MUSICAL CHAIRS

Meaning of MUSICAL CHAIRS in English

a game in which each player must find a chair when the music stops (there are more players than chairs), play musical chairs

"At my birthday party can we play a game of musical chairs?" "Yes, dear."

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

MUSICAL CHAIRS — noun plural but singular in construction 1. : a game in which players march to music in single file around …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — [musical chairs] n pl but sing in constr (1877): a game in which players march to music around a row …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUSICAL CHAIRS — noun [ U ] 1. a children's game in which players run round a row of chairs while music is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1. Musical chairs is a game that children play at parties. They run round a row of chairs while music …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Buckley resigned in what was essentially a game of corporate musical chairs . EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1877 a game in which players march to music around a row of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1. Also called going to Jerusalem . a game in which players march to music around two rows of chairs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — game where the players must catch a vacant chair for themselves at the moment when the music in the background …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MUSICAL CHAIRS — Date: 1877 : a game in which players march to music around a row of chairs numbering one less than …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — Function: noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1877 : a game in which players march to music around a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — ■ noun 1》 a party game in which players compete for a decreasing number of chairs, the losers in successive …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MUSICAL CHAIRS — ˌmusical ˈchairs BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . a children’s game in which all the players must sit down on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1. Musical chairs is a game that children play at parties. They run round a row of chairs while music …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MUSICAL CHAIRS — {n. phr.} (Originally the name of a children's game.) The transfer of a number of officers in an organization into …
Slang English vocab
MUSICAL CHAIRS — n [ U ] 1. a game, played e.g. at children’s parties, in which people run around a group of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — n. to play ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1) "музыкальные стулья" (детская игра; под музыку дети ходят вокруг ряда стульев; когда музыка прекращается, играющие бросаются занимать стулья, кот. …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
MUSICAL CHAIRS — {n. phr.} (Originally the name of a children's game.) The transfer of a number of officers in an organization into …
Словарь английских идиом
MUSICAL CHAIRS — the transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs - especially each other`s jobs They seem …
English Idioms vocab
MUSICAL CHAIRS — n. phr. (Originally the name of a children's game.) The transfer of a number of officers in an organization into …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MUSICAL CHAIRS — "стулья с музыкой" (детская игра, когда дети бросаются занимать стулья, которых на один меньше, чем играющих перетасовка (правительственных постов) министерская
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1> «стулья с музыкой» ( детская игра, когда дети бросаются занимать стулья, которых на один меньше, чем играющих ) 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1) «стулья с музыкой» ( детская игра, когда дети бросаются занимать стулья, которых на один меньше, чем играющих ) 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1) «стулья с музыкой» ( детская игра, когда дети бросаются занимать стулья, которых на один меньше, чем играющих ) 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUSICAL CHAIRS — 1) "музыкальные стулья" (детская игра; под музыку дети ходят вокруг ряда стульев; когда музыка прекращается, играющие бросаются занимать стулья, кот. …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
MUSICAL CHAIRS — "стулья с музыкой" (детская игра, когда дети бросаются занимать стулья, которых на один меньше, чем играющих перетасовка (правительственных постов) министерская
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUSICAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cultural/musical event ▪ a monthly guide to the cultural events in London a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUSICAL — adj musical (as in musical arrangement); aure musical musical ear
Interlingua English vocab
MUSICAL — I or musical comedy Theatrical production that is characteristically sentimental and amusing in nature, having a simple but distinctive plot …
Английский словарь Британика
MUSICAL — I. ˈmyüzə̇kəl, -zēk- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin musicalis, from Latin musica music + -alis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIRS — plural of chair present third singular of chair
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUSICAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; …
Английский словарь Webster
MUSICAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUSICAL — — musically , adv. — musicality, musicalness , n. /myooh"zi keuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or producing music: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUSICAL — noun music. 2. musical ·noun a social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. 3. musical …
Webster English vocab
MUSICAL — [mu.si.cal] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML musicalis, fr. musica] (15c) 1 a: of or relating to music b: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUSICAL — also called musical comedy theatrical production that is characteristically sentimental and amusing in nature, with a simple but distinctive plot, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MUSICAL — musical BrE AmE ˈmjuːz ɪk ə l ▷ musical|ly ‿i ▷ musical|s z ▶ ˈ musical box BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MUSICAL — / ˈmjuːzɪkl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with music; containing music …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSICAL — I. mu ‧ sic ‧ al 1 S3 W3 /ˈmjuːzɪk ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUSICAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to music. 2 (of sounds, a voice, etc.) melodious, harmonious. 3 fond …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUSICAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to music. 2 (of sounds, a voice, etc.) melodious, harmonious. 3 fond …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUSICAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or relating to music. 2 (of sounds, a voice, etc.) melodious, harmonious. 3 fond …
Oxford English vocab
MUSICAL — ( musicals) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use musical to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSICAL — [noun] [C]A musical is a play or film in which part of the story is sung to music.'West Side Story' …
Cambridge English vocab
MUSICAL — n. Musical Instrument Digital Interface musical comedy musical notation
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MUSICAL — n. or musical comedy Theatrical production that is characteristically sentimental and amusing in nature, having a simple but distinctive plot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MUSICAL — Synonyms and related words : Broadway musical, Singspiel, Thalia, achingly sweet, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, ariose, arioso, arlequinade, ballad opera, ballet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUSICAL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hit , popular , successful ▪ classic , modern ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MUSICAL — n. 25B6; adjective TUNEFUL, melodic, melodious, harmonious, sweet-sounding, sweet, mellifluous, euphonious, euphonic; rare mellifluent. discordant. 25B6; noun MUSICAL COMEDY. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUSICAL — ( also musical comedy ) n an amusing play or film with songs and usually dancing. Musicals started to develop …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MUSICAL — 1. прил. 1) музыкальный musical comedy ≈ оперетта; музыкальная комедия 2) мелодичный musical voice ≈ мелодичный голос Syn : melodious, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIRS — Стулья
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIRS — Стулья
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIRS — Стуле
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIRS — Стул
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MUSICAL — musical.ogg 1. ʹmju:zık(ə)l n 1> мюзикл 2> музыкальная (кино)комедия 2. ʹmju:zık(ə)l a 1. 1> музыкальный musical instrument - музыкальный инструмент …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUSICAL — musical прил.1) музыкальный musical comedy — оперетта; музыкальная комедия 2) мелодичный musical voice — мелодичный голос Syn:melodious, tuneful 3) музыкально …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MUSICAL — 1. ʹmju:zık(ə)l n 1) мюзикл 2> музыкальная (кино)комедия 2. ʹmju:zık(ə)l a 1. 1> музыкальный musical instrument - музыкальный инструмент musical …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUSICAL — 1. прил. 1) музыкальный musical comedy — оперетта; музыкальная комедия 2) мелодичный musical voice — мелодичный голос Syn: melodious , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MUSICAL — 1. прил. 1) музыкальный musical comedy — оперетта; музыкальная комедия 2) мелодичный musical voice — мелодичный голос Syn: melodious, tuneful 3) музыкально одаренный 4) положенный на музыку или …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MUSICAL — 1. прил. 1) музыкальный musical comedy ≈ оперетта; музыкальная комедия 2) мелодичный musical voice ≈ мелодичный голос Syn : melodious, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIRS — Стулья
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FURNITURE — household equipment, usually made of wood, metal, plastics, marble, glass, fabrics, or related materials and having a variety of different …
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English Idioms vocabulary

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