RUNT OF THE LITTER

Meaning of RUNT OF THE LITTER in English

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RUNT OF THE LITTER — (See the runt of the litter)
English Idioms vocab
RUNT — ihid
English-Visayan vocabulary
RUNT — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1501 a hardened stalk or stem of a plant, an animal unusually small of its …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LITTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUNT — ˈrənt noun ( -s ; except sense 5 a ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. chiefly dialect : the dead …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUNT — (a.) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.
Английский словарь Webster
RUNT — (a.) A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
Английский словарь Webster
RUNT — (a.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
Английский словарь Webster
RUNT — (a.) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.
Английский словарь Webster
LITTER — (v. i.) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
Английский словарь Webster
LITTER — (v. t.) To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
Английский словарь Webster
RUNT — ( a. ) The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNT — ( a. ) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNT — ( a. ) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNT — ( a. ) A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTER — ( v. t. ) To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTER — ( v. i. ) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNT — — runtish , adj. — runtishly , adv. — runtishness , n. /runt/ , n. 1. an animal that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTER — — litterer , n. /lit"euhr/ , n. 1. objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish. 2. a condition of disorder …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUNT — n. dwarf, midget, person or animal who is very small for its kind; mean or despicable person; hag, ugly old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUNT — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1501 1. chiefly Scottish : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUNT — adj the dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. 2. runt ·adj a variety of domestic …
Webster English vocab
LITTER — vi to produce a litter. 2. litter ·vi to be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's …
Webster English vocab
RUNT — ■ noun 1》 a small pig or other animal, especially the smallest in a litter. ↘ derogatory an undersized or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUNT — [runt] n [origin unknown] (1501) 1 chiefly Scot: a hardened stalk or stem of a plant 2: an animal unusually …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITTER
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUNT — runt BrE AmE rʌnt ▷ runts rʌn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITTER — litter BrE AmE ˈlɪt ə AmE ˈlɪt̬ ə r ▷ litter|ed d ▷ littering ˈlɪt ə r ɪŋ AmE ˈlɪt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUNT — / rʌnt; NAmE / noun 1. the smallest, weakest animal of the young that are born from the same mother …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTER — / ˈlɪtə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] small pieces of rubbish / garbage such …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNT — runt /rʌnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch rund 'cow, small ox' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTER — I. lit ‧ ter 1 /ˈlɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUNT — n. 1 a small pig, esp. the smallest in a litter. 2 a weakling; an undersized person. 3 a large …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a refuse, esp. paper, discarded in an open or public place. b odds and ends …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUNT — n. 1 a small pig, esp. the smallest in a litter. 2 a weakling; an undersized person. 3 a large …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTER — n. & v. n. 1 a refuse, esp. paper, discarded in an open or public place. b odds and ends …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUNT — n.1 a small pig, esp. the smallest in a litter. 2 a weakling; an undersized person. 3 a large domestic …
Oxford English vocab
LITTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a refuse, esp. paper, discarded in an open or public place. b odds and ends …
Oxford English vocab
RUNT — ( runts) The runt of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTER — ( litters, littering, littered) 1. Litter is rubbish that is left lying around outside. If you see litter in the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNT — (~s) The ~ of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the smallest …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LITTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Litter is rubbish that is left lying around outside. If you see ~ in the corridor, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUNT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An induced birth after thirty-six hours of false labor, the runt of a litter of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a litter bin (= a bin in a public place ) ▪ Please put …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTER — I. noun … OF LITTER ▪ pile VERB + LITTER ▪ drop , leave ▪ Please do not leave ~ after …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LITTER — n. 25B6; noun never drop litter : RUBBISH, refuse, junk, waste, debris, scraps, leavings, fragments, detritus; N. Amer. trash, garbage. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUNT — n. dwarf, pygmy, midget Save the runt of the litter for me
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTER — n. 1 rubbish, debris, refuse, fragments, odds and ends, US and Canadian trash, Colloq junk The room was strewn with …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTER — I verb BAD : Children should be taught that it is wrong to litter. GOOD : Children should be taught …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RUNT — сущ. 1) а) миниатюрный предмет; что-л. очень маленькое б) низкорослое животное в) карликовое растение 2) а) человек маленького роста б) …
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RUNT — сущ. 1) а) миниатюрный предмет; что-л. очень маленькое б) низкорослое животное в) карликовое растение 2) а) человек маленького роста б) …
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RUNT — сущ. 1) а) миниатюрный предмет; что-л. очень маленькое б) низкорослое животное в) карликовое растение 2) а) человек маленького роста б) коротышка, карлик (оскорбительно) • Syn: dwarf 1. 3) а) диал. старый, гниющий …
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RUNT — сущ. 1) а) миниатюрный предмет; что-л. очень маленькое б) низкорослое животное в) карликовое растение 2) а) человек маленького роста б) …
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