SPOONER

Meaning of SPOONER in English

Spooner BrE AmE ˈspuːn ə AmE \ - ə r

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SPOONER — I. ˈspünə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: spoon (III) + -er 1. : one that uses a spoon implement spooners …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOONER — Pronounced with lengthy emphasis on the ooooooooooo sound. A word used to humourously neutralize someone's anger and potentially an otherwise …
Slang English vocab
SPOONER — Classification: City Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 2653 Total Housing Units (2000): 1249 Land Area (square meters): 7844748 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
SPOONER — (1844–1930) an English clergyman and teacher at Oxford University . He was well known for his habit of accidentally changing …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPOONER — n 1. (sl) человек, занимающийся петтингом 2. (slobs) ухажер, кавалер
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SPOONER ROW — County: Norfolk Post Code: NR18
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
SPOONER, JOHN (COIT) — born Jan. 6, 1843, Lawrenceburg, Ind., U.S. died June 11, 1919, New York City U.S. senator from Wisconsin (188591; 18971907), …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPOONER AMENDMENT — congressional amendment to the Army Appropriations Act of 1901 that called for the end of the U.S. military government in …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILLIAM SPOONER — ➡ Spooner
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
54801 — State: WISCONSIN City: SPOONER
US Zip Codes english vocab
SPOONERISM — noun Etymology: William A. Spooner died 1930 English clergyman & educator Date: 1900 a transposition of usually initial sounds of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPOONERISM — Reversal of the initial letters or syllables of two or more words, such as "I have a half-warmed fish in …
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METRIC — I. ˈme.trik, -rēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Greek metrikē, from feminine of metrikos; in other …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOONERIZE — -ˌrīz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Rev. William A. Spooner died 1930 + English -ize transitive verb : to make …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOONERISM — ˈspünəˌrizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: William A. Spooner died 1930 English clergyman and educator noted for such lapses + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOONERISM — /spooh"neuh riz'euhm/ , n. the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOONERISM — noun Etymology: William A. Spooner died 1930 English clergyman & educator Date: 1900 : a transposition of usually initial sounds …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOONERISM — ■ noun an error in speech in which the initial sounds or letters of two or more words are accidentally …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPOONERISM — [spoo.ner.ism] n [William A. Spooner d. 1930 Eng. clergyman & educator] (1900): a transposition of usu. initial sounds of two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPOONERISM — reversal of the initial letters or syllables of two or more words, such as I have a half-warmed fish in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIDEBAR - MUSCLE SHOALS STUDIOS — Muscle Shoals, Alabama, was the last place anyone wanted to go to make a record: not only was it inconvenient …
Britannica English vocabulary
COURTAULD INSTITUTE GALLERIES — museum administered by the University of London and by the Samuel Courtauld Trust to promote the study and research of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALLISON, WILLIAM B. — born March 2, 1829, Ashland, Ohio, U.S. died Aug. 4, 1908, Dubuque, Iowa in full William Boyd Allison U.S. representative …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPOONERISM — / ˈspuːnərɪzəm; NAmE / noun a mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPOONERISM — spoo ‧ ner ‧ is ‧ m /ˈspuːnərɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: William …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPTION — op ‧ tion S1 W2 AC /ˈɒpʃ ə n $ ˈɑːp-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHOICE — I. choice 1 S1 W1 /tʃɔɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chois , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALTERNATIVE — I. al ‧ ter ‧ na ‧ tive 1 S2 W2 AC /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv $ ɒːlˈtɜːr-, æl-/ BrE AmE adjective [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill is passed by parliament (= it is made into a law ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUSTER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gather/muster/summon your strength (= get enough strength to do something ) ▪ He sat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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