ST VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE

Meaning of ST VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE in English

the murder of seven US criminals in Chicago on 14 February 1929. The men killed were members of ‘Bugs’ Moran’s ‘North Side gang’ and were shot by a group of Al Capone’s men dressed as police officers. The murders shocked Americans and caused the Chicago police to increase their efforts against Capone. The incident has been shown in many films.

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ST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith …
Английский словарь Британика
MASSACRE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint …
Английский словарь Британика
DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
MASSACRE — I. ˈmasə̇kə(r), ˈmaas-, -sēk-, substand -səˌkrē transitive verb ( massacred ; massacred ; massacring -k(ə)riŋ, substand -səˌkrēiŋ ; massacres ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol Etymology: from -st (superlative suffix) — used after the figure 1 to indicate the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'ST — st verb Etymology: by contraction archaic : hast thou 'st
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASSACRE — (n.) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the …
Английский словарь Webster
MASSACRE — ( n. ) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ST — -st 1 var. of -est 1 : first; least. -st 2 var. of -est 2 : hadst; wouldst; dost.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSACRE — — massacrer /mas"euh kreuhr/ , n. /mas"euh keuhr/ , n. , v. , massacred, massacring . n. 1. the unnecessary, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSACRE — I. ˈma-si-kər noun Etymology: Middle French Date: circa 1578 1. : the act or an instance of killing a number …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ST — I. — see -est II. symbol — used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first 1 st …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun murder. 2. massacre ·noun the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, …
Webster English vocab
ST — [st] abbreviation stanza, state, stitch, stone, street St abbreviation saint, stratus ST abbreviation short ton, single throw, standard time
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MASSACRE — [mas.sa.cre] n [MF] (ca. 1578) 1: the act or an instance of killing a number of usu. helpless or unresisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ST — [-st] --see -est [2]-st symbol--used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first "1st" "91st"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ST — I St, St. 'Street' BrE AmE striːt —In names of thoroughfares, unstressed: ˈ Oxford St II St, St. 'Saint' BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-ST — -st archaic and liturgial second person singular ending BrE AmE st ▷ — didst ˈdɪdst —see ↑ -est
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MASSACRE — massacre BrE AmE ˈmæs ək ə -ɪk- AmE \ - ə r ▷ massacre|d d ▷ massacre|s z ▷ massacring …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ST — ( BrE ) (also st. NAmE , BrE ) abbreviation stone (a British measurement of weight) : 9st 2lb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — abbreviation 1. (also st ) (both BrE ) (also St. , st. NAmE , BrE ) (used in written addresses) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — / ˈmæsəkə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. the killing of a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST. — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST — st British English , st. American English the written abbreviation of stone or stones : She weighs 9 st 8 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST. — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ST — St BrE AmE British English , St. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of Street , used in addresses: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASSACRE — I. mas ‧ sa ‧ cre 1 /ˈmæsəkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ST — -st /st/ BrE AmE suffix 1 . forms written ORDINAL numbers with 1: the 1st (=first) prize my 21st birthday …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASSACRE — n. & v. n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1. a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
ST — st is used as a written abbreviation for stone when you are mentioning someone’s weight. ( BRIT ) He weighs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. St is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — ( massacres, massacring, massacred) 1. A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ST — also st. Note: The form 'SS' or 'SS.' is used as the plural for meaning 2. 1. ~ is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ST — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES St Bernard the 18th/19th/20th/21st etc century ▪ The movie is set in the 18th century.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASSACRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Virginia Tech Massacre, the COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE responsible ▪ He formerly commanded …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
ST — (HOLY PERSON) [noun] [before noun] - abbreviation for saint (= a person honoured by the Christian Church for being holy …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ST — n. St. Mary Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Amherst Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Asquith Herbert Henry 1st …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASSACRE — n. Amritsar Massacre of Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint Bartholomew's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASSACRE — n. Function: noun the act or an instance of killing a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MASSACRE — I. verb Synonyms: slaughter 3, annihilate, decimate, exterminate, wipe (out) II. noun the act or an instance of killing a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling ( esp. BrE ), bloody , brutal , terrible ▪ an appalling ~ of women and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MASSACRE — See ↑ KILL 3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ crush/slaughter/massacre/annihilate
Longman Activator English vocab
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab
MASSACRE — n. 25B6; noun a cold-blooded massacre of innocent civilians : SLAUGHTER, wholesale/mass slaughter, indiscriminate killing, mass murder, mass execution, annihilation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAY — n. 25B6; noun I stayed for a day : TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR PERIOD, twenty-four hours. enjoy the beach during the day : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. 1 slaughter, slaughtering, carnage, annihilation, annihilating, blood bath, killing, execution, extermination, exterminating, butchery, butchering, (mass) murder, murdering, slaying, liquidation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ST — I сокр. от state государство II сокр. от St - saint святой III сокр. от ST - Standard Time поясное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre ≈ устраивать резню, бойню massacre of St. Bartholomew massacre …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — сущ. 1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MASSACRE — Massacre
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ST — _I state _n. государство _II St - saint _n. святой _III ST - Standard Time _n. поясное время
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