BALCHIN

Meaning of BALCHIN in English

Balchin BrE AmE ˈbɔːltʃ ɪn ˈbɒltʃ-, § \ - ə n ˈbɑːltʃ-

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BALCHIN, NIGEL (MARLIN) — born Dec. 3, 1908, Wiltshire, Eng. died March 17, 1970, London novelist who achieved great popularity with novels of men …
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STEADY — I. ˈstedē, -di, dial ˈstid- also ˈstəd- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: stead (I) + -y 1. a. : firm …
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SOCIAL — I. ˈsōshəl adjective Etymology: Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate + -alis -al; akin to Old English secg man, …
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PASH — I. ˈpash verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English passhen, probably of imitative origin transitive verb dialect chiefly England : …
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NONSENSE — I. ˈnänˌsen(t)s, -_sən- noun 1. a. : something that is not sense or has no sense : words or language …
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MIND — I. ˈmīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English minde, mynde, from Old English gemynd; akin to …
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MESS — I. ˈmes noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mes, from Old French, from Late Latin missus …
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LA-DI-DA — I. intransitive verb also la-de-da or la-di-dah |lädē|dä ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of lardy-dardy, adjective : to speak …
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JUMBLE — I. ˈjəmbəl verb ( jumbled ; jumbled ; jumbling -b(ə)liŋ ; jumbles ) Etymology: perhaps of imitative origin intransitive verb …
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FULL — I. ˈfu̇l adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ful, full, from Old English full; akin to Old High German …
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COTTON — I. ˈkät ə n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coton, from Middle French, from Arabic …
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BUS — I. ˈbəs noun ( plural bus·es or bus·ses -sə̇z) Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for omnibus 1. a. : a …
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TURNOUT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: turn out 1. : an act of turning out fireman ready for a sudden …
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF — phrasal 1. : to make use of for one's own benefit : use to advantage : profit by extends his …
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UP THE RIVER — adverb (or adjective) : to or in prison takes the rap and goes up the river — Nigel Balchin
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PUT OFF — verb Etymology: Middle English putten of, from putten to put + of off transitive verb 1. : disconcert , repel …
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PROLIFIC — prə]ˈlifik, prō], ]fēk\ adjective Etymology: French prolifique, from Latin proles offspring + French -fique -fic — more at proletarian 1. …
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ODDLY — ˈädlē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English oddely, from odde odd + -ly — more at odd : in an odd …
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GANG UP — intransitive verb Etymology: gang (II) + up 1. : to combine for a specific purpose sellers gang up to raise …
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CONFUSION — kənˈfyüzhən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin confusion-, confusio, from confusus + -ion-, -io …
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WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
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WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
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RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
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