WHITE-KNUCKLE

Meaning of WHITE-KNUCKLE in English

■ adjective causing fear or nervous excitement: a ~ ride.

Origin

1970s: with ref. to the effect caused by gripping tightly to steady oneself.

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

WHITE-KNUCKLE — also ~d adjective Date: 1974 marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE-KNUCKLE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective also white-knuckled ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness a white-knuckle ride …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — /hwuyt"nuk"euhl, wuyt"-/ , adj. Informal. 1. causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — adjective also white-knuck·led -kəld Date: 1974 : marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness a white-knuckle ride on a roller …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — Pronunciation: ' hw ī t- ' n ə -k ə l, ' w ī t- Variant: also white-knuck · led …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — [white-knuck.le] also white-knuck.led adj (1974): showing or causing tense nervousness "a ~ ride on a roller coaster"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITE-KNUCKLE — white-knuckle BrE AmE ˌwaɪt ˈnʌk ə l ˌhwaɪt- ▷ white-knuckle|d d
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — ˌwhite-ˈknuckle BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] a white-knuckle ride at a ↑ fairground makes you feel excited and afraid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE-KNUCKLE — 1. In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — 1. In a fairground, a ~ ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHITE-KNUCKLE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a white-knuckle flight EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Thrill to the spills of those white-knuckle …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHITE-KNUCKLE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WHITE-KNUCKLE — adj. White-knuckle is used with these nouns: ↑ ride
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force …
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — (n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — — knuckly , adj. /nuk"euhl/ , n. , v. , knuckled, knuckling . n. 1. a joint of a finger, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — I. ˈnə-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — noun the joint of a plant. 2. knuckle ·vt to beat with the knuckles; to pommel. 3. knuckle ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — [knuck.le] n [ME knokel; akin to MHG knochel knuckle] (14c) 1 a: the rounded prominence formed by the ends of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — / ˈnʌkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the joints in the fingers, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNUCKLE — I. knuck ‧ le 1 /ˈnʌk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Low German …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Oxford English vocab
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1. the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Oxford English vocab
WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brass knuckles cracked...knuckles ▪ Dennis rubbed his hands together and cracked his knuckles . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — under [phrasal verb] [I] [informal] - to accept someone's power over you; allow yourself to be beatenThe boys were encouraged …
Cambridge English vocab
WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — Synonyms and related words : Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE'S KNUCKLES.
Slang English vocab
KNUCKLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding , bloodied , bruised , swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHITE — adj. 1 snow-white, snowy, chalk-white, chalky, ivory, creamy, milky, milk-white, oyster-white, off-white; silver, hoary Many buildings in the tropics are …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KNUCKLE — See ball joint steering knuckle and steering knuckle .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
WHITE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка (телячья, баранья, свиная) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles ≈ кастет Syn : knuckle-duster …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — white.ogg 1. waıt n 1. 1> белый цвет; белизна 2> чистота, непорочность 2. белая краска, белила 3. белок ( яйца …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNUCKLE — knuckle.ogg 1. ʹnʌk(ə)l n 1. сустав пальца, межфаланговый сустав, «костяшка» the knuckles - костяшки ( пальцев рук ) 2. кул. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля ( в факсимильной связи ) • - base …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь ( автосцепки ) 3) пережим свода ( печи ) 4) точка перелома профиля …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля (в факсимильной связи) • - base white - bleeding white whites - carbon white - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь (автосцепки) 3) пережим свода (печи) 4) точка перелома профиля (канала) • - coupler knuckle - emergency coupler knuckle - leaning …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WHITE — 1) белый 2) вазелиновый 3) несмоленый 4) пшеничный 5) светлый • bring to white heat — нагревать до белого каления white noise generator — генератор белого шума - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHITE — white прил.1) а) белый whiter than white — белее белого, белоснежный white coffee — кофе с молоком A round white …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHITE — 1. waıt n 1. 1> белый цвет; белизна 2> чистота, непорочность 2. белая краска, белила 3. белок ( яйца ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE — 1. ʹnʌk(ə)l n 1. сустав пальца, межфаланговый сустав, «костяшка» the knuckles - костяшки ( пальцев рук ) 2. кул. голяшка, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — 1. прил. 1) а) белый whiter than white — белее белого, белоснежный white coffee — кофе с молоком A round …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка ( телячья, баранья, свиная ) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles — кастет Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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