KILLER INSTINCT

Meaning of KILLER INSTINCT in English

wanting to defeat the opponent, go for the jugular

Mel is a fine tennis player, but he lacks the killer instinct.

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

KILLER INSTINCT — noun Date: 1931 an aggressive tenacious urge for domination in a struggle to attain a set goal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KILLER INSTINCT — noun : an aggressive tenacious urge for domination in a struggle to attain a goal
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILLER INSTINCT — murderous urge, urge to kill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KILLER INSTINCT — Date: 1931 : an aggressive tenacious urge for domination in a struggle to attain a set goal
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILLER INSTINCT — Function: noun Date: 1931 : an aggressive tenacious urge for domination in a struggle to attain a set goal
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KILLER INSTINCT — ■ noun a ruthless determination to succeed or win.
Concise Oxford English vocab
KILLER INSTINCT — [killer instinct] n (1931): an aggressive tenacious urge for domination in a struggle to attain a set goal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILLER INSTINCT — ( killer instincts) If you say that a sports player or politician has the killer instinct , you admire them …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLER INSTINCT — (~s) If you say that a sports player or politician has the ~, you admire them for their toughness and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KILLER INSTINCT — wanting to defeat the opponent Mel is a fine tennis player, but he lacks the killer instinct.
English Idioms vocab
INSTINCT — instinct- see instingu-
Interlingua English vocab
INSTINCT — Involuntary response by an animal, resulting in a predictable and relatively fixed behaviour pattern. Instinctive behaviour is an inherited mechanism …
Английский словарь Британика
KILLER — I. ˈkilə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: kill (I) + -er 1. : one that kills: a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTINCT — I. ˈinz(ˌ)tiŋ(k)t, -_tēŋ-, ˈin(ˌ)st- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instinctus, from instinctus (past participle) 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTINCT — (v. t.) To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — (a.) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — (a.) Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — ( a. ) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLER — /kil"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that kills. 2. See killer whale . 3. a device used by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSTINCT — instinct 1 /in"stingkt/ , n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLER — I. ˈki-lər noun Date: 15th century 1. : one that kills 2. : killer whale 3. a. : one that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSTINCT — I. ˈin-ˌstiŋ(k)t noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instinctus impulse, from instinguere to incite; akin to Latin instigare to instigate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSTINCT — vt to impress, as an animating power, or instinct. 2. instinct ·adj a natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, …
Webster English vocab
KILLER — [kill.er] n (15c) 1: one that kills 2: killer whale 3 a: one that has a forceful, violent, or striking …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INSTINCT
Britannica English vocabulary
KILLER — killer BrE AmE ˈkɪl ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ killer|s z ▶ ˌ killer ˈ whale, ˈ•• • …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INSTINCT — instinct BrE AmE ˈɪn stɪŋ k t ▷ instinct|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILLER — / ˈkɪlə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person, an animal or a thing that kills : Police are hunting his …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — / ˈɪnstɪŋkt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. instinct (for sth / for doing sth) | instinct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLER — I. kill ‧ er 1 /ˈkɪlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INSTINCT — in ‧ stinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: instinctus , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILLER — n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILLER — n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILLER — n.1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or excellent …
Oxford English vocab
KILLER — ( killers) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A killer is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — ( instincts) 1. Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — (~s) 1. Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KILLER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deadly/killer virus ▪ a killer virus which has already been responsible for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSTINCT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES herd instinct (= the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILLER — [noun] [C]Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer (= person who killed her).Heart disease is the number-one …
Cambridge English vocab
INSTINCT — [noun] - (an example of) the knowledge or ability which allows animals and people naturally to act in particular ways …
Cambridge English vocab
KILLER — noun 1 a person that kills ADJECTIVE ▪ real ▪ I don't care what they ask me if it helps …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INSTINCT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , powerful , strong ▪ gut ▪ pure , sheer ▪ Out of pure ~, he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INSTINCT — INDEX: 1. a natural ability to know what to do 2. using instinct rather than knowledge ◆◆◆ 1. a natural …
Longman Activator English vocab
KILLER — n. 25B6; noun police are searching for the killer : MURDERER, assassin, slaughterer, butcher, serial killer, gunman; exterminator, terminator, executioner; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INSTINCT — n. 25B6; noun some instinct told me to be careful : NATURAL TENDENCY, inherent tendency, inclination, urge, drive, compulsion, need; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILLER — сущ. 1) киллер, убийца a multiple, psychopatic, serial killer ≈ убийца-маньяк a killer strikes ≈ убийца нападает Syn : assassin, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — 1. сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция (for) to arouse an instinct ≈ пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts ≈ животные инстинкты basic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILLER — n 1. см. kill1 II + -er 2. 1> убийца 2> амер. наёмный убийца 3. = killer whale 4. хорошая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INSTINCT — instinct.ogg 1. ʹınstıŋkt n 1. инстинкт the instinct of self-preservation - инстинкт самосохранения to do smth. by /from/ instinct - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KILLER — 1) подавитель 2) отравляющая примесь 3) эл. ограничитель 4) выключатель 5) забойщик ( скота, птицы ) • - brush killer …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KILLER — 1) подавитель 2) отравляющая примесь 3) эл. ограничитель 4) выключатель 5) забойщик (скота, птицы) • - brush killer - carrier killer - color killer - gold killer - luminescence killer - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
KILLER — 1) гербицид 2) глушитель 3) ограничитель 4) поглотитель 5) машиностр. подавитель • automatic field killer — автомат гашения поля - field killer - killer bee
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
INSTINCT — 1. instinct сущ.инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция ( for) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — животные инстинкты …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KILLER — n 1. см. kill1 II + -er 2. 1> убийца 2> амер. наёмный убийца 3. = killer whale 4. хорошая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — 1. ʹınstıŋkt n 1. инстинкт the instinct of self-preservation - инстинкт самосохранения to do smth. by /from/ instinct - делать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KILLER — сущ. 1) киллер, убийца a multiple, psychopathic, serial killer — убийца-маньяк a killer strikes — убийца нападает Syn: assassin , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
INSTINCT — 1. ˈɪnstɪŋkt сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция ( for ) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KILLER — сущ. 1) киллер, убийца a multiple, psychopathic, serial killer — убийца-маньяк a killer strikes — убийца нападает Syn: assassin, murderer, slayer, butcher 2) амер. бандит, гангстер 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
INSTINCT — 1. ['Ў©«ЎЊ°«] instinct.wav сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция (for) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — животные инстинкты basic instinct — основной …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KILLER — 1) орган, служащий для убивания добычи 2) хищник 3) косатка (Orcinus orca) 4) "убийца" (штамм парамеций, выделяющий в культуральную среду вещества, убивающие других …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
INSTINCT
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KILLER — 1) орган, служащий для убивания добычи 2) хищник 3) косатка ( Orcinus orca ) 4) "убийца" ( штамм парамеций, выделяющий …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
INSTINCT
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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