CRONIES

Meaning of CRONIES in English

See ↑ FRIEND 3

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CRONIES — (pl. ) of Crony
Английский словарь Webster
CRONIES — ( pl. ) of Crony
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRONIES — pl of crony.
Webster English vocab
CRONYISM — noun Date: 1840 partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRONY — noun (plural cronies) Etymology: perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time Date: 1656 a close friend especially of long …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWEED, WILLIAM MARCY — known as Boss Tweed born April 3, 1823, New York, N.Y., U.S. died April 12, 1878, New York City U.S. …
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HUNCH — I. ˈhənch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: origin unknown intransitive verb 1. : to push, thrust, or move oneself forward …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRONYISM — -nēˌizəm, -niˌiz- noun ( -s ) : partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointing of political hangers-on to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUM — plum 1 — plumlike , adj. /plum/ , n., adj., plummer, plummest . n. 1. the drupaceous fruit of any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRONY — /kroh"nee/ , n. , pl. cronies . a close friend or companion; chum. [ 1655-65; alleged to be university slang; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRONYISM — noun Date: 1840 : partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRONY — noun ( plural cronies ) Etymology: perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time Date: 1656 : a close friend …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRONY — [ 'krəʊni ] ■ noun ( plural cronies ) informal, often derogatory a close friend or companion. Origin C17 (orig. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRONYISM — [cro.ny.ism] n (1840): partiality to cronies esp. as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRONY — [cro.ny] n, pl cronies [perh. fr. Gk chronios long-lasting, fr. chronos time] (1663): a close friend esp. of long standing: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: BIOGRAPHY
Britannica English vocabulary
TWEED, WILLIAM MARCY — born April 3, 1823, New York, N.Y., U.S. died April 12, 1878, New York, N.Y. byname Boss Tweed American politician …
Britannica English vocabulary
HENRY IV, PART 2 — chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1597-98 and published from "foul papers" (the author's first …
Britannica English vocabulary
HENRY IV, PART 1 — chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1597-98 and published from "foul papers" (the author's first …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRONY — / ˈkrəʊni; NAmE ˈkroʊni/ noun [ usually pl. ] ( pl. -ies ) (often disapproving ) a person that sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAL — I. pal 1 /pæl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Romany ; Origin: phral , phal 'brother, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MATE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIEND — I. friend 1 S1 W1 /frend/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ friend , ↑ friendliness …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRONY — cro ‧ ny /ˈkrəʊni $ ˈkroʊni/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cronies ) [countable usually plural] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPANION — com ‧ pan ‧ ion /kəmˈpænjən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: compagnon …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRONY — ( cronies) You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies , especially …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRONY — (cronies) You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CRONY — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The senator gave positions of power to many of his political cronies. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRIEND — INDEX: 1. a friend 2. a very good friend 3. a group of friends 4. to be someone’s friend 5. …
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