SOLID AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Meaning of SOLID AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR in English

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GIBRALTAR — County: Lincolnshire Post Code: PE24
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GIBRALTAR — GI
Internet Domains English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — I. noun Etymology: ~, fortress in the British colony of ~ Date: 1776 an impregnable stronghold, II. geographical name town …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
GIBRALTAR — British colony, Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Area: 2.25 sq mi (5.8 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 27,700. The site …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — I. jə̇ˈbrȯltə(r) adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Gibraltar, British fortified colony on the Rock of Gibraltar in the south …
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
GIBRALTAR — (n.) A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in full, Gibraltar rock.
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GIBRALTAR — (n.) A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain, held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable …
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SOLID — — solidly , adv. — solidness , n. /sol"id/ , adj. 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as …
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GIBRALTAR — — Gibraltarian /ji brawl tair"ee euhn, jib'rawl-/ , adj. , n. /ji brawl"teuhr/ , n. 1. a British crown colony …
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AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
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GIBRALTAR — n. British crown colony situated on the northwest end of the Rock of Gibraltar; narrow rocky peninsula at the southern …
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SOLID — I. ˈsä-ləd adjective Etymology: Middle English solide, from Middle French, from Latin solidus; akin to Greek holos whole — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — I. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər noun Etymology: Gibraltar, fortress in the British colony of Gibraltar Date: 1776 : an impregnable stronghold II. jə-ˈbrȯl-tər …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOLID — adj not having the lines separated by leads; not open. 2. solid ·adj sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution …
Webster English vocab
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
GIBRALTAR — add. ·noun a kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; called, in full, gibraltar rock. 2. gibraltar …
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SOLID — [sol.id] adj [ME solide, fr. MF, fr. L solidus; akin to Gk holos whole--more at safe] (14c) 1 a: being …
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ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
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GIBRALTAR — [Gi.bral.tar] n [Gibraltar, fortress in the Brit. colony of Gibraltar] (1856): an impregnable stronghold
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Britannica English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — British colony occupying a narrow peninsula of Spain's southern Mediterranean coast, just northeast of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar BrE AmE dʒɪ ˈbrɔːlt ə dʒə-, -ˈbrɒlt- AmE \ - ə r -ˈbrɑːlt-
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SOLID — / ˈsɒlɪd; NAmE ˈsɑːl-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective NOT LIQUID / GAS 1. hard or firm; not in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
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
SOLID — I. sol ‧ id 1 S3 W3 /ˈsɒləd, ˈsɒlɪd $ ˈsɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIBRALTAR — Gi ‧ bral ‧ tar /dʒəˈbrɔːltəʳ, dʒɪˈbrɔːltəʳ/ BrE AmE a town and port on the Rock of Gibraltar on the …
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
SOLID — adj. & n. --adj. (solider, solidest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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SOLID — adj. & n. adj. (solider, solidest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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SOLID — adj. & n. --adj. (solider, solidest) 1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
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
SOLID — ( solids) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A solid substance or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
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SOLID — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/thorough/solid etc grounding ▪ The aim of the course is to give students …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the Rock of Gibraltar
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIBRALTAR — n. British colony, Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Area: 2.25 sq mi (5.8 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 27,700. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIBRALTAR — Classification: City Located in: Michigan (MI) Total Population (2000): 4264 Total Housing Units (2000): 1791 Land Area (square meters): 9957287 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOLID — n. 25B6; adjective the ice cream was solid : HARD, rock-hard, rigid, firm, solidified, set, frozen, concrete. solid gold : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GIBRALTAR — a large rock at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea, connected to the south coast of Spain. There is …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SOLID — adj. 1 three-dimensional, cubic The perspective drawing is a representation of a solid object 2 filled (in or up), packed, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOLID — 1. прил. 1) твердый (об агрегатном состоянии вещества) 2) а) сплошной; цельный, без пробелов; непрерывный solid printing ≈ набор без …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
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