SACRED MOOSE

Meaning of SACRED MOOSE in English

("sacred cow" in Canada)

protected part, the part that must not be changed

If our company is going to change, everything should be evaluated - no sacred cows.

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

SACRED MOOSE — (a sacred cow in Canada)
English Idioms vocab
MOOSE — geographical name river 50 miles (80 kilometers ) Canada in NE Ontario flowing NE into James Bay; estuary of Abitibi, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOOSE — Largest species ( Alces alces ) in the deer family (Cervidae), found in northern North America and Eurasia. It is …
Английский словарь Британика
SACRED — I. ˈsākrə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOOSE — ˈmüs noun ( plural moose ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick moos moose, from moos-u …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACRED — (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; …
Английский словарь Webster
MOOSE — (n.) A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.
Английский словарь Webster
MOOSE — (n.) A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRED — ( a. ) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOOSE — ( n. ) A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRED — — sacredly , adv. — sacredness , n. /say"krid/ , adj. 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOOSE — /moohs/ , n. , pl. moose . 1. a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOOSE — n. species of large North American ruminant mammal whose male members have large heads and huge flat antlers, elk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOOSE — geographical name river 50 miles (80 kilometers ) Canada in NE Ontario flowing NE into James Bay; estuary of Abitibi, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Anglo-French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacr-, sacer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOOSE — noun ( plural moose ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos moose Date: 1603 1. : a ruminant …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED — adj consecrated; dedicated; devoted; with to. 2. sacred ·adj hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable. 3. sacred …
Webster English vocab
MOOSE — add. ·noun a member of the progressive party; a bull moose. 2. moose ·noun a large cervine mammal (alces machlis, …
Webster English vocab
MOOSE — ■ noun ( plural same) North American term for elk . Origin C17: from Abnaki mos .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SACRED — [sa.cred] adj [ME, fr. pp. of sacren to consecrate, fr. OF sacrer, fr. L sacrare, fr. sacr-, sacer sacred; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOOSE — [moose] n, pl moose [of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachuset moos moose] (1603) 1: a ruminant mammal (Alces alces) with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SACRED — the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOOSE — Bull moose (Alces alces) in velvet Moose (Alces alces) with fully developed antlers. (Alces alces), largest member of the deer …
Britannica English vocabulary
SACRED — sacred BrE AmE ˈseɪk rɪd -rəd ▷ sacred|ly li ▷ sacred|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ sacred ˈ cow BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOOSE — moose BrE AmE muːs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SACRED — / ˈseɪkrɪd; NAmE / adjective 1. connected with God or a god; considered to be holy : a sacred image …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOOSE — / muːs; NAmE / noun ( pl. moose ) a large deer that lives in N America. In Europe and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRED — sa ‧ cred /ˈseɪkrəd, ˈseɪkrɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Past participle of sacre 'to make holy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOOSE — moose /muːs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural moose ) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Abenaki mos ] a large …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SACRED — adj. 1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOOSE — n. (pl. same) a N. American deer; an elk. [Narragansett moos]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SACRED — adj. 1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOOSE — n. (pl. same) a n. American deer; an elk. [ Narragansett moos ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SACRED — adj.1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b made …
Oxford English vocab
MOOSE — n. (pl. same) a N. American deer; an elk. Etymology: Narragansett moos
Oxford English vocab
SACRED — 1. Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God. The owl …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOOSE — ( moose) A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOOSE — (~) A ~ is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SACRED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a holy/sacred vow ▪ When we get married in church we are making sacred vows. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOOSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But within one moose generation-7.5 years-this had changed. ▪ In the land where the moose …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SACRED — [adjective] - considered to be holy and deserving respect, esp. because of a connection with God or a godThey visited …
Cambridge English vocab
MOOSE — [noun] [C] [plural] moose - a type of large deer with large flat horns found in N America and N …
Cambridge English vocab
MOOSE — n. Largest species ( Alces alces ) in the deer family (Cervidae), found in northern North America and Eurasia. It …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SACRED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: HOLY 1, blessed, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified, unprofane Related Words: sacramental; angelic, godly, saintly; cherished Contrasted …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SACRED — adjective 1. Synonyms: holy 1, blessed, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified, unprofane Related Word: sacramental; angelic, godly, saintly; cherished Contrasted words: lay, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRED — adj. 25B6; adjective the priest entered the sacred place : HOLY, hallowed, blessed, consecrated, sanctified, venerated, revered; archaic blest. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRED — < jargon > Reserved for exclusive use by something. The term might mean only writable by whatever it is sacred …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SACRED — adj. 1 consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, holy, blessed, blest, sanctified, revered, divine, awe-inspiring, venerable, venerated, sainted, heaven-sent This is a most …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SACRED
Jargon File English vocabulary
SACRED — прил. 1) священный; святой; божественный sacred places ≈ святые места Nothing is sacred to them. ≈ Для них нет ничего …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOOSE — сущ. американский лось (зоология) американский лось (Alces alces americanus) moose американский лось
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SACRED — sacred.ogg ʹseıkrıd a 1. 1> священный, святой, божественный sacred duty - святая /священная/ обязанность sacred memory - священная память ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SACRED — sacred прил.1) священный; святой; божественный sacred places — святые места Nothing is sacred to them. — Для них нет ничего …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SACRED — a 1. 1> священный, святой, божественный sacred duty - святая /священная/ обязанность sacred memory - священная память ( о чём-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SACRED — прил. 1) священный; святой; божественный sacred places — святые места Nothing is sacred to them. — Для них нет ничего …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SACRED — прил. 1) священный; святой; божественный sacred places — святые места Nothing is sacred to them. — Для них нет ничего святого. regard smth. as …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SACRED — _a. 1> священный; святой; it's my sacred duty to do this - мой священный долг сделать это - sacred music …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOOSE — n AmE sl She's one fine moose, if you ask me — Она клевая чувиха, можешь мне поверить She's my moose and …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MOOSE — n AmE sl She's one fine moose, if you ask me — Она клевая чувиха, можешь мне поверить She's my …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MOOSE — moose n AmE sl She's one fine moose, if you ask me Она клевая чувиха, можешь мне поверить She's my …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MOOSE — She's one fine moose, if you ask me — Она клевая чувиха, можешь мне поверить She's my moose and you'd …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SACRED — прил. 1) священный; святой; божественный sacred places ≈ святые места Nothing is sacred to them. ≈ Для них нет ничего …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOOSE — сущ. американский лось (зоология) американский лось (Alces alces americanus) moose американский лось
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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