MAD AS A HORNET

Meaning of MAD AS A HORNET in English

very angry, in a fighting mood He was as mad as a hornet when he came to work this morning.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

MAD AS A HORNET — = mad as a wet hen
Slang English vocab
MAD AS A HORNET — adj. phr. , informal In a fighting mood; very angry. When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HORNET — calabron
English interlingue dictionary
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz ~, Latin crabro Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAD — I. ˈmad, -aa(ə)-, -ai- adjective ( madder ; maddest ) Etymology: Middle English medd, madd, from Old English ge mǣd, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNET — ˈhȯrnə̇t, ˈhȯ(ə)n-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hernet, harnette, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNET — (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is …
Английский словарь Webster
HORNET — ( n. ) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — /hawr"nit/ , n. any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) , introduced into …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — n. stinging insect of the wasp family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAD — I. ˈmad adjective ( mad·der ; mad·dest ) Etymology: Middle English medd, madd, from Old English gemǣd, past participle of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz hornet, Latin crabro Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAD — p.p. of made. 2. mad ·superl extravagant; immoderate. 3. mad ·noun a slattern. 4. mad ·noun an earthworm. 5. mad …
Webster English vocab
HORNET — noun a large, strong wasp. the european species (vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. it is …
Webster English vocab
HORNET — ■ noun a large wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAD — [mad] adj mad.der ; mad.dest [ME medd, madd, fr. OE gemaed, pp. of (assumed) gemaedan to madden, fr. gemad silly, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORNET — [hor.net] n [ME hernet, fr. OE hyrnet; akin to OHG hornaz hornet, L crabro] (bef. 12c): any of the larger …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORNET — hornet BrE AmE ˈhɔːn ɪt -ət AmE \ ˈhɔːrn- ▷ hornet|s s ▶ ˈ hornet's nest BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAD — / mæd; NAmE / adjective ( mad·der , mad·dest ) 1. ( especially BrE ) having a mind that does …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — / ˈhɔːnɪt; NAmE ˈhɔːrnɪt/ noun a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORNET — hor ‧ net /ˈhɔːnət, ˈhɔːnɪt $ ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hyrnet ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAD — adj. & v. --adj. (madder, maddest) 1 insane; having a disordered mind. 2 (of a person, conduct, or an idea) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAD — adj. & v. adj. (madder, maddest) 1 insane; having a disordered mind. 2 (of a person, conduct, or an idea) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAD — adj. & v. --adj. (madder, maddest) 1. insane; having a disordered mind. 2 (of a person, conduct, or an idea) …
Oxford English vocab
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAD — ( madder, maddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — ( hornets) 1. A hornet is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — (~s) 1. A ~ is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORNET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wasps'/hornets' nest ▪ a wasps' nest in the attic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAD — (ENTHUSIASTIC) [adjective] madder or maddest [informal] - very enthusiastic and interestedJane's mad about Italian food.He's fashion mad, spends every penny …
Cambridge English vocab
HORNET — [noun] [C] - a large wasp (= type of flying insect) which can give you a bad stingSee picture: Bees …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORNET — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.
Slang English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORNET — n. ~s sting
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORNET — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.
Словарь английских идиом
HORNET — The hornet bears a general resemblance to the common wasp, only it is larger. It is exceedingly fierce and voracious, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MAD — adjective 1 BAD : She began to think she was becoming mad. GOOD : She began to think she was …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MAD — 1. прил. 1) а) сумасшедший, ненормальный; бешеный, безумный to fall/go/run mad ≈ сойти с ума, обезуметь to send/drive smb. mad …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNET — сущ.; зоол. шершень hornets sting ≈ шершни жалят to stir up a nest of hornets, to bring a hornets' nest …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAD — mad.ogg mæd a 1. 1> сумасшедший, помешанный stark /raving, staring/ mad - совсем /абсолютно/ сумасшедший like mad - а) как …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HORNET — n 1. 1> энт. шершень ( Vespidae ) 2> оса, надоедливая муха, язва 2. ав. жарг. бомбардировщик to stir up …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MAD — mad прил.1) а) сумасшедший, ненормальный; бешеный, безумный to fall/go/run mad — сойти с ума, обезуметь to send/drive smb. mad — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MAD — a 1. 1> сумасшедший, помешанный stark /raving, staring/ mad - совсем /абсолютно/ сумасшедший like mad - а) как безумный; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORNET — n 1. 1> энт. шершень ( Vespidae ) 2> оса, надоедливая муха, язва 2. ав. жарг. бомбардировщик to stir up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MAD — 1. прил. 1) а) сумасшедший, ненормальный; бешеный, безумный to fall / go / run mad — сойти с ума, обезуметь …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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