A DROP IN THE OCEAN (OR N. AMER. BUCKET)

Meaning of A DROP IN THE OCEAN (OR N. AMER. BUCKET) in English

a drop in the ocean ( or N. Amer. bucket)

a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected.

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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OCEAN — I Large, continuous body of salt water. Ocean covers nearly 71% of the Earth's surface and is divided into major …
Английский словарь Британика
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
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BUCKET — I. ˈbəkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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OCEAN — ˈōshən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English occean, from Old French, from Latin oceanus from Greek …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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OCEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.
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OCEAN — (n.) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
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BUCKET — /buk"it/ , n. , v. , bucketed, bucketing . n. 1. a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
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BUCKET — I. ˈbə-kət noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buket, from Old English būc pitcher, belly; akin to Old High German …
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OCEAN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English occean, from Anglo-French, from Latin oceanus, from Greek Õkeanos, a river thought of …
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AMER — America; American
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OCEAN — adj of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream. 2. ocean ·noun …
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BUCKET — noun the valved piston of a lifting pump. 2. bucket ·add. ·vt to ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly. 3. …
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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OCEAN — [ocean] n, often attrib [ME occean, fr. L oceanus, fr. Gk Okeanos, a river thought of as encircling the earth, …
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DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
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BUCKET — [buck.et] n [ME, fr. AF buket, fr. OE buc pitcher, belly; akin to OHG buh belly] (13c) 1: a typically …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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OCEAN — continuous body of salt water that is contained in enormous basins on the Earth's surface. It covers about 362,000,000 square …
Britannica English vocabulary
OCEAN — county, east-central New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Metedeconk River to the north, the Manasquan River to the northeast, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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BUCKET — buck|et BrE AmE ˈbʌk |ɪt § -ət AmE -|ət ▷ buck|eted ɪt ɪd § ət-, -əd AmE ət̬ əd ▷ …
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OCEAN — / ˈəʊʃn; NAmE ˈoʊʃn/ noun 1. (usually the ocean ) [ sing. ] ( especially NAmE ) the mass of …
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
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BUCKET — / ˈbʌkɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( NAmE also pail ) [ C ] an open …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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OCEAN — o ‧ cean S3 W2 /ˈəʊʃ ə n $ ˈoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
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BUCKET — I. buck ‧ et 1 S2 /ˈbʌkət, ˈbʌkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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BUCKET — n. & v. n. 1 a a roughly cylindrical open container, esp. of metal, with a handle, used for carrying, …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Oxford English vocab
BUCKET — n. & v. --n. 1. a a roughly cylindrical open container, esp. of metal, with a handle, used for carrying, …
Oxford English vocab
N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OCEAN — ( oceans) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The ocean is the …
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’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
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DROP — ( drops, dropping, dropped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
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BUCKET — ( buckets) A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OCEAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sea/ocean breeze ▪ The boats were moving up and down in the sea breeze. …
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N — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bump 'n' grind drum 'n' bass rock 'n' roll ▪ Elvis, the king of rock …
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DROP
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BUCKET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bucket seat bucket shop ice bucket sweat like a pig/sweat buckets informal (= sweat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OCEAN — [noun] [U] - a very large area of seaThese mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean.The word 'Ocean' …
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