POISON-PEN LETTER

Meaning of POISON-PEN LETTER in English

( poison-pen letters)

A poison-pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

POISON PEN LETTER — ■ noun an anonymous letter that is libellous, abusive, or malicious.
Concise Oxford English vocab
POISON PEN LETTER — noun an unpleasant letter which is not signed and is intended to upset the person who receives it
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISON-PEN LETTER — ˌpoison-ˈpen letter BrE AmE noun [countable] a letter that is not signed and that says bad things about the person …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POISON-PEN LETTER — (~s) A ~ is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POISON-PEN LETTER — анонимное письмо, кляуза
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISON-PEN LETTER — анонимное письмо, кляуза
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POISON PEN LETTER — анонимное оскорбительное письмо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POISON PEN LETTER — анонимное оскорбительное письмо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POISON-PEN LETTER — анонимное письмо, кляуза
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POISON-PEN LETTER — анонимное письмо, кляуза
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POISON-PEN LETTER — анонимное письмо, кляуза
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISON — I Any substance (natural or synthetic) that, at a certain dosage, damages living tissues and injures or kills. Poisons spontaneously …
Английский словарь Британика
POISON — I. ˈpȯiz ə n, dial ˈpīz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poisoun, poison, from Old French poison drink, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LETTER — I. ˈled.ə(r), -etə- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lettre, letter, from Old French lettre, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POISON — — poisoner , n. — poisonless , adj. — poisonlessness , n. /poy"zeuhn/ , n. 1. a substance with an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEN — pen 1 — penlike , adj. — penner , n. /pen/ , n. , v. , penned, penning . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POISON — I. ˈpȯi-z ə n noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poisun drink, potion, poison, from Latin potion-, potio drink — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEN — I. ˈpen transitive verb ( penned ; pen·ning ) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English -pennian Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POISON — vi to act as, or convey, a poison. 2. poison ·noun to injure or kill by poison; to administer poison …
Webster English vocab
PEN — noun a female swan. 2. pen ·noun a wing. 3. pen ·noun the internal shell of a squid. 4. pen …
Webster English vocab
LETTER — noun one who retards or hinders. 2. letter ·noun learning; erudition; as, a man of letters. 3. letter ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
POISON — [poi.son] n [ME, fr. MF, drink, poisonous drink, poison, fr. L potion-, potio drink--more at potion] (13c) 1 a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEN — tool for writing or drawing with a coloured fluid, such as ink. The earliest ancestor of the pen probably was …
Britannica English vocabulary
POISON — poison BrE AmE ˈpɔɪz ə n ▷ poison|ed d ▷ poison|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ poison|s z ▶ ˌ poison ˈ gas, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEN — pen BrE AmE pen ▷ penned pend (= pend) ▷ penning ˈpen ɪŋ ▷ pens penz ▶ ˈ pen friend …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POISON — / ˈpɔɪzn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. a substance that causes death …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN — / pen; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) an instrument made of plastic or metal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LETTER — / ˈletə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a message that is written down or printed on paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISON — I. poi ‧ son 1 /ˈpɔɪz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEN — I. pen 1 S2 /pen/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: penne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LETTER — I. let ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈletə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POISON — n. & v. --n. 1 a substance that when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism causes death or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEN — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POISON — n. & v. n. 1 a substance that when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism causes death or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEN — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LETTER — n. & v. n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POISON — n. & v. --n. 1. a substance that when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism causes death or …
Oxford English vocab
PEN — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, orig. consisting of a shaft with …
Oxford English vocab
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Oxford English vocab
POISON — ( poisons, poisoning, poisoned) 1. Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEN — ( pens, penning, penned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pen …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LETTER — ( letters, lettering, lettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bottle top/pen top etc ▪ Has anyone seen my pen top? bull pen felt-tip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LETTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correspondence/letters column (= that prints some of the letters a newspaper receives ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POISON — [verb] [T]To poison a person or animal is to kill them or make them very ill by giving them poison.Four …
Cambridge English vocab
POISON — n. poison hemlock poison ivy poison oak poison sumac poison elder blood poisoning arsenic poisoning drug poisoning medicinal poisoning fish …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ballpoint , feather ( AmE ), felt , felt-tip , felt-tipped , fountain , gel , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LETTER
Longman Activator English vocab
POISON — n. 25B6; noun a deadly poison : TOXIN, toxicant, venom; archaic bane. See lists. Marianne would spread her poison : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEN — n. 25B6; noun you'll need a pen and paper : fountain pen, ballpoint (pen), rollerball; fibre tip (pen), felt tip …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POISON — 1. сущ. 1) яд, отрава тж. перен. powerful poison ≈ сильный яд rat poison ≈ крысиный яд The poison of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEN — I 1. сущ. 1) а) перо (писчее); ручка с пером I am writing with the gold pen he gave me. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LETTER — I 1. сущ. 1) буква block letter ≈ прописная печатная буква capital letter, large letter, upper-case letter ≈ прописная (заглавная, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISON — poison.ogg 1. ʹpɔız(ə)n n 1. 1> яд; отрава poison flour - белый мышьяк to take poison - принять яд 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LETTER — letter.ogg _I 1. ʹletə n _I 1. буква capital small letter - прописная строчная буква initial letter - начальная буква …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POISON — 1) яд, ядовитое вещество; токсин 2) отравлять 3) поглотитель ( нейтронов ) • - burnable poison - catalyst poison - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PEN — 1) перо; пишущий элемент 2) (пишущая) ручка 3) рейсфедер 4) перемычка 5) укрытие • - ball-point pen - beam pen …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LETTER — 1) буква; элемент алфавита; символ; знак 2) письмо 3) штемпелевать 4) полигр. литера 5) мн. ч. радио позывные • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
POISON — 1) яд, ядовитое вещество; токсин 2) отравлять 3) поглотитель (нейтронов) • - burnable poison - catalyst poison - electrode poison - electrolysis poison - environmental poison - permanent poison - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PEN — 1) перо; пишущий элемент 2) (пишущая) ручка 3) рейсфедер 4) перемычка 5) укрытие • - ball-point pen - beam pen - bow pen - brush pen - capillary-flow pen - coding …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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