LEAST TERN

Meaning of LEAST TERN in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1860

: a very small black-capped tern ( Sterna antillarum ) with a white body and forehead that is found chiefly in coastal areas of eastern No. America and California

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LEAST TERN — noun Date: circa 1860 a very small black-capped tern ( Sterna antillarum ) with a white body and forehead that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEAST TERN — noun : a very small tern of temperate No. America and Middle America that is usually considered to constitute a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST TERN — Date: circa 1860 : a very small black-capped tern ( Sterna antillarum ) with a white body and forehead that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAST TERN — см. little tern
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEAST TERN — см. little tern
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TERN — noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish ~e ~ Date: 1678 any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily S~inae …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TERN — Any of about 40 species (subfamily Sterninae, family Laridae) of slender, web-footed, migratory water birds found almost worldwide. Species vary …
Английский словарь Британика
TERN — I. ˈtərn, ˈtə̄n, ˈtəin noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse therna tern, and probably …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst; akin to Old Frisian lērest least; superl. corresponding to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERN — (a.) That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting …
Английский словарь Webster
TERN — (a.) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
Английский словарь Webster
TERN — (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various …
Английский словарь Webster
LEAST — (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least …
Английский словарь Webster
TERN — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERN — ( a. ) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERN — ( a. ) That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — ( a. ) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERN — tern 1 /terrn/ , n. any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — /leest/ , adj., a superl. of little with less or lesser as compar. 1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TERN — n. type of black and white marine bird; (Nautical) schooner with three masts; (in Gambling) set of three things (particularly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective, superlative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERN — noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish terne tern Date: 1678 : any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERN — adj threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate. 2. tern ·noun any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied …
Webster English vocab
LEAST — conj ·see lest, ·conj 2. least ·adv in the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, …
Webster English vocab
TERN — ~ 1 [ tə:n ] ■ noun a seabird related to the gulls, typically smaller and more slender, with long …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TERN — [tern] n [of Scand origin; akin to Dan terne tern] (1678): any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily Sterninae of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAST — [least] adj, superlative of [1]little [ME leest, fr. OE laest, superl. of laessa less] (bef. 12c) 1: lowest in importance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TERN — any of about 40 species of slender, graceful water birds that constitute the subfamily Sterninae, of the family Laridae, which …
Britannica English vocabulary
TERN — tern BrE AmE tɜːn AmE tɝːn (= turn) ▷ terns tɜːnz AmE tɝːnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TERN — / tɜːn; NAmE tɜːrn/ noun a bird with long pointed wings and a tail with two points that lives near …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — / liːst; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (usually the least ) smallest in size, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TERN — tern /tɜːn $ tɜːrn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] a black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — I. least 1 S1 W1 /liːst/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . at least a) not less than a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TERN — n. 1 a set of three, esp. three lottery numbers that when drawn together win a large prize. 2 such …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TERN — n. any marine bird of the subfamily Sterninae, like a gull but usu. smaller and with a long forked tail. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TERN — n. 1 a set of three, esp. three lottery numbers that when drawn together win a large prize. 2 such …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TERN — n. any marine bird of the subfamily Sterninae, like a gull but usu. smaller and with a long forked tail. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TERN — 1. n. any marine bird of the subfamily Sterninae, like a gull but usu. smaller and with a long forked …
Oxford English vocab
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Oxford English vocab
TERN — ( terns) A tern is a small black and white seabird with long wings and a forked tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Least' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TERN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE arctic ▪ But we were hoping for a much rarer black bird ... Offshore, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at least one occasion (= once, and probably more than once ) ▪ On …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — [adverb] [not gradable], determiner, [pronoun] - less than anything or anyone else, the smallest amount or numberThis group is the …
Cambridge English vocab
TERN — n. Any of about 40 species (subfamily Sterninae, family Laridae) of slender, web-footed, migratory water birds found almost worldwide. Species …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Slang English vocab
LEAST — See ↑ LEAST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ last but not least • ↑ not in the least • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — INDEX: 1. less than any other 2. the smallest amount or number of something 3. to be at the lowest …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Словарь английских идиом
TERN — I сущ. крачка (птица) II сущ. 1) три предмета; три числа и т. п.; тройка 2) три выигрышных билета в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — least.ogg 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAST — 1) малейший 2) наименее 3) наименьший 4) низший • absolutely least residue — абсолютно наименьший вычет circle of least confusion — кружок рассеяния минимальный геометрический law of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LEAST — least прил.; превосх. ст. от littleмалейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEAST — 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - по …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — 1. прил. ; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least resistance — наименьшее …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TERN — 1) крачка (Sterna) 2) болотная крачка (Chlidonias) • - Aleutian tern - Antarctic tern - Arctic tern - black tern - bridled tern - Caspian tern - common tern - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TERN — 1) крачка ( Sterna ) 2) болотная крачка ( Chlidonias ) • - Aleutian tern - Antarctic tern - Arctic …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LEAST — 1. _a. _sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LEAST — 1. a. sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LEAST — 1. _a. (_sup. от little) наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. _adv. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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