WHITTLE SOMETHING AWAY/DOWN

Meaning of WHITTLE SOMETHING AWAY/DOWN in English

reduce something by degrees.

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

WHITTLE — (~ away) reducter poc a poc
English interlingue dictionary
WHITTLE — sapsap
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHITTLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English whittel, alteration of thwitel, from thwiten to ~, from Old English thwītan; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITTLE — I. ˈhwid. ə l, -it ə l also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whitel, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITTLE — (v. i.) To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of …
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — (v. t.) To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — (n.) A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — (n.) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — (n.) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak …
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLE — ( n. ) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITTLE — — whittler , n. /hwit"l, wit"l/ , v. , whittled, whittling , n. v.t. 1. to cut, trim, or shape …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITTLE — I. ˈhwi-t ə l, ˈwi- noun Etymology: Middle English whittel, alteration of thwitel, from thwiten to whittle, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITTLE — noun ·same·as whittle shawl, below. 2. whittle ·noun a knife; ·esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. 3. whittle ·vi …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
WHITTLE — [whit.tle] n [ME whittel, alter. of thwitel, fr. thwiten to whittle, fr. OE thwitan; akin to ON thveita to hew] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITTLE — / ˈwɪtl; NAmE / verb [ vn ] whittle A (from B) | whittle B (into A) to form a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITTLE — whit ‧ tle /ˈwɪtl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: whittle 'large knife' (15-19 centuries) , from thwittle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITTLE — ( whittles, whittling, whittled) If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITTLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB away ▪ The village was, as she had thought, a dump, where time was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHITTLE — [verb] - to make (something) out of a piece of wood by cutting off small thin piecesAn old sailor sat …
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 …
Cambridge English vocab
DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHITTLE — v. 1 pare (down or away), shave, trim, cut, carve, hew, shape Remember when Grandpapa used to whittle those tiny …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHITTLE — 1. сущ.; уст. нож мясника 2. гл. строгать или оттачивать ножом (дерево) to whittle at a piece of wood ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — нареч. 1) обозначает : а) отдаленность от данного места далеко; б) отдаленность во времени давно away from home ≈ вдали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLE — whittle.ogg _I ʹwıtl n диал. 1. тёплая пелёнка 2. фланелевое платьице ( грудного ребёнка ) 3. шаль, тёплый платок; накидка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Concise Oxford English vocab

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