GREAT DISMAL SWAMP

Meaning of GREAT DISMAL SWAMP in English

geographical name see: Dismal Swamp

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

GREAT DISMAL SWAMP — — see Dismal Swamp
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP — Function: geographical name ― see DISMAL SWAMP
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP — also called Dismal Swamp marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, U.S., between Norfolk, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DISMAL — trubli, morni; (dark) tenebrosi
English interlingue dictionary
DISMAL — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from ~, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin dies …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWAMP — I Freshwater wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and plant life dominated by trees. Swamps have a sufficient …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
SWAMP — I. ˈswamp adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots) swampe distended, swollen, hollow chiefly Scotland : thin , slender II. ˈswämp, -wȯmp …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISMAL — I. ˈdizməl adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from dismal, n., set of 24 days (two in each …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAMP — (v. i.) To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.
Английский словарь Webster
SWAMP — (v. t.) To plunge or sink into a swamp.
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DISMAL — (a.) Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a dismal …
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DISMAL — (a.) Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky.
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SWAMP — ( v. t. ) To plunge or sink into a swamp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAMP — ( v. i. ) To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISMAL — ( a. ) Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISMAL — ( a. ) Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAMP — — swampish , adj. /swomp/ , n. 1. a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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DISMAL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISMAL — adj. gloomy, cheerless, depressing, sad
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SWAMP — I. ˈswämp, ˈswȯmp noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English sompe, from Middle Dutch somp morass; akin to Middle High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISMAL — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin dies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWAMP — vt to plunge or sink into a swamp. 2. swamp ·vt to cause (a boat) to become filled with water; …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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DISMAL — adj fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. 2. dismal ·adj gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the feelings; foreboding; …
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SWAMP — [swamp] n [perh. alter. of ME sompe, fr. MD somp morass; akin to MHG sumpf marsh, Gk somphos spongy] (1624) …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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DISMAL — [dis.mal] adj [ME, fr. dismal, n., days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, fr. AF, fr. ML dies mali, lit., …
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SWAMP — wetland ecosystem characterized by mineral soils with poor drainage and by plant life dominated by trees. The latter characteristic distinguishes …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWAMP — swamp BrE AmE swɒmp AmE swɑːmp swɔːmp ▷ swamped swɒm p t AmE swɑːm p t swɔːm p t ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISMAL — dismal BrE AmE ˈdɪz m ə l ▷ dismal|ly i ▷ dismal|ness nəs nɪs
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SWAMP — / swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp/ noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] an area of ground that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISMAL — / ˈdɪzməl; NAmE / adjective 1. causing or showing sadness SYN gloomy , miserable : dismal conditions / surroundings / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWAMP — I. swamp 1 /swɒmp $ swɑːmp/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: sump 'swamp' (15-20 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISMAL — dis ‧ mal /ˈdɪzm ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Medieval Latin dies …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWAMP — n. & v. --n. a piece of waterlogged ground; a bog or marsh. --v. 1 a tr. overwhelm, flood, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISMAL — adj. 1 causing or showing gloom; miserable. 2 dreary or sombre (dismal brown walls). 3 colloq. feeble or inept (a …
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SWAMP — n. & v. n. a piece of waterlogged ground; a bog or marsh. v. 1 a tr. overwhelm, flood, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISMAL — adj. 1 causing or showing gloom; miserable. 2 dreary or sombre (dismal brown walls). 3 colloq. feeble or inept (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWAMP — n. & v. --n. a piece of waterlogged ground; a bog or marsh. --v. 1. a tr. overwhelm, flood, or …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
DISMAL — adj.1 causing or showing gloom; miserable. 2 dreary or sombre (dismal brown walls). 3 colloq. feeble or inept (a dismal …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISMAL — 1. Something that is dismal is bad in a sad or depressing way. It was a dismal failure. ADJ • …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWAMP — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But witnesses in a nearby aircraft said the plane flew directly into the swamp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISMAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES abject/dismal failure (= used to emphasize how bad a failure is ) ▪ The experiment …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWAMP — (WET LAND) [noun] - (an area of) very wet soft landa peat swamp [C]a mangrove swamp [C]an alligator-infested swamp [C]The …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
DISMAL — [adjective] - sad and without hopea dismal expressionThe outlook is dismal - no-one thinks he's going to get better.(informal) Dismal …
Cambridge English vocab
SWAMP — n. Big Cypress Swamp Congaree Swamp National Monument Dismal Swamp Great Dismal Swamp The Swamp Fox Okefenokee Swamp
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DISMAL — adj. VERBS ▪ be , look ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ Last year's …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISMAL — adj. 25B6; adjective a dismal look : GLOOMY, glum, melancholy, morose, doleful, woebegone, forlorn, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downcast, despondent, disconsolate, …
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GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
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DISMAL — adj. depressing, gloomy, cheerless, melancholy, sombre, dreary, sad, bleak, funereal, lugubrious, forlorn, morose, solemn, dark, grim, wretched, woebegone, woeful, black, …
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