BELLS WHISTLES AND GONGS

Meaning of BELLS WHISTLES AND GONGS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

A standard elaborated form of bells and whistles ; typically said with a pronounced and ironic accent on the `gongs'.

Jargon File English vocabulary. Английский словарь жаргона. 2012

BELLS, WHISTLES, AND GONGS — A standard elaborated form of bells and whistles ; typically said with a pronounced and ironic accent on the "gongs".
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BELLS — I. plural of bell present third singular of bell II. ˈbelz noun plural Etymology: by shortening : bell-bottoms
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELLS — /belz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Informal. bell-bottom (def. 2). [ 1965-70; by shortening of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLS — n. bell-bottoms, style of pants in which the leg flares out below the knee
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BELLS — a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal tubes, suspended in a frame and played by being struck. → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELLS — Classification: Town Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1190 Total Housing Units (2000): 525 Land Area (square meters): 5919552 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BELLS — Classification: City Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 2171 Total Housing Units (2000): 878 Land Area (square meters): 5884239 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BELLS — • ↑ set (the) alarm bells ringing
Longman Activator English vocab
BELLS — In (Exodus 28:33) the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem of the his …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WHISTLES — Свистит whistles: bells and ~ вчт. ненужные свойства bells and ~ сигнал, подаваемый при открытии и закрытии биржи whistles: bells …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GONGS — Гонги
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS — брюки клеш
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHISTLES — Свист
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GONGS — Гонги
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS — Тыква
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS — = bell-bottoms
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELLS — (n) куранты
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BELLS — = bell-bottoms
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BELLS — = bell-bottoms
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHISTLES — Свистит whistles: bells and ~ вчт. ненужные свойства bells and ~ сигнал, подаваемый при открытии и закрытии биржи whistles: bells …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GONGS — Гонги
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS — брюки клеш
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS — сигнал
Англо-Русский словарь
BELLS AND WHISTLES — [common] Features added to a program or system to make it more flavorful from a hacker's point of view, without …
Jargon File English vocabulary
PIGS AND WHISTLES — noun plural Etymology: pig (III) Scotland : ruin poor girl, gone to pigs and whistles
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLES AND BELLS. — See bells and whistles .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLS AND WHISTLES — [bells and whistles] n pl (1969): items or features that are useful or decorative but not essential: frills
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUBULAR BELLS — Tubular bells and hammers. Click on the audio icon beneath the art to hear the sound of tubular also called …
Britannica English vocabulary
BELLS AND WHISTLES — [By analogy with the toyboxes on theatre organs]. Features added to a program or system to make it more flavourful …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BELLS AND BELL-RINGING — Bells hung high in the towers of churches are rung to announce church services. In Britain the sound of church …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BELLS AND WHISTLES — (See all the bells and whistles)
English Idioms vocab
ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES — a lot of extra features, lots of goodies, loaded When Horst sold his business he bought a motorhome with all …
English Idioms vocab
BELLS AND WHISTLES — See all the bells and whistles
English Idioms vocabulary
BELLS AND WHISTLES — noun phrase (Science and Technology) In colloquial use in computing, additional facilities in a system, program, etc. which help to …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
BELLS AND WHISTLES — n pl infml All those bells and whistles add to the cost — Все эти причиндалы лишь для того, чтобы содрать …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BELLS AND WHISTLES — n pl infml All those bells and whistles add to the cost — Все эти причиндалы лишь для того, чтобы …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BELLS AND WHISTLES — bells and whistles n pl infml All those bells and whistles add to the cost Все эти причиндалы лишь для …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BELLS AND WHISTLES — All those bells and whistles add to the cost — Все эти причиндалы лишь для того, чтобы содрать с нас …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KAGURA — In Shintō , a traditional style of music and dancing used in religious ceremonies. Kagura dances dedicated to native deities …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMELAN — Indigenous orchestra of Java and Bali and, more generally, of Indonesia and Malaysia. A gamelan usually consists largely of gongs, …
Английский словарь Британика
CHANGE RINGING — Traditional English art of ringing tower or hand bells in a succession of different orders. Groups of swinging bells in …
Английский словарь Британика
WHISTLE — I. ˈhwisəl also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPRISE — I. |əp|rīz intransitive verb ( up·rose -rōz ; also archaic up·rist -rist ; up·ris·en -riz ə n ; also archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDULATE — I. ˈənjələ̇t, ˈənd(y)əl-, -ˌlāt, usu -d.+V adjective Etymology: Latin undulatus, from (assumed) undula small wave (diminutive of unda wave) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRANGE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIN — I. ˈdin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old High German tuni din, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIME — I. ˈchīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chime, chimbe cymbal, from Old French chimbe, cymbe, from Latin cymbalum …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLER — ˈhwis(ə)lə(r) also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistlere, from hwistlian to whistle + -ere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTMINSTER CHIMES — ˈwes(t)ˌminztə(r)-, -n(t)stə(r)-, substand (ˈ) ̷ ̷|minə̇stə(r)- noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: from Westminster, section of London in which the House of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GONG BUOY — noun : a buoy equipped with a set of three or four gongs each having a different tone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIME CLOCK — noun Etymology: chime (I) : a clock that indicates the half and quarter hours by playing short melodies on bells …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONANG — bōˈnaŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Javanese : a Javanese musical instrument consisting of a series of tuned gongs
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHANG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GONG BUOY — Naut. a buoy in which one or more gongs are struck by hammers that swing freely with the motion of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMELAN — noun Etymology: Javanese Date: 1817 : an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHISTLE
Webster English vocab
GAMELAN — [gam.elan] n [Jav] (1817): an Indonesian orchestra made up esp. of percussion instruments (as gongs, xylophones, and drums)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUND — a mechanical disturbance from a state of equilibrium that propagates through an elastic material medium. A purely subjective definition of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLIT DRUM — percussion instrument formed by hollowing a tree trunk through a lengthwise slit and sounded by the players' stamping feet or …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOUDSPEAKER — also called Speaker, in sound reproduction, device for converting electrical energy into acoustical signal energy that is radiated into a …
Britannica English vocabulary
KETTLE GONG — percussion instrument of the Bronze Age cultures of China, Indochina, and Indonesia. It was used mainly in rainmaking rites. Some …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSTRUMENTATION
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