SLOW AS MOLASSES

Meaning of SLOW AS MOLASSES in English

See as slow as molasses in January

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

SLOW AS MOLASSES... — (See as slow as molasses in January)
English Idioms vocab
MOLASSES — melasse
English interlingue dictionary
MOLASSES — noun see: mellifluous Date: 1582 the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOLASSES — məˈlasə̇z, -laas-, -ˈlais sometimes -lȧs-, dial ˈl- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOLASSES — (n.) The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any …
Английский словарь Webster
MOLASSES — ( n. ) The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOLASSES — /meuh las"iz/ , n. a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOLASSES — n. dark thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLOW — I. ˈslō adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOLASSES — noun Etymology: modification of Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellaceum grape juice, from Latin mell-, mel honey — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
MOLASSES — noun the thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any …
Webster English vocab
MOLASSES — ■ noun 1》 thick, dark brown juice obtained from raw sugar during the refining process. 2》 N. Amer. golden syrup. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLOW — [slow] adj [ME, fr. OE slaw; akin to OHG sleo dull] (bef. 12c) 1 a: mentally dull: stupid "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOLASSES — [mo.las.ses] n [modif. of Pg melaco, fr. LL mellaceum grape juice, fr. L mell-, mel honey--more at mellifluous] (1582) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOLASSES — also called Treacle, syrup remaining after sugar is crystallized out of cane or beet juice. Molasses syrup is separated from …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOLASSES — molasses BrE AmE mə ʊ ˈlæs ɪz -əz AmE \ mə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLOW — / sləʊ; NAmE sloʊ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( slow·er , slow·est ) NOT FAST 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOLASSES — / məˈlæsɪz; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( NAmE ) = treacle •• WORD ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — I. slow 1 S2 W2 /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slower , superlative slowest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOLASSES — mo ‧ las ‧ ses /məˈlæsəz, məˈlæsɪz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] American English [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Portuguese ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOLASSES — n.pl. (treated as sing.) 1 uncrystallized syrup extracted from raw sugar during refining. 2 US treacle. [Port. melaúo f. LL …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOLASSES — n.pl. (treated as sing.) 1 uncrystallized syrup extracted from raw sugar during refining. 2 US treacle. [ Port. melaço f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Oxford English vocab
MOLASSES — n.pl. (treated as sing.) 1. uncrystallized syrup extracted from raw sugar during refining. 2 US treacle. Etymology: Port. mela{ccedil}o f. …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — ( slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOLASSES — Molasses is a thick, dark brown syrup which is produced when sugar is processed. It is used in cooking. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOLASSES — Molasses is a thick, dark brown syrup which is produced when sugar is processed. It is used in cooking. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car slows down ▪ The car slowed down and stopped outside our house. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOLASSES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His aunt sent him a box of molasses cookies, and I sent him two corned …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLOW — [verb]To slow is to reduce speed or activity.All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]The traffic slowed to …
Cambridge English vocab
MOLASSES — [noun] [U] - a thick dark brown liquid made from sugar plants which is used in cooking
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. slow up slow down slow coach slow witted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: RETARDED , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Words: limited; ||dunch …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adjective 1. Synonyms: retarded , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Word: limited; ||dunch 2. moving, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — I. verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , markedly , noticeably , sharply , significantly ▪ Sales have ~ed down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLOW — INDEX: 1. moving slowly or doing something slowly 2. happening or changing slowly 3. to do something slowly 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. 1 lagging, laggard, dawdling, sluggish, sluggard(ly), slow-moving, leaden, ponderous, unhurried, plodding, snail-like, tortoise-like, torpid, leaden-footed, creeping, crawling; deliberate, slow-paced, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — 1. прил. 1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn : dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOLASSES — сущ. меласса, черная патока (as) slow as molasses амер. ≈ очень медленный меласса, черная патока molasses pl (употр. как sing) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — slow.ogg 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOLASSES — molasses.ogg məʹlæsız n меласса, чёрная патока
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLOW — 1) замедлять 2) малосветосильный 3) малоспособный 4) медленнодействующий 5) медленный 6) медлительный 7) неспешный 8) тихий 9) тихоходный 10) укоснительный 11) черепаший • dead slow speed — самый малый ход slow down to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SLOW — 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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