THING-A-MA-BOB

Meaning of THING-A-MA-BOB in English

thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig

name for a strange part, what-cha-ma-call-it

If I can get the thing-a-ma-jig in the right hole, this car may start.

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

MA — [ma] conj but; non solmente ... ma alsi not only ... but also (= mais )
Interlingua English vocab
MA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ma Yuan Ma Yüan Ma Yo Yo Ma fa mu ts'o Rainey Ma Ma …
Английский словарь Британика
BOB — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bob and Ray Cousy Bob Dole Bob Dylan Bob Feller Bob Fosse Bob Gibson …
Английский словарь Британика
THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOB
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MA — I. (ˈ)e|mā abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Master of Arts II. abbreviation Usage: often not capitalized 1. mental age …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MA — (conj.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).
Английский словарь Webster
MA — ( conj. ) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOB — bob 1 /bob/ , n. , v. , bobbed, bobbing . n. 1. a short, jerky motion: a bob of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOB
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
MA — noun a child's word for mother. 2. ma ·noun in oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a …
Webster English vocab
BOB — noun a working beam. 2. bob ·noun the refrain of a song. 3. bob ·noun a shilling. 4. bob ·vi …
Webster English vocab
MA — [ma] n [short for mama] (1829): mother
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MA — [mA] abbreviation milliampere MA [ML magister artium] abbreviation master of arts; Massachusetts, mental age, Middle Ages
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOB
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MA — I MA 'master of arts' BrE AmE ˌem ˈeɪ II MA —see ↑ Massachusetts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MA — ma, Ma BrE AmE mɑː ▷ mas, Ma's mɑːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOB — bob, Bob BrE AmE bɒb AmE bɑːb ▷ bobbed bɒbd AmE bɑːbd ▷ bobbing ˈbɒb ɪŋ AmE ˈbɑːb ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MA — / mɑː; NAmE / noun ( informal ) mother : I'm going now, ma. 'I want my ma,' sobbed the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MA — ( BrE ) ( NAmE M.A. ) / ˌem ˈeɪ; NAmE / noun the abbreviation for 'Master of Arts' (a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOB — / bɒb; NAmE bɑːb/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. bob (sth) (up and down) to move …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MA — I. MA BrE AmE British English , M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable] (Master of Arts) a university degree …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MA — Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: mama ] 1 . mother: What’s for dinner, Ma? …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MA — I. Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: mama ] 1 . mother: What’s for dinner, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOB — I. bob 1 /bɒb $ bɑːb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bobbed , present participle bobbing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOB — Bob /bɒb $ bɑːb/ BrE AmE noun Bob’s your uncle! British English spoken used to say that something will be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
BOB — 1. v. & n. --v.intr. (bobbed, bobbing) 1. move quickly up and down; dance. 2 (usu. foll. by back, up) …
Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MA — also M.A. ( MAs) An MA is a master’s degree in an arts or social science subject. MA is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MA — ( mas) Some people refer to or address their mother as ma . ( INFORMAL ) Ma was still at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOB — ( bobs, bobbing, bobbed) 1. If something bobs , it moves up and down, like something does when it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He incorporated MA of Cambridge in 1670. ▪ He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ I'd seen a 100 franc note on the mantelpiece at old Ma …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOB
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOB — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE presidential ▪ Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole appears to have two minds when it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MA — (DEGREE) [noun] [C] - abbreviation for Master of Arts, see at master (SKILLED PERSON)Julia Richards, MA.My brother is/has an MA …
Cambridge English vocab
MA — Ma Yuan Ma Yüan Ma Yo Yo Ma fa mu ts'o Rainey Ma Ma Sanbao T'a k'o la ma kan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOB — n. Bob and Ray Cousy Bob Dole Bob Dylan Bob Feller Bob Fosse Bob Gibson Bob Hayes Bob Hope Bob …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOB — Synonyms and related words : Carling float, T square, abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, accost, address, amputate, angle, annihilate, bait the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOB — I. шиллинг (shilling) IIколокольный звон, колокольный перезвон (см. тж. (bob major), (bob minor), (bob royal), (bob maximus), (treble bob)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
THING
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOB — At Demon Internet, all tech support personal are called "Bob". (Female support personnel have an option on "Bobette"). This has …
Jargon File English vocabulary
THING — noun 1 DUBIOUS : Being punctual is a very important thing. GOOD : Being punctual is very important. ◆◆◆ Avoid …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THING — сущ. 1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MA — I сокр. от milliampere миллиампер II сокр. от MA - mental age умственное развитие, соотносимое с возрастом III сущ.; сокр. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOB — I 1. сущ. 1) связка, пучок; гроздь (листьев, цветов, фруктов и т. п.); шотл. небольшой букетик цветов 2) а) маятник, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THING — thing.ogg θıŋ n 1. 1> вещь; предмет material things - физические предметы small thing - вещица thing of beauty - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MA — n детск. , сл. сокр. от mamma 1 ma /Ma/ Smith - матушка Смит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOB — 1) отвес; груз отвеса 2) лот 3) противовес 4) чечевица, диск, шарик ( маятника ) 5) полировальный ( войлочный или …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOB — 1) отвес; груз отвеса 2) лот 3) противовес 4) чечевица, диск, шарик (маятника) 5) полировальный (войлочный или кожаный) круг || полировать с помощью крага 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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