GRINNING LIKE A BUSHEL BASKETFUL OF POSSUM HEADS

Meaning of GRINNING LIKE A BUSHEL BASKETFUL OF POSSUM HEADS in English

grinning widely, having a broad grin

Them boys was grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads - they done outwitted the sheriff again!

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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English interlingue dictionary
POSSUM — noun Date: 1613 o~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUSHEL — I. noun Etymology: Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic origin; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASKETFUL — noun (plural ~s; also basketsful) Date: 14th century as much or as many as a basket will hold
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POSSUM — or phalanger Any of several species (family Phalangeridae) of nocturnal, arboreal They are 22–50 in. (55–125 cm) long, including the …
Английский словарь Британика
POSSUM — I. ˈpäsəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: by shortening : opossum II. verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) intransitive verb 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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BUSHEL — I. ˈbu̇shəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English busshel, boyschel, from Old French boissel, from (assumed) Old French boisse …
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HEADS — plural of head present third singular of head
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GRINNING — present part of grin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKETFUL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfu̇l noun ( plural basketfuls also basketsful -tˌfu̇lz, -tˌsfu̇l) 1. : as much or as many as a basket will …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSUM — (n.) An opossum.
Английский словарь Webster
GRINNING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grin
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BUSHEL — (v. t. & i.) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
Английский словарь Webster
BUSHEL — (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. …
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BUSHEL — (n.) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
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BUSHEL — (n.) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
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BASKETFUL — (n.) As much as a basket will contain.
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POSSUM — ( n. ) An opossum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRINNING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Grin
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSHEL — ( n. ) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSHEL — ( n. ) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKETFUL — ( n. ) As much as a basket will contain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSUM — /pos"euhm/ , n. 1. opossum. 2. play possum , Informal. a. to feign sleep or death. b. to dissemble or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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HEADS — /hedz/ , adj. , adv. (of a coin) with the top, or obverse, facing up: On the first toss, the …
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BUSHEL — bushel 1 /boosh"euhl/ , n. 1. a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly …
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BASKETFUL — /bas"kit fool', bah"skit-/ , n. , pl. basketfuls . 1. a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained …
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HEADS — adj. (of a coin) having the top or the back facing up (as opposed to tails)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BASKETFUL — n. as much as a basket can hold, contents of a basket
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSHEL — I. ˈbu̇-shəl noun Etymology: Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BASKETFUL — noun ( plural bas·ket·fuls -ˌfu̇lz ; also bas·kets·ful -kits-ˌfu̇l) Date: 14th century : as much or as many as a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
GRINNING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of grin.
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BUSHEL — noun a large indefinite quantity. 2. bushel ·noun a dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. 3. …
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BASKETFUL — noun as much as a basket will contain.
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HEADS — the side of a coin bearing the image of a head (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner). …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUSHEL — [bush.el] n [ME busshel, fr. OF boissel, fr. (assumed) OF boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Celt origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASKETFUL — [bas.ket.ful] n, pl bas.ket.fuls also bas.kets.ful (14c): as much or as many as a basket will hold; also: a considerable …
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BUSHEL — unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems of measurement. In the British system the units of …
Britannica English vocabulary
POSSUM — possum, P~ BrE AmE ˈpɒs ə m AmE ˈpɑːs- ▷ possum|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUSHEL — bushel BrE AmE ˈbʊʃ ə l ▷ bushel|s z
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BASKETFUL — basketful BrE AmE ˈbɑːsk ɪt fʊl § ˈbæsk-, -ət- AmE ˈbæsk-
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POSSUM — / ˈpɒsəm; NAmE ˈpɑːsəm/ noun ( AustralE , NZE ) = opossum • IDIOMS - play possum •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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BUSHEL — / ˈbʊʃl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring grain and fruit (equal in volume to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSUM — I. o ‧ pos ‧ sum /əˈpɒs ə m $ -ˈpɑː-, ˈpɑːs ə m/ BrE AmE ( also possum ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSHEL — bush ‧ el /ˈbʊʃ ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: boissel ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSUM — n. 1 colloq. = OPOSSUM 1. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum. øplay possum 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSSUM — n. 1 colloq. = OPOSSUM 1. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum. play possum 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSSUM — n.1 colloq. OPOSSUM 1. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum. Phrases and idioms: play possum …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSUM — ( possums) A possum is the same as an opossum . ( mainly AM INFORMAL ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSHEL — ( bushels) A bushel is a unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ Glover eased back in his chair and played possum . EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUSHEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ About 75 bushels of oysters, dredged from the Smith River, were supplied for the festival. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSUM — (plural possums or possum), opossum [noun] [C] - a small animal which lives in trees and has thick fur, a …
Cambridge English vocab
BUSHEL — [noun] [C] - a unit of volume equal to approximately 36.4 litres in Britain or 35.2 litres in the USa …
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