PLAY A LONE HAND

Meaning of PLAY A LONE HAND in English

act without help.

→ lone hand

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

LONE — solitari, isolat
English interlingue dictionary
LONE — bugtong;naginusara
English-Visayan vocabulary
LONE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, short for a~ Date: 14th century 1. having no company ; solitary , preferring solitude, only …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LONE — ˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, by shortening (resulting from incorrect division of alon, alone alone as a lon, a lone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LONE — (a.) Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
LONE — (a.) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler …
Английский словарь Webster
LONE — ( a. ) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LONE — ( a. ) Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LONE — — loneness , n. /lohn/ , adj. 1. being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
LONE — adj single; unmarried, or in widowhood. 2. lone ·adj unfrequented by human beings; solitary. 3. lone ·noun a lane. ·see …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
LONE — [lone] adj [ME, short for alone] (14c) 1 a: having no company: solitary b: preferring solitude 2: only, sole 3: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LONE — lone BrE AmE ləʊn AmE \ loʊn ▶ ˌ Lone ˈ Ranger BrE AmE ▶ ˌ lone ˈ wolf BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONE — / ləʊn; NAmE loʊn/ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. without any other people or things SYN solitary : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LONE — lone /ləʊn $ loʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: alone ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONE — attrib.adj. 1 (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONE — attrib.adj. 1 (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
LONE — attrib.adj. 1. (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONE — 1. If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone. He was shot by …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN father ▪ A quarter of lone fathers are over 50, reflecting their greater likelihood …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONE — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - without other similar ones; being the only one in a place or situationThe body …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
LONE — adj. Function: adjective 1 having no company FF1C; a lone figure walking through the snow FF1E; Synonyms: alone, lonely, lonesome, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LONE — adjective 1. having no company a lone figure walking through the snow Synonyms: alone, lonely, lonesome, solitary Related Word: single, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONE — adj. Lone is used with these nouns: ↑ exception , ↑ father , ↑ figure , ↑ mother , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONE — adj. 25B6; adjective a lone police officer : SOLITARY, single, solo, unaccompanied, unescorted, alone, by oneself/itself, sole, companionless; detached, isolated, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LONE — прил. 1) а) одинокий, уединенный a lone house in the Berkshire moors ≈ одинок домик на Беркширских болотах Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LONE — lone.ogg ləʋn a 1. поэт. одинокий lone traveller - одинокий путник 2. 1> уединённый lone house - домик на отшибе …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — hand.ogg 1. hænd n _I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть ( руки робота ) 4) стрелка ( прибора ) 5) крыло …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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