FORMBY

Meaning of FORMBY in English

Formby BrE AmE ˈfɔːm bi AmE \ ˈfɔːrm-

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FORMBY — County: Merseyside Post Code: L37
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FORMBY — Form ‧ by, George /ˈfɔːmbi $ ˈfɔːrm-/ BrE AmE (1904–61) a singer ↑ comedian from the north of England who …
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FORMBY — (1904–61) an English singer and comedy actor from Lancashire . He began his career in music-hall (1) and later made …
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FORMBY, GEORGE — Form ‧ by, George /ˈfɔːmbi $ ˈfɔːrm-/ BrE AmE (1904–61) a singer ↑ comedian from the north of England who …
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GEORGE FORMBY — ➡ Formby
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SEFTON — metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Lancashire, England, extending along the Irish Sea coast from the Ribble …
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RIVAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter rival/enemy (= a rival/enemy who you have strong feelings of dislike or …
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QUIFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I applied a couple of generous handfuls and styled away until my quiff was cast …
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GIFT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gift from God ▪ Life is a gift from God. a gift tag (= …
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DRIVING RANGE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His fifth shot was right again, on to the driving range . ▪ His third …
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DEFEAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defeated army ▪ The survivors of his defeated army settled in Provence. a …
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CRUSHING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (= extremely hard to bear ) ▪ Her loss came as a …
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UKELELE — ukulele [noun] [C] - a small guitar or banjo with four stringsGeorge Formby made the ukelele famous in his films …
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