THEW

Meaning of THEW in English

[thew] n [ME, personal quality, virtue, fr. OE theaw; akin to OHG thau custom] (15c) 1 a: muscular power or development b: strength, vitality

2: muscle, sinew--usu. used in pl.

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

THEW — noun Etymology: Middle English, personal quality, virtue, from Old English thēaw; akin to Old High German thau custom Date: 15th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEW — I. ˈth(y)ü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, custom, habit, personal quality, virtue, from Old English thēaw; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEW — (n.) Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew.
Английский словарь Webster
THEW — (n.) Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues.
Английский словарь Webster
THEW — ( n. ) Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THEW — ( n. ) Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THEW — — thewy , adj. /thyooh/ , n. 1. Usually, thews . muscle or sinew. 2. thews , physical strength. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THEW — n. muscle; muscular strength, sinew
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THEW — noun Etymology: Middle English, personal quality, virtue, from Old English thēaw; akin to Old High German thau custom Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEW — noun muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew. 2. thew ·noun manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; …
Webster English vocab
THEW — [ θju: ] ■ noun (also ~s ) literary muscle or muscular strength. Derivatives ~ed adjective ~y adjective Origin OE …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THEW — thew BrE AmE θjuː AmE θuː θjuː ▷ thews θjuːz AmE θuːz θjuːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THEW — n. (often in pl.) literary 1 muscular strength. 2 mental or moral vigour. [OE theaw usage, conduct, of unkn. orig.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEW — n. (often in pl.) literary 1 muscular strength. 2 mental or moral vigour. [ OE theaw usage, conduct, of unkn. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEW — n. (often in pl.) literary 1 muscular strength. 2 mental or moral vigour. Etymology: OE theaw usage, conduct, of unkn. …
Oxford English vocab
THEW — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MUSCLE 1, beef, brawn, might
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THEW — noun Synonyms: muscle 1, beef, brawn, might
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THEW — (книжное) pl мускулы; физическая сила - *s and sinews (одни) мускулы и сухожилия - to have *s of steel иметь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THEW — n 1. книжн. pl мускулы; физическая сила thews and sinews - (одни) мускулы и сухожилия to have thews of steel …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THEW — (n) качество; личные достоинства; мускулы; особенность; сила ума; физическая сила; характерный штрих; черта
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THEW — n 1. книжн. pl мускулы; физическая сила ~s and sinews - (одни) мускулы и сухожилия to have ~s of steel …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THEW — n 1. книжн. pl мускулы; физическая сила thews and sinews - (одни) мускулы и сухожилия to have thews of steel …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THEW — (книжное) pl мускулы; физическая сила - *s and sinews (одни) мускулы и сухожилия - to have *s of steel иметь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THEW — n. Pronunciation: ' thü, ' thyü Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, personal quality, virtue, from Old English th ē aw; …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THAW — I. ˈthȯ verb ( thawed or dialect thew ˈthü ; thawed -ȯd ; also archaic thawn -ȯn ; thawing ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOWLESS — ˈthau̇lə̇s adjective Etymology: Middle English thowles, thewles immoral, dissolute, from thew custom, moral quality + -les -less — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEWED — |th(y)üd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from thew (I) + -ed 1. obsolete : mannered , behaved 2. : furnished with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JAVELIN — (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used …
Английский словарь Webster
HELP (11) — (v. t.) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business.
Английский словарь Webster
JAVELIN — ( n. ) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELP — ( v. t. ) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THEWLESS — /thyooh"lis/ , adj. cowardly; timid. [ 1300-50; ME theweles. See THEW, -LESS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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