DITCHWATER

Meaning of DITCHWATER in English

ditch ‧ wa ‧ ter /ˈdɪtʃwɔːtə $ -wɒːtər, -wɑː-/ BrE AmE noun

as dull as ditchwater British English very boring

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DITCHWATER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English dich water, from dich ditch + water 1. : foul stagnant water collected in a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITCHWATER — /dich"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/ , n. 1. water, esp. stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch. 2. dull as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DITCHWATER — n. water that has collected in a ditch (usually muddy standing water)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DITCHWATER — ditchwater BrE AmE ˈdɪtʃ ˌwɔːt ə AmE \ -ˌwɔːt̬ ə r -ˌwɑːt̬ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DITCHWATER — / ˈdɪtʃwɔːtə(r); NAmE / noun [ U ] • IDIOMS see dull adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS DULL AS DITCHWATER — very boring
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(AS) DULL AS DITCHWATER — ( BrE ) ( US (as) dull as ˈdishwater ) extremely boring
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISHWATER — /dish"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/ , n. 1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed. 2. dull as dishwater or ditchwater …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
(AS) DULL AS DISHWATER — ➡ (as) dull as ditchwater
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DULL — / dʌl; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dull·er , dull·est ) BORING 1. not interesting or exciting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DULL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dull pain (= a slight but continuous pain ) ▪ There was a …
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SWILL
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SLOUGH
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SLOPS — Synonyms and related words : barley, bilge, bilgewater, bird seed, bones, bran, carrion, cat food, chaff, chicken feed, chop, corn, …
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SLOP — Synonyms and related words : asperge, bathos, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, bilge, bilgewater, bleeding heart, bolt, bones, carrion, cascade, cataract, chaff, …
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SEWAGE
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SCURF
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SCUM OF THE EARTH — Synonyms and related words : bilge, bilgewater, carrion, cattle, chaff, children of darkness, dishwater, ditchwater, dregs, dregs of society, garbage, …
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SCUM
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RIFFRAFF — Synonyms and related words : bilge, bilgewater, canaille, carrion, cattle, chaff, clamjamfry, debris, dishwater, ditchwater, dregs, dregs of society, dust, …
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REFUSE
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OFFSCOURINGS
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OFFAL — Synonyms and related words : bilge, bilgewater, bones, carrion, chaff, culm, deadwood, debris, dishwater, ditchwater, draff, dregs, dust, filings, garbage, …
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GARBAGE
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DISHWATER — Synonyms and related words : bilge, bilgewater, bones, cambric tea, carrion, chaff, cobweb, culm, deadwood, ditchwater, draff, dregs, dust, filings, …
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CARRION
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BILGE
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DULL
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DULL
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