — Date: 1964 : a starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) of the Pacific region that is covered with long spines and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWN OF THORNS — [crown of thorns] (1964): a starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the Pacific region that is covered with long spines and is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROWN OF THORNS — also called Christ thorn (Euphorbia splendens or E. milii) thorny vinelike plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), popular as a …
Britannica English vocabulary
THORNS, CROWN OF — the wreath of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus Christ at his crucifixion, whereby the Roman soldiers mocked …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROWN-OF-THORNS — crown-of-thorns BrE AmE ˌkraʊn əv ˈθɔːnz AmE \ -ˈθɔːrnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THORNY — ˈthȯrnē, -ȯ(ə)n-, -ni adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thornig, from thorn (I) + -ig -y …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ECCE HOMO — |e(ˌ)chāˈhō(ˌ)mō ( usu in the Catholic Church ), |e(ˌ)kā-, |ek(ˌ)sē- noun Etymology: Late Latin, behold the man; from the Vulgate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL-HORN ACACIA — noun Etymology: so called from the shape of the thorns : any of several hollow-thorned trees of the genus Acacia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THORNY — (superl.) Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
Английский словарь Webster
THORNY — ( superl. ) Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORNY — — thornily , adv. — thorniness , n. /thawr"nee/ , adj., thornier, thorniest . 1. abounding in or characterized by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ECCE HOMO — /ech"ay hoh"moh, ek"ay/ for 1; /ek"see hoh"moh, ek"ay/ for 2 , Latin. 1. "Behold the man!": the words with which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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