DIRT-POOR

Meaning of DIRT-POOR in English

adjective Date: 1937 suffering extreme poverty

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

DIRT POOR — adjective : lacking practically all the essentials of life or the resources for supporting life : destitute Rembrandt's last, dirt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRT POOR — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living. [ 1935-40, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRT-POOR — adjective Date: 1937 : suffering extreme poverty
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIRT-POOR — Pronunciation: ' d ə rt- ' pu ̇ r Function: adjective Date: 1937 : suffering extreme poverty
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIRT POOR — ■ adjective extremely poor.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIRT-POOR — [dirt-poor] adj (1937): suffering extreme poverty
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIRT POOR — adjective ( NAmE , informal ) extremely poor
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT POOR — ˌdirt ˈpoor BrE AmE adjective informal extremely poor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIRT POOR — see dirt-poor
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT-POOR — also dirt poor A dirt-poor person or place is extremely poor. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT POOR — see dirt-poor
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIRT-POOR — also dirt poor A ~ person or place is extremely poor. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIRT POOR — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Still, it is a place rich in history and heritage, even if it is dirt …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRT POOR — Function: adjective Synonyms: POOR 1, beggared, broke, destitute, flat, impoverished, indigent, penurious, poverty-stricken, stone-broke
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DIRT POOR — adjective Synonyms: poor 1, beggared, broke, destitute, flat, impoverished, indigent, penurious, poverty-stricken, stone-broke
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRT POOR — находящийся в крайней бедности, влачащий нищенское существование
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRT POOR — находящийся в крайней бедности, влачащий нищенское существование
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRT POOR — находящийся в крайней бедности, влачащий нищенское существование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DIRT POOR — находящийся в крайней бедности, влачащий нищенское существование
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIRT POOR — находящийся в крайней бедности, влачащий нищенское существование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRT — I. ˈdə]t, ˈdə̄], ˈdəi], usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of Middle English drit, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRT — /derrt/ , n. 1. any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement. 2. earth or soil, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRT — noun Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate Date: 13th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DIRT — noun meanness; sordidness. 2. dirt ·noun in placer mining, earth, gravel, ·etc., before washing. 3. dirt ·vt to make foul …
Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIRT — dirt BrE AmE dɜːt AmE \ dɝːt ▶ ˌ dirt ˈ cheap BrE AmE ▶ ˈ dirt ˌ farmer BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT — / dɜːt; NAmE dɜːrt/ noun [ U ] 1. any substance that makes sth dirty, for example dust, soil or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIRT — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIRT — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
DIRT — n.1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for a …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRT — 1. If there is dirt on something, there is dust, mud, or a stain on it. I started to scrub …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dirt bike dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression ) ▪ This coat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POOR
Cambridge English vocab
DIRT — [noun] [U] - dust, earth or any substance that prevents a surface from being cleanI can't get the dirt off …
Cambridge English vocab
POOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRT — See: EAT DIRT, HIT THE DIRT, PAY DIRT.
Slang English vocab
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRT — noun 1 substance that makes sth dirty ADJECTIVE ▪ excess , loose ▪ She brushed the loose ~ off her …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
Longman Activator English vocab
POOR
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRT — сущ. 1) нечистоты, экскременты Syn : ordure, excrement 2) а) грязь; отбросы to play in the dirt ≈ играть в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — poor.ogg 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRT — dirt.ogg dɜ:t n 1. грязь to wade through dirt - брести по грязи, месить грязь covered with dirt - покрытый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POOR — 1) бедный 2) малоплодородный 3) недостаточный 4) незавидный 5) плохой 6) скудный 7) худородный • poor conditioned surface — плохо обусловленная поверхность poor formation of paper — облачность бумаги poor …
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