CUT OFF NOSE TO SPITE FACE

Meaning of CUT OFF NOSE TO SPITE FACE in English

see spite

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CUT OFF NOSE TO SPITE FACE — see spite
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPITE — I. ˈspīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, short for despite (I) 1. a. obsolete : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old English nasu nose, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin facia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPITE — (v. t.) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Английский словарь Webster
SPITE — ( v. t. ) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPITE — — spiteless , adj. /spuyt/ , n. , v. , spited, spiting . n. 1. a malicious, usually petty, desire …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOSE — — noseless , adj. — noselike , adj. /nohz/ , n. , v. , nosed, nosing . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACE — — faceable , adj. /fays/ , n. , v. , faced, facing . n. 1. the front part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPITE — I. ˈspīt noun Etymology: Middle English, short for despite Date: 14th century 1. : petty ill will or hatred with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: …
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FACE — I. ˈfās noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * facia, from Latin facies make, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPITE — noun vexation; chargrin; mortification. 2. spite ·vt to be angry at; to hate. 3. spite ·vt to treat maliciously; to …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
NOSE — noun the power of smelling; hence, scent. 2. nose ·vi to pry officiously into what does not concern one. 3. …
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FACE — vi to present a face or front. 2. face ·noun the style or cut of a type or font of …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SPITE — [spite] n [ME, short for despite] (14c) 1: petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOSE — [nose] n [ME, fr. OE nosu; akin to OHG nasa nose, L nasus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPITE — spite BrE AmE spaɪt ▷ spited ˈspaɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈspaɪt̬ əd ▷ spites spaɪts ▷ spiting ˈspaɪt ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPITE — / spaɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOSE — / nəʊz; NAmE noʊz/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the face that sticks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACE — / feɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FRONT OF HEAD 1. the front part of the head between …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPITE — I. spite 1 W3 /spaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: despite (noun) (13-20 centuries) ; ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOSE — I. nose 1 S2 W2 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nosu ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FACE — I. face 1 S1 W1 /feɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPITE — n. & v. --n. 1 ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. --v.tr. thwart, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPITE — n. & v. n. 1 ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. v.tr. thwart, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FACE — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPITE — n. & v. --n. 1. ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. --v.tr. thwart, …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Oxford English vocab
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1. the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
FACE — I. NOUN USES /feɪs/ ( faces) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPITE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use in spite of to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
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NOSE — ( noses, nosing, nosed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your nose …
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SPITE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES despite/in spite of sb’s misgivings ▪ Despite his misgivings, he decided to support the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPITE — [verb] [T]I almost think he died without making a will just to spite his family.
Cambridge English vocab
NOSE — (BODY PART), [slang] snout [noun] [C] - the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth through which …
Cambridge English vocab
SPITE — Synonyms and related words : Anglophobia, Russophobia, Schadenfreude, abhorrence, abomination, animosity, annoy, antagonism, anti-Semitism, antipathy, aversion, belligerence, bigotry, bitchiness, bitterness, …
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