AS DIFFERENT AS CHALK AND CHEESE

Meaning of AS DIFFERENT AS CHALK AND CHEESE in English

Brit.

fundamentally different or incompatible.

→ chalk

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

AS DIFFERENT AS CHALK AND CHEESE — see chalk
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS DIFFERENT AS CHALK AND CHEESE — see chalk
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEESE — Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, it …
Английский словарь Британика
CHALK — Soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone , composed of the shells of minute marine organisms. The purest varieties …
Английский словарь Британика
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdifərnt, -f(ə)rənt, -R sometimes -fənt adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre to carry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHALK — I. ˈchȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealc; akin to Old High German & Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — (a.) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or …
Английский словарь Webster
DIFFERENT — ( a. ) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — — differently , adv. — differentness , n. /dif"euhr euhnt, dif"reuhnt/ , adj. 1. not alike in character or quality; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEESE — cheese 1 /cheez/ , n. , v. , cheesed, cheesing . n. 1. the curd of milk separated from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHALK — — chalklike , adj. /chawk/ , n. 1. a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdi-fərnt, ˈdi-f(ə-)rənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHALK — I. ˈchȯk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealc, from Latin calc-, calx lime; akin to Greek chalix pebble …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIFFERENT — adj distinct; separate; not the same; other. 2. different ·adj of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or …
Webster English vocab
CHEESE — noun a mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese. 2. cheese ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
CHALK — vt to rub or mark with chalk. 2. chalk ·vt to manure with chalk, as land. 3. chalk ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
DIFFERENT — [dif.fer.ent] adj [MF, fr. L different-, differens, prp. of differre] (14c) 1: partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEESE — [cheese] n, often attrib [ME chese, fr. OE cese, fr. L caseus cheese] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a food consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHALK — [chalk] n [ME, fr. OE cealc, fr. L calc-, calx lime; akin to Gk chalix pebble] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEESE — nutritious food consisting primarily of the curd, the semisolid substance formed when milk curdles, or coagulates. Curdling occurs naturally if …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHALK — soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone. Chalk is composed of the shells of such minute marine organisms as …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIFFERENT — different BrE AmE ˈdɪf r ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ▷ different|ly li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — / ˈdɪfrənt; NAmE / adjective 1. different (from / to / than sb/sth) not the same as sb/sth; not like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — / tʃiːz; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a type of food made from milk that can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALK — / tʃɔːk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a type of soft white stone : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — dif ‧ fe ‧ rent S1 W1 /ˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ differ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEESE — cheese S2 W3 /tʃiːz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cese ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHALK — I. chalk 1 /tʃɔːk $ tʃɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cealc , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEESE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHALK — n. & v. --n. 1 a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEESE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHALK — n. & v. n. 1 a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — adj.1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). Usage: Different from is …
Oxford English vocab
CHEESE
Oxford English vocab
CHALK — n. & v. --n. 1. a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Oxford English vocab
DIFFERENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two people or things are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — ( cheeses) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cheese is a solid …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALK — ( chalks, chalking, chalked) 1. Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEESE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as different as chalk and cheese ▪ The two brothers are as different as chalk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHALK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chalk/limestone/granite cliffs ▪ White chalk cliffs rose up from the sea. gravel/sand/chalk pit COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIFFERENT — [adjective]Different means not the same.She seems to wear something different every day.He's different now that he's been to college.Are you …
Cambridge English vocab
CHALK — up [phrasal verb] [M] - to achieve (a success) or score (points in a game), or to record (a success, …
Cambridge English vocab

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