(AS) PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF

Meaning of (AS) PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF in English

1》 very obvious.

2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff , the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.]

→ pikestaff

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

(AS) PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF — (as) plain as a pikestaff | (as) plain as ˈday | (as) plain as the nose on your ˈface very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF — ясный как день; совершенно ясно
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
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 , …
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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
PIKESTAFF — noun Date: 14th century a spiked staff for use on slippery ground, the staff of a foot soldier's pike
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from pike (I) + staff 1. : a staff or walking stick with a spike …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — (n.) A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
Английский словарь Webster
PIKESTAFF — (n.) The staff, or shaft, of a pike.
Английский словарь Webster
PIKESTAFF — ( n. ) The staff, or shaft, of a pike.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — ( n. ) A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — /puyk"staf', -stahf'/ , n. , pl. pikestaves /-stayvz'/ . 1. the shaft of an infantry pike. 2. a foot traveler's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — n. walking staff, shaft with a sharp metal spike used by walkers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIKESTAFF — noun Date: 14th century 1. : a spiked staff for use on slippery ground 2. : the staff of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
PIKESTAFF — noun the staff, or shaft, of a pike. 2. pikestaff ·noun a staff with a spike in the lower end, …
Webster English vocab
PIKESTAFF — ■ noun historical the wooden shaft of a pike. Phrases ( as ) plain as a ~ 1》 very obvious. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIKESTAFF — [pike.staff] n (14c) 1: a spiked staff for use on slippery ground 2: the staff of a foot soldier's pike
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — pikestaff BrE AmE ˈpaɪk stɑːf § -stæf AmE -stæf ▷ pikestaff|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — / ˈpaɪkstɑːf; NAmE -stæf/ noun • IDIOMS see plain adjective •• WORD ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from pike weapon + …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIKESTAFF — pike ‧ staff /ˈpaɪkstɑːf $ -stæf/ BrE AmE noun as plain as a pikestaff British English old-fashioned very clear and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIKESTAFF — n. 1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. øplain as a pikestaff quite …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIKESTAFF — n. 1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. plain as a pikestaff quite …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
PIKESTAFF — n.1 the wooden shaft of a pike. 2 a walking-stick with a metal point. Phrases and idioms: plain as a …
Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIKESTAFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Any road, here it is, plain as a pikestaff , Miss Ruth Appleby. ▪ It's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIKESTAFF — [noun] [U] - as plain as a pikestaff, see at plain (CLEAR)
Cambridge English vocab
PLAIN — n. abyssal plain Esdraelon Plain of Gangetic Plain Indo Gangetic Plain Staked Plain Nullarbor Plain Plain the Reeds Plain of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAIN — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment FF1C; just give the plain facts FF1E; Synonyms: discreet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — adjective 1. free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment just give the plain facts Synonyms: discreet, dry, homely, inelaborate, modest, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — n. 25B6; adjective it was plain that something was wrong : OBVIOUS, (crystal) clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent; discernible, perceptible, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj. 1 flat, smooth, even, featureless, level, plane I'd rather have a paper with a plain surface, not an embossed …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — I 1. прил. 1) уст. плоский, ровный Syn : even II 1., level 2. 2) чистый, беспримесный Syn : pure …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIKESTAFF — сущ. 1) древко пики 2) посох ∙ plain as a pikestaff ≈ ясный как день, очевидный посох (историческое) древко копья …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN — plain.ogg _I 1. pleın n 1. равнина in the open plain - в открытом поле Salisbury Plain - равнина Солсбери …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIKESTAFF — n ( pl -staves -ʹpaıksteıvz ) 1. посох 2. ист. древко копья as plain as a pikestaff - ясный как …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAIN — 1) гладкий арматурный 2) неармированный 3) нешпунтованный 4) обыкновенный 5) очевидный 6) простой 7) равнина 8) равнинный 9) чистый 10) ясный • plain earth dam — земляная плотина plain reinforcing bar — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIKESTAFF — древко посох plain as a pikestaff - ясный как день, очевидный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAIN — _I 1. pleın n 1. равнина in the open plain - в открытом поле Salisbury Plain - равнина Солсбери 2. …
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