A SPANNER (OR N. AMER. MONKEY WRENCH) IN THE WORKS

Meaning of A SPANNER (OR N. AMER. MONKEY WRENCH) IN THE WORKS in English

a spanner ( or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works

a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WORKS — mecanisme; (factory) usina, fabrica
English interlingue dictionary
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONKEY — I Any member of two tropical anthropoid primate groups: New World monkeys. Almost all species are tropical or subtropical, and …
Английский словарь Британика
WRENCH — I. ˈrench verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wrenchen, from Old English wrencan to twist, wrench; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋkē, -ki noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of Low German, Dutch, or Flemish origin; akin to MFlemish Monnekin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORKS — ( plural of work present third singular of work )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPANNER — ˈspanə(r), -paan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: from obsolete English, instrument for winding the spring of a wheel lock, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRENCH — — wrencher , n. — wrenchingly , adv. /rench/ , v.t. 1. to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPANNER — /span"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that spans. 2. Also called spanner wrench . a wrench having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — — monkeyish , adj. — monkeyishly , adv. — monkeyishness , n. /mung"kee/ , n. , pl. monkeys , v. …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORKS — n. factory, mill, plant; workshop; mechanism, working parts; action, movement; fortification; artistic creations; abuse, beating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPANNER — n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋ-kē noun ( plural monkeys ) Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPANNER — noun Etymology: German, instrument for winding springs, from spannen to stretch; akin to Middle Dutch spannen to stretch — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMER — America; American
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRENCH
Webster English vocab
SPANNER — noun one who, or that which, spans. 2. spanner ·noun the lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee …
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — noun any species of quadrumana, except the lemurs. 2. monkey ·noun a small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WORKS — ~ Military a defensive structure. → work ———————— ~ Theology good or moral deeds. → work ———————— ~ chiefly Brit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MONKEY — [mon.key] n, pl monkeys [prob. of LG origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, prob. of Romance origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRENCH — also called Spanner, tool, usually operated by hand, for tightening bolts and nuts. Basically, a wrench consists of a stout …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONKEY — in general, any member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their …
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPANNER — spanner BrE AmE ˈspæn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ spanner|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'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, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONKEY — monkey BrE AmE ˈmʌŋk i ▷ monkey|ed d ▷ monkey|ing ɪŋ ▷ monkey|s z ▶ ˈ monkey ˌ business BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRENCH — / rentʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to pull or twist sth / sb/yourself suddenly and violently …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORKS — noun ➡ work
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPANNER — / ˈspænə(r); NAmE / ( BrE ) (also wrench NAmE , BrE ) noun a metal tool with a specially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — / ˈmʌŋki; NAmE / noun 1. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRENCH — I. wrench 1 /rentʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wrencan ] 1 . [transitive always + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPANNER — span ‧ ner /ˈspænə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: German ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONKEY — I. mon ‧ key 1 /ˈmʌŋki/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Low German ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPANNER
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPANNER
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
MONKEY — n. & v. n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPANNER
Oxford English vocab
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
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1. any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
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. …
Oxford English vocab
WRENCH — ( wrenches, wrenching, wrenched) 1. If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPANNER — ( spanners) 1. A spanner is a metal tool whose end fits round a nut so that you can turn …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — ( monkeys) 1. A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRENCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Allen wrench box end wrench monkey wrench COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPANNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE adjustable ▪ You will need adjustable spanners , open-ended spanners and gripping wrenches. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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