A SECOND STRING TO ONE'S BOW

Meaning of A SECOND STRING TO ONE'S BOW in English

an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails.

→ second string

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SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
BOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bow and arrow Bow porcelain Bow River {{link=Medicine Bow Mountains">Medicine Bow Mountains
Английский словарь Британика
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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BOW — I. ˈbau̇ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English bowen, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan …
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STRING — — stringless , adj. — stringlike , adj. /string/ , n. , v. , strung; strung or ( Rare ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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BOW — bow 1 — bowedness , n. — bowingly , adv. /bow/ , v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body …
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STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English streng; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to …
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SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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BOW — I. ˈbau̇ verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING — noun the line or cord of a bow. 2. string ·noun the points made in a game. 3. string ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
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BOW — vi to manage the bow. 2. bow ·vi to play (music) with a bow. 3. bow ·vi to stop. 4. …
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STRING — [string] n [ME, fr. OE streng; akin to OHG strang rope, L stringere to bind tight--more at strain] (bef. 12c) …
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SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
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BOW — [bow] vb [ME, fr. OE bugan; akin to OHG biogan to bend, Skt bhujati he bends] vi (bef. 12c) 1: …
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SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOW — I . / baʊ; NAmE / verb , noun —see also bow (II) ■ verb 1. [ v ] bow …
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STRING — / strɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun FOR TYING / FASTENING 1. [ U , C …
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STRING — I. string 1 S3 W2 /strɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streng ] 1 . THREAD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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BOW — I. bow 1 /baʊ/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRING — n. & v. n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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BOW — v. & n. v. 1 intr. incline the head or trunk, esp. in greeting or assent or acknowledgement of applause. …
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BOW — n. & v. n. 1 a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. …
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STRING — n. & v. --n. 1. twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
BOW — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOW — I. BENDING OR SUBMITTING /baʊ/ ( bows, bowing, bowed) 1. When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — ( strings, stringing, strung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. String is …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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STRING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a string of failures (= a series of failures ) ▪ The team has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
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ONE
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BOW
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SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRING — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOW — I. noun 1 act of bowing ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , low ▪ little , slight , small ▪ formal , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECOND — • ↑ a second • ↑ a second/an instant • ↑ be first/second etc • ↑ have second thoughts • …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRING — n. 25B6; noun a ball of string : TWINE, cord, yarn, thread, strand. a string of brewers : CHAIN, group, …
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SECOND — n. 25B6; adjective the second day of the trial : NEXT, following, subsequent, succeeding. he keeps a second pair of …
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SECOND — adj. 1 subsequent, following, next He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one 2 subordinate, …
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ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRING — 1. сущ. 1) веревка, ремешок; завязка, шнурок (для завязывания) apron string ≈ завязки на фартуке shoestrings ≈ шнурки для ботинок …
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SECOND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) помощник; следующий по рангу second in command ≈ заместитель командира б) полигр. помощник наборщика 2) …
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