DUST DEVIL

Meaning of DUST DEVIL in English

Function: noun

Date: 1888

: a small whirlwind containing sand or dust

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

DUST DEVIL — noun Date: 1888 a small whirlwind containing sand or dust
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUST DEVIL — noun : a whirlwind containing sand or dust seen especially in arid and semiarid regions — called also dust whirl, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUST DEVIL — a small whirlwind 10-100 ft. (3-30 m) in diameter and from several hundred to 1000 ft. (305 m) high, common …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUST DEVIL — small whirlwind of dust
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUST DEVIL — Date: 1888 : a small whirlwind containing sand or dust
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUST DEVIL — ■ noun a small whirlwind or air vortex over land, visible as a column of dust and debris.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUST DEVIL — [dust devil] n (1888): a small whirlwind containing sand or dust
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUST DEVIL — also called Sand Devil, small, brief whirlwind commonly occurring in a desert in the early afternoon. See tornado.
Britannica English vocabulary
DUST DEVIL — noun a small column of dust over land, caused by the wind
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST DEVIL — small whirlwind, twister Dust devils seemed to follow us as we walked across the field.
English Idioms vocab
DUST DEVIL — small whirlwind, twister Dust devils seemed to follow us as we walked across the field.
English Idioms vocabulary
DUST DEVIL — A small, rapidly rotating column of wind, made visible by the dust, dirt or debris it picks up. It usually …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
DUST DEVIL — A small atmospheric vortex not associated with a thunderstorm, which is made visible by a rotating cloud of dust or …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
DUST DEVIL — малый смерч
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUST DEVIL — малый смерч
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEVIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUST — — dustless , adj. /dust/ , n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUST — noun gold dust. 2. dust ·noun coined money; cash. 3. dust ·vt to sprinkle with dust. 4. dust ·noun figuratively, …
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DUST — [dust] n [ME, fr. OE dust; akin to OHG tunst storm, and prob. to L fumus smoke--more at fume] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUST — dust BrE AmE dʌst ▷ dusted ˈdʌst ɪd -əd ▷ dusting ˈdʌst ɪŋ ▷ dusts dʌsts ▶ ˈ dust ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUST — / dʌst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a fine powder that consists of very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — I. dust 1 S3 W3 /dʌst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] dry powder consisting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUST — n. & v. n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1. a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DUST — ( dusts, dusting, dusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Dust is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dust storm (= one in which a lot of dust is blown around …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUST — [verb]I was dusting (= removing dust from) the mantelpiece when I noticed the piece of paper. [T]Would you prefer to …
Cambridge English vocab
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL
Slang English vocab
DUST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ airborne ▪ radioactive ▪ house , household ▪ desert ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEVIL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DUST — See: BITE THE DUST, KICK UP A FUSS or KICK UP A DUST, WATCH ONE'S DUST, AFTER THE DUST CLEARS/WHEN …
Словарь английских идиом
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
DUST — 1. сущ. 1) пыль (как субстанция); облако, клубы пыли to gather dust ≈ собирать пыль to raise dust ≈ поднимать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUST — dust.ogg 1. dʌst n 1. пыль fine dust - мелкая пыль brick dust - кирпичная пыль cosmic radioactive dust - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEVIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DUST — 1) пыль 2) порошок; пудра; мука || превращать в порошок 3) посыпать, обсыпать ( литейную форму ) 4) очищать от …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DUST — 1) пыль 2) порошок; пудра; мука || превращать в порошок 3) посыпать, обсыпать (литейную форму) 4) очищать от пыли, удалять пыль • to give up …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DUST — 1) пыль || пылить, запылять 2) вытирать пыль; очищать от пыли 3) превращать в пыль 4) дуст 5) порошок; пудра || посыпать, припудривать • - cosmic …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DEVIL — devil сущ.1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DUST — 1. dʌst n 1. пыль fine dust - мелкая пыль brick dust - кирпичная пыль cosmic radioactive dust - космическая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DUST — 1. сущ. 1) пыль; облако, клубы пыли to gather dust — собирать пыль to raise dust — поднимать пыль fine, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DUST — 1. сущ. 1) пыль; облако, клубы пыли to gather dust — собирать пыль to raise dust — поднимать пыль fine, powdery dust — мелкая …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует и Евангелие. By …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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