THE WRITING (OR N. AMER. HANDWRITING) IS ON THE WALL

Meaning of THE WRITING (OR N. AMER. HANDWRITING) IS ON THE WALL in English

the writing ( or N. Amer. handwriting) is on the wall

there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen. [with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25–8.]

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HANDWRITING — caligrafie, scritura, manu scrite
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HANDWRITING — agi;panulat sa kamut;sulat-kamay
English-Visayan vocabulary
HANDWRITING — noun Date: 15th century writing done by hand, something written by hand
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WRITING — I System of human visual communication using signs or symbols associated by convention with units of language meanings or sounds …
Английский словарь Британика
WALL — I Any of various upright constructions used to divide or enclose a room or building. In traditional masonry construction, curtain …
Английский словарь Британика
WRITING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of writen to write — more at write 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall rampart, wall; akin to Old Saxon wal …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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HANDWRITING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: hand (I) + writing 1. : writing in which the hand forms the letters with a pen, …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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HANDWRITING — (n.) That which is written by hand; manuscript.
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WRITING — /ruy"ting/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that writes. 2. written form: to commit one's thoughts …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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HANDWRITING — /hand"ruy'ting/ , n. 1. writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script. 2. a style or manner …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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HANDWRITING — noun Date: 15th century 1. : writing done by hand ; especially : the form of writing peculiar to a …
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AMER — America; American
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WRITING — noun handwriting; chirography. 2. writing ·noun an inscription. 3. writing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of write. 4. writing ·noun anything written …
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WALL — noun the side of a level or drift. 2. wall ·noun the country rock bounding a vein laterally. 3. wall …
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HANDWRITING — noun that which is written by hand; manuscript. 2. handwriting ·noun the cast or form of writing peculiar to each …
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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WALL — [wall] n [ME, fr. OE weall; akin to MHG wall; both fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade; perh. …
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HANDWRITING — [hand.writ.ing] n (15c) 1: writing done by hand; esp: the form of writing peculiar to a particular person 2: something …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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WRITING — form of human communication by means of a set of visible marks that are related, by convention, to some particular …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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WRITING — writing BrE AmE ˈraɪt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈraɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ writing|s z ▶ ˈ writing desk BrE AmE ▶ ˈ …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
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N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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HANDWRITING — handwriting BrE AmE ˈhænd ˌraɪt ɪŋ AmE \ -ˌraɪt̬ ɪŋ
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WRITING — / ˈraɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the activity of writing, in contrast to reading, speaking, etc. : …
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WALL — / wɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or …
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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HANDWRITING — / ˈhændraɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. writing that is done with a pen or pencil, not printed …
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WRITING — writ ‧ ing S2 W3 /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ writer , ↑ writing , …
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WALL — I. wall 1 S1 W1 /wɔːl $ wɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weall ] …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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HANDWRITING — hand ‧ writ ‧ ing /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the style of someone’s writing: I recognised her handwriting on …
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WRITING — n. 1 a group or sequence of letters or symbols. 2 = HANDWRITING. 3 (usu. in pl.) a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRITING — n. 1 a group or sequence of letters or symbols. 2 = HANDWRITING. 3 (usu. in pl.) a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WALL — n. & v. n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRITING — n.1 a group or sequence of letters or symbols. 2 HANDWRITING. 3 (usu. in pl.) a piece of literary work …
Oxford English vocab
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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N — 1. n. (also n) (pl. Ns or N's) 1. the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 Printing en. 3 Math. …
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WRITING — ( writings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Writing is something that …
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WALL — ( walls) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A wall is one …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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’N’ — The word ‘and’ is sometimes written as ’n’ between certain pairs of words, as in ‘rock ’n’ roll’. ( INFORMAL …
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HANDWRITING — Your handwriting is your style of writing with a pen or pencil. The address was in Anna’s handwriting... N-UNCOUNT : …
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