AS SOLID AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Meaning of AS SOLID AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR in English

very solid or stable, not movable or wobbly

"What is the foundation made of?" "Concrete - it's as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar!"

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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
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
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
AS — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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
AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIBRALTAR — County: Lincolnshire Post Code: PE24
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GIBRALTAR — GI
Internet Domains English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — I. noun Etymology: ~, fortress in the British colony of ~ Date: 1776 an impregnable stronghold, II. geographical name town …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
GIBRALTAR — British colony, Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Area: 2.25 sq mi (5.8 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 27,700. The site …
Английский словарь Британика
SOLID — I. ˈsälə̇d adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English solide, from Middle French, from Latin solidus; akin to Greek holos, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — I. jə̇ˈbrȯltə(r) adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Gibraltar, British fortified colony on the Rock of Gibraltar in the south …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — (n.) A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.
Английский словарь Webster
GIBRALTAR — (n.) A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable …
Английский словарь Webster
SOLID — — solidly , adv. — solidness , n. /sol"id/ , adj. 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK — rock 1 — rockless , adj. — rocklike , adj. /rok/ , n. 1. a large mass of stone forming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — — Gibraltarian /ji brawl tair"ee euhn, jib'rawl-/ , adj. , n. /ji brawl"teuhr/ , n. 1. a British crown colony …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — n. British crown colony situated on the northwest end of the Rock of Gibraltar; narrow rocky peninsula at the southern …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOLID — I. ˈsä-ləd adjective Etymology: Middle English solide, from Middle French, from Latin solidus; akin to Greek holos whole — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — I. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər noun Etymology: Gibraltar, fortress in the British colony of Gibraltar Date: 1776 : an impregnable stronghold II. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOLID — adj not having the lines separated by leads; not open. 2. solid ·adj sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution …
Webster English vocab
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
GIBRALTAR — add. ·noun a kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; called, in full, gibraltar rock. 2. gibraltar …
Webster English vocab
SOLID — [sol.id] adj [ME solide, fr. MF, fr. L solidus; akin to Gk holos whole--more at safe] (14c) 1 a: being …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIBRALTAR — [Gi.bral.tar] n [Gibraltar, fortress in the Brit. colony of Gibraltar] (1856): an impregnable stronghold
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK — also called rock and roll, rock & roll, or rock 'n' roll form of popular music that emerged in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — British colony occupying a narrow peninsula of Spain's southern Mediterranean coast, just northeast of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar BrE AmE dʒɪ ˈbrɔːlt ə dʒə-, -ˈbrɒlt- AmE \ - ə r -ˈbrɑːlt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOLID — / ˈsɒlɪd; NAmE ˈsɑːl-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective NOT LIQUID / GAS 1. hard or firm; not in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOLID — I. sol ‧ id 1 S3 W3 /ˈsɒləd, ˈsɒlɪd $ ˈsɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK — I. rock 1 S2 W2 /rɒk $ rɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1, 3-10: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIBRALTAR — Gi ‧ bral ‧ tar /dʒəˈbrɔːltəʳ, dʒɪˈbrɔːltəʳ/ BrE AmE a town and port on the Rock of Gibraltar on the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOLID — adj. & n. --adj. (solider, solidest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOLID — adj. & n. adj. (solider, solidest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOLID — adj. & n. --adj. (solider, solidest) 1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
SOLID — ( solids) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A solid substance or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOLID — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/thorough/solid etc grounding ▪ The aim of the course is to give students …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the Rock of Gibraltar
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIBRALTAR — n. British colony, Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Area: 2.25 sq mi (5.8 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 27,700. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIBRALTAR — Classification: City Located in: Michigan (MI) Total Population (2000): 4264 Total Housing Units (2000): 1791 Land Area (square meters): 9957287 …
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