WAG THE DOG SYNDROME

Meaning of WAG THE DOG SYNDROME in English

instance in which a national leader starts a war or other military conflict in order to divert attention from a scandal (Politics)

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SYNDROME — noun see: dromedary Date: 1541 a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYNDROME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing …
Английский словарь Британика
DOG — I Any member of the canine genus Canis , particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris . Domestic dogs seem to …
Английский словарь Британика
WAG — I. ˈwag, -aa(ə)g, -aig verb ( wagged ; wagged ; wagging ; wags ) Etymology: Middle English waggen; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — ˈsinˌdrōm sometimes -_drəm or -drə(ˌ)mē or -drəmi noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē act of running …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — (n.) Concurrence.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — ( n. ) Concurrence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAG — — wagger , n. /wag/ , v. , wagged, wagging , n. v.t. 1. to move from side to side, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNDROME — — syndromic /sin drom"ik/ , adj. /sin"drohm, -dreuhm/ , n. 1. Pathol. , Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG — — dogless , adj. — doglike , adj. /dawg, dog/ , n. , v. , dogged, dogging . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAG — I. ˈwag verb ( wagged ; wag·ging ) Etymology: Middle English waggen; akin to Middle High German wacken to totter, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG — I. ˈdȯg, ˈdäg noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — -drəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē combination, syndrome, from syn- + dramein to run — more at dromedary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAG — v the act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head. 2. wag ·vi to go; to depart; …
Webster English vocab
SYNDROME — noun concurrence. 2. syndrome ·noun a group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, …
Webster English vocab
DOG — noun a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 2. dog ·noun a quadruped of the genus canis, ·esp. the domestic dog …
Webster English vocab
WAG — [wag] vb wagged ; wag.ging [ME waggen; akin to MHG wacken to totter, OE wegan to move--more at way] vi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SYNDROME — [syn.drome] n [NL, fr. Gk syndrome combination, syndrome, fr. syn- + dramein to run--more at dromedary] (1541) 1: a group …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
SYNDROME — syndrome BrE AmE ˈsɪn drəʊm -drəm AmE \ -droʊm —Formerly also -drə ʊ m i ▷ syndrome|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAG — / wæg; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -gg- ) 1. [ v , vn ] if a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — / ˈsɪndrəʊm; NAmE -droʊm/ noun 1. a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAG — I. wag 1 /wæɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wagged , present participle wagging ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYNDROME — syn ‧ drome /ˈsɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAG — n. 1 a facetious person, a joker. 2 Brit. sl. a truant (play the wag). [prob. f. obs. waghalter one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAG — v. & n. --v. (wagged, wagging) 1 tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAG — n. 1 a facetious person, a joker. 2 Brit. sl. a truant (play the wag). [ prob. f. obs. waghalter …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAG — v. & n. v. (wagged, wagging) 1 tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOG — n. & v. n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAG — 1. v. & n. --v. (wagged, wagging) 1. tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro. …
Oxford English vocab
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1. any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Oxford English vocab
WAG — ( wags, wagging, wagged) 1. When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — ( syndromes) 1. A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAG — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Asperger's syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Down's syndrome economy class syndrome irritable bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail/its tail wags ▪ Domino rushed to meet her, tail …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — [noun] [C] - a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show the existence of a particular …
Cambridge English vocab
SYNDROME — n. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing syndrome Down …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOG — n. Dog Star Bernese mountain dog dog salmon Eskimo dog guide dog Seeing Eye dog Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAG — See: TONGUES TO WAG or TONGUES WAG.
Slang English vocab
WAG — verb ADVERB ▪ furiously ▪ The dog raced ahead, its tail wagging furiously. ▪ happily Wag is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SYNDROME — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ▪ clinical ▪ Asperger's , chronic fatigue , etc. VERB + SYNDROME ▪ have , suffer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAG — n. 25B6; verb the dog's tail wagged frantically : SWING, swish, switch, sway, shake, quiver, twitch, whip; informal waggle. he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOG — n. 25B6; noun she went for a walk with her dog : HOUND, canine, mongrel; pup, puppy; informal doggy, pooch; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SYNDROME — A syndrome is the combination of symptoms and signs which together represent a disease process.
English Dictionary of Medicine
WAG — I 1. сущ. взмах; кивок Syn : stroke, sweep, wave, movement, flap, flapping 2. гл. 1) махать; качать(ся), колебать(ся) 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов down syndrome ≈ болезнь Дауна Syn : symptom (медицина) синдром, совокупность симптомов цепь взаимосвязанных событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOG
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAG — wag.ogg _I wæg n остряк, острослов; шутник _II 1. wæg n взмах with a wag of the tail - вильнув …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SYNDROME — syndrome.ogg ʹsındrəʋm n 1. мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов 2. цепь взаимосвязанных событий, сочетание явлений ( общественной жизни и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOG — 1. dɒg n 1. 1> собака, пёс stray dog - бродячая собака sporting non-sporting dog - охотничья комнатная собака gun …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOG — 1) скоба; захват; зажим, зацеп зажимать, захватывать 2) останов; упор; палец; собачка; упорный кулачок 3) зуб ( муфты ) ; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DOG — 1) скоба; захват; зажим, зацеп зажимать, захватывать 2) останов; упор; палец; собачка; упорный кулачок 3) зуб (муфты); замыкающий зуб 4) поводок; хомутик 5) зубчатый …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WAG — wag I 1. сущ.движение, взмах (рукой и т.п.); кивок; виляние (хвостом) a faint wag of the tail — слабое виляние …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOG
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAG — _I wæg n остряк, острослов; шутник _II 1. wæg n взмах with a wag of the tail - вильнув хвостом …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOG — 1. dɒg n 1. 1> собака, пёс stray dog - бродячая собака sporting non-sporting dog - охотничья комнатная собака gun …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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