WEAPON OF MASS DISTRACTION

Meaning of WEAPON OF MASS DISTRACTION in English

event or thing that distracts or draws the attention of large crowds away from significant matters

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

DISTRACTION — n 1. absent-mindedness; 2. distraction, amusement
Interlingua English vocab
DISTRACTION — amusament; frenesie. TO DRIVE TO ~: far frenetic
English interlingue dictionary
DISTRACTION — paglayaw sa hunahuna
English-Visayan vocabulary
DISTRACTION — noun Date: 15th century the act of distracting or the state of being distracted, something that distracts, distractive adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Английский словарь Британика
MASS — I Celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic church. It is considered a sacramental reenactment of the death and …
Английский словарь Британика
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASS — I. ˈmas, -aa(ə)s, -ais sometimes -ȧs noun ( -es ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English masse mass, feast day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — də̇ˈstrakshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English distraccioun, from Latin distraction-, distractio, from distractus (past participle of distrahere to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASS — — massedly /mas"id lee, mast"lee/ , adv. /mas/ , n. 1. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — /di strak"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of distracting. 2. the state of being distracted. 3. mental distress or derangement: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASS — I. ˈmas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin * messa, literally, dismissal at the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTRACTION — noun Date: 15th century 1. : the act of distracting or the state of being distracted ; especially : mental …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
Webster English vocab
MASS — vi to celebrate mass. 2. mass ·noun a large quantity; a sum. 3. mass ·noun bulk; magnitude; body; size. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DISTRACTION — noun derangement of the mind; madness. 2. distraction ·noun a diversity of direction; detachment. 3. distraction ·noun that which diverts …
Webster English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MASS — [mass] n [ME, fr. OE maesse, modif. of (assumed) VL messa, lit., dismissal at the end of a religious service, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASS — the celebration of the Eucharist (q.v.) in the Roman Catholic church. The term mass is derived from the rite's Latin …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — distraction BrE AmE dɪ ˈstræk ʃ ə n də- ▷ distraction|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASS — / mæs; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] mass (of sth) a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — / dɪˈstrækʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a thing that takes your attention away from what …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASS — I. mass 1 W2 /mæs/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2,5-6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: masse , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTRACTION — dis ‧ trac ‧ tion /dɪˈstrækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] something that stops you …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAPON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of objects …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISTRACTION — n. 1 a the act of distracting, esp. the mind. b something that distracts; an interruption. 2 a relaxation from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of objects …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — n. 1 a the act of distracting, esp. the mind. b something that distracts; an interruption. 2 a relaxation from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
Oxford English vocab
MASS — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of …
Oxford English vocab
DISTRACTION — n.1 a the act of distracting, esp. the mind. b something that distracts; an interruption. 2 a relaxation from work; …
Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASS — ( masses, massing, massed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mass …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — ( distractions) 1. A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. Total …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank/mass of cloud (= a large block of cloud ) ▪ A heavy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISTRACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drive sb to distraction (= make someone feel very upset or annoyed ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISTRACTION — [noun]I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction. [C]For Jean, the arrival of the coffee was …
Cambridge English vocab
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASS — n. air mass critical mass Einstein's mass energy relation mass action law of mass flow mass movement mass wasting mass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASS — n. Quantitative measure of inertia , or the resistance of a body to a change in motion. The greater the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISTRACTION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ unwanted ▪ good , nice , welcome ▪ brief , momentary ▪ constant ▪ minor ▪ big …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — See ↑ WEAPON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
DISTRACTION — n. 25B6; noun a distraction from the real issues : DIVERSION, interruption, disturbance, interference, hindrance. frivolous distractions : AMUSEMENT, entertainment, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTRACTION — n. 1 bewilderment, befuddlement, disorder, disturbance, upset, confusion, agitation The princess loves you to distraction 2 diversion, entertainment, amusement I …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MASS — I сущ. литургия, месса (у католиков), обедня (у православных) to celebrate, offer, say mass ≈ служить обедню to attend mass …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISTRACTION — сущ. 1) а) отвлечение внимания Syn : drawing away б) то, что отвлекает внимание (атрибутивно употребляется как характеристика поведения птиц, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — weapon.ogg ʹwepən n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MASS — mass.ogg _I 1. mæs n месса, литургия ( у католиков ); обедня high mass - торжественная месса, обедня с пением …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISTRACTION — n 1. 1> отвлечение (внимания) 2> рассеянность 2. то, что отвлекает внимание ( шум и т. п. ) 3. развлечение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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