FALL ON STONY GROUND

Meaning of FALL ON STONY GROUND in English

(of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received. [with biblical ref. to the parable of the sower (Matt. 13:5).]

→ stony

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

FALL ON STONY GROUND — to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STONY — I. adjective also stoney ˈstōnē, -ni ( stonier ; stoniest ) Etymology: Middle English stany, stony, stoony, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STONY — (superl.) Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony …
Английский словарь Webster
STONY — (superl.) Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony …
Английский словарь Webster
STONY — ( superl. ) Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STONY — ( superl. ) Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STONY — — stonily , adv. — stoniness , n. /stoh"nee/ , adj., stonier, stoniest . 1. full of or abounding in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STONY — superl converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. 2. stony ·superl inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
STONY — [stony] also ston.ey adj ston.i.er ; -est (bef. 12c) 1: abounding in or having the nature of stone: rocky 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STONY — ston|y BrE AmE ˈstəʊn |i AmE ˈstoʊn |i ▷ ston|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ ston|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STONY — / ˈstəʊni; NAmE ˈstoʊni/ adjective ( stoni·er , stoni·est ) 1. having a lot of stones on it or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STONY — ston ‧ y /ˈstəʊni $ ˈstoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ stoned , ↑ stony ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STONY — adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1 full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STONY — adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1 full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STONY — adj. (stonier, stoniest) 1. full of or covered with stones (stony soil; a stony road). 2 a hard, rigid. b …
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Oxford English vocab
STONY — ( stonier, stoniest) 1. Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, stony ground is well …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STONY — (stonier, stoniest) 1. Stony ground is rough and contains a lot of stones. The steep, ~ ground is well drained. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STONY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/stony stare (= unfriendly ) ▪ I smiled and said "hello" but only got …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALL — Synonyms and related words : Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
STONY — I. adj. Stony is used with these nouns: ↑ glare , ↑ ground , ↑ mask , ↑ silence , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FALL — INDEX: 1. when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 2. to almost fall from a standing position 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
STONY — adj. 25B6; adjective a stony path : ROCKY, pebbly, gravelly, shingly; rough, hard. a stony stare : UNFRIENDLY, hostile, cold, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — n. 25B6; verb bombs began to fall : DROP, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STONY — adj. 1 stoney, rocky, pebbly, shingly, shingled Some of the beaches along the Riviera are too stony to lie on …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FALL — v. 1 descend, sink, subside, settle, drop or come (down), plummet, plunge, dive, (take a) nosedive; cascade The bucket fell …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Словарь английских идиом
GROUND — noun 1 BAD : The plane flew over enemy ground. GOOD : The plane flew over enemy territory. ◆◆◆ FLOOR …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STONY — прил. 1) каменистый Syn : rocky 2) каменный; твердый, безжалостный stony heart ≈ каменное сердце Syn : hard, solid 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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STONY — stony.ogg ʹstəʋnı a 1. 1> каменистый stony ground - каменистая почва 2> поэт. каменный, из камня 2. каменный, безжалостный, неумолимый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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