SOMETHING NASTY IN THE WOODSHED BRIT.

Meaning of SOMETHING NASTY IN THE WOODSHED BRIT. in English

something nasty in the woodshed Brit.

informal

a shocking or distasteful thing that has been kept secret. [from the novel Cold Comfort Farm (1932) by Stella Gibbons.]

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WOODSHED — I. noun Date: 1777 a shed for storing wood and especially firewood, a place, means, or session for administering discipline, …
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BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
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WOODSHED — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a shed for storing wood and especially firewood II. intransitive verb ( woodshedded ; woodshedded ; …
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NASTY
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
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-NASTY — ˌnastē, -aas-, -ti noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: German -nastie, from Greek nastos close-pressed, firm + German -ie …
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NASTY — (superl.) Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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NASTY — ( superl. ) Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
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WOODSHED — /wood"shed'/ , n. , v. , woodshedded, woodshedding . n. 1. a shed for storing wood for fuel. v.i. 2. …
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NASTY — — nastily , adv. — nastiness , n. /nas"tee/ , adj., nastier, nastiest , n. , pl. nasties . adj. …
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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WOODSHED — n. shed for storing firewood
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BRIT — n. small herring
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BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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WOODSHED — I. -ˌshed noun Date: 1777 1. : a shed for storing wood and especially firewood 2. : a place, means, …
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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NASTY — adjective ( nas·ti·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : disgustingly filthy b. : physically …
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BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
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NASTY — superl characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. 2. nasty ·superl offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. …
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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
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WOODSHED — ■ noun a shed where firewood is stored. ■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) [usu. as noun …
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BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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WOODSHED — [wood.shed] n (1844) 1: a shed for storing wood and esp. firewood 2: a place, means, or session for administering …
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NASTY — [nas.ty] adj nas.ti.er ; -est [ME] (14c) 1 a: disgustingly filthy b: physically repugnant 2: indecent, obscene 3: mean, tawdry …
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BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
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BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
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WOODSHED — woodshed BrE AmE ˈwʊd ʃed ▷ woodshed|s z
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BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
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WOODSHED — / ˈwʊdʃed; NAmE / noun a small building for storing wood in, especially for fuel
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SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
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NASTY — / ˈnɑːsti; NAmE ˈnæsti/ adjective ( nas·tier , nas·ti·est ) 1. very bad or unpleasant : a nasty accident The …
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
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WOODSHED — wood ‧ shed /ˈwʊdʃed/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a place for storing wood for burning
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NASTY — nas ‧ ty S2 /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative nastier , superlative nastiest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 …
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BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
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WOODSHED — n. a shed where wood for fuel is stored. øsomething nasty in the woodshed colloq. a shocking or distasteful thing …
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NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1 a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
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WOODSHED — n. a shed where wood for fuel is stored. something nasty in the woodshed colloq. a shocking or distasteful thing …
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NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1 a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
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WOODSHED — n. a shed where wood for fuel is stored. Phrases and idioms: something nasty in the woodshed colloq. a shocking …
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NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1. a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
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WOODSHED — ( woodsheds) A woodshed is a small building which is used for storing wood for a fire. N-COUNT
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SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
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NASTY — ( nastier, nastiest) 1. Something that is nasty is very unpleasant to see, experience, or feel. ...an extremely nasty murder... …
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BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
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WOODSHED — (~s) A ~ is a small building which is used for storing wood for a fire. N-COUNT
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BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
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WOODSHED — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had to go and sit in the woodshed and smoke it. ▪ Originally a …
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SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
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NASTY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/terrible/nasty temper ▪ He ran back home in a terrible temper. a horrible/nasty/horrific accident …
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BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
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WOODSHED — (BUILDING) [noun] [C] - a small building where wood for burning is stored
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
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NASTY — [adjective] -ier, -iest - very unpleasant to see, hear, smell, taste, touch or experienceThere's a nasty smell - has someone …
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BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
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NASTY — adj 1. really bad, disgusting. ("Oh man, your bathroom smells nasty!") Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, CA, USA, 01-13-1998. …
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