SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, THE

Meaning of SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, THE in English

ˌSpy Who Came ˌin from the ˈCold, The BrE AmE

(1963) a novel by John Le Carré about a British ↑ spy (=someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country) in ↑ East Germany who wants to go back to the West ⇨ come in from the cold at ↑ cold 2

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CAME — abot (Verb) miabot
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CAME — see: come II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 a slender grooved lead rod used to hold together panes of …
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WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
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SPY — I. ˈspī verb ( spied ; spied ; spying ; spies ) Etymology: Middle English spien, from Old French espier, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cald, ceald; akin to Old High German kalt …
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CAME — I. past of come II. ˈkām noun also calm ˈkäm ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a slender grooved …
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FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
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WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
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CAME — (imp.) of Come
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CAME — (n.) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together …
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CAME — () imp. of Come.
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WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
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CAME — imp. of Come.
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CAME — ( n. ) A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to …
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CAME — ( imp. ) of Come
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WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
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SPY — — spyship , n. /spuy/ , n. , pl. spies , v. , spied, spying . n. 1. a person …
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COLD — — coldish , adj. — coldly , adv. — coldness , n. /kohld/ , adj., colder, coldest , n., adv. …
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CAME — came 1 /kaym/ , v. pt. of come . came 2 /kaym/ , n. a slender, grooved bar of lead …
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SPY — v. work for a government as a spy, provide secret information about another country; secretly investigate and gather information about …
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CAME — n. thin lead stripping used to hold pieces of glass together to form stained-glass windows (also called ribbon)
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SPY — I. ˈspī verb ( spied ; spy·ing ) Etymology: Middle English spien, from Anglo-French espier, of Germanic origin; akin to …
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COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu …
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CAME — I. past of come II. ˈkām noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 : a slender grooved lead rod used to …
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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 — pron one; any; one. 2. who (·obj) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, …
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SPY — vt to discover by close search or examination. 2. spy ·noun one who keeps a constant watch of the conduct …
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COLD — vi to become cold. 2. cold ·noun not pungent or acrid. 3. cold ·noun not sensitive; not acute. 4. cold …
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CAME — imp. of come. 2. came ·impf of come. 3. came ·noun a slender rod of cast lead, with or without …
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CAME — ~ 1 past tense of come . ———————— ~ 2 ■ noun each of a number of strips forming a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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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SPY — [spy] vb spied ; spy.ing [ME spien, fr. OF espier, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG spehon to spy; akin …
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COLD — [cold] adj [ME, fr. OE ceald, cald; akin to OHG kalt cold, L gelu frost, gelare to freeze] (bef. 12c) …
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CAME — [came] past of come [2]came n [origin unknown] (1688): a slender grooved lead rod used to hold together panes of …
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SPY — spy BrE AmE spaɪ ▷ spied spaɪd ▷ spies spaɪz ▷ spying ˈspaɪ ɪŋ
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COLD — cold BrE AmE kəʊld ⇨kɒʊld AmE koʊld ▷ colder ˈkəʊld ə ⇨ˈkɒʊld- AmE ˈkoʊld ə r ▷ coldest ˈkəʊld ɪst …
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CAME — came BrE AmE keɪm
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WHO — / huː; NAmE / pronoun 1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or …
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SPY — / spaɪ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) a person who tries to get secret …
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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COLD — / kəʊld; NAmE koʊld/ adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( cold·er , cold·est ) LOW TEMPERATURE 1. having …
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CAME — pt of come
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WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
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WHO
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SPY — I. spy 1 /spaɪ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural spies ) [countable] someone whose job is to find out secret …
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FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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COLD — I. cold 1 S1 W1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative colder , superlative coldest ) [ Language: …
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CAME — came /keɪm/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ come
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
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SPY — n. & v. --n. (pl. spies) 1 a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
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SPY — n. & v. n. (pl. spies) 1 a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1. a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Oxford English vocab
SPY — n. & v. --n. (pl. spies) 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, etc., …
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
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CAME — past of COME.
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