HUNT-AND-PECK

Meaning of HUNT-AND-PECK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhənt- ə n-ˈpek ]

noun

Date: 1939

: a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usually the index fingers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

HUNT-AND-PECK — noun Date: 1939 a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usually the index …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HUNT AND PECK — noun : a mode of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and uses random fingering types fast and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNT AND PECK — a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT-AND-PECK — Pronunciation: ˌ h ə nt- ə n- ' pek Function: noun Date: 1939 : a method of typing in which …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HUNT-AND-PECK — ■ adjective denoting or using an inexpert form of typing with only one or two fingers.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HUNT-AND-PECK — [hunt-and-peck] n (1939): a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usu. the forefingers
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNT AND PECK — {n. phr.}, {informal} Picking out typewriter keys by sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. * …
Slang English vocab
HUNT AND PECK — {n. phr.}, {informal} Picking out typewriter keys by sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. * …
Словарь английских идиом
HUNT AND PECK — n. phr. , informal Picking out typewriter keys by sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HUNT AND PECK — неумелое печатание на машинке неумело печатать на машинке (разыскивая каждую букву на клавиатуре) - she used to * but she …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT AND PECK — 1. ͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek неумелое печатание на машинке 2. ͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek неумело печатать на машинке ( разыскивая каждую букву на клавиатуре ) she …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUNT AND PECK — 1. [͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek] неумелое печатание на машинке 2. [͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek] неумело печатать на машинке ( разыскивая каждую букву на клавиатуре ) she …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HUNT AND PECK — 1. ͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek неумелое печатание на машинке 2. ͵hʌntən(d)ʹpek неумело печатать на машинке ( разыскивая каждую букву на клавиатуре ) she …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT AND PECK — печатать двумя пальцами, печатать неумело (на машинке)
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HUNT AND PECK — печатать двумя пальцами, печатать неумело (на машинке)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HUNT AND PECK — неумелое печатание на машинке неумело печатать на машинке (разыскивая каждую букву на клавиатуре) - she used to * but she …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hunt Haroldson Lafayette Hunt R. Timothy Hunt Richard Morris Hunt William Holman Morgan Thomas …
Английский словарь Британика
PECK — I. ˈpek noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pek, from Old French 1. a. : either of two units …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNT — I. ˈhənt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PECK — (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Английский словарь Webster
HUNT — (v. t.) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — ( v. ) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( n. ) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT — ( v. t. ) To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — peck 1 /pek/ , n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT — /hunt/ , n. 1. (James Henry) Leigh /lee/ , 1784-1859, English essayist, poet, and editor. 2. Richard Morris , 1828-95, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNT — — huntable , adj. — huntedly , adv. /hunt/ , v.t. 1. to chase or search for (game or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — I. ˈpek noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century 1. — see weight table 2. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUNT — I. ˈhənt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English huntian; akin to Old English hentan to seize Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PECK — noun a great deal; a large or excessive quantity. 2. peck ·vi to pick up food with the beak; hence, …
Webster English vocab
HUNT — noun a pack of hounds. 2. hunt ·noun an association of huntsmen. 3. hunt ·noun the game secured in the …
Webster English vocab
PECK — [peck] n [ME pek, fr. MF] (13c) 1: either of two units of dry capacity equal to 1/4 bushel: a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNT — [hunt] vb [ME, fr. OE huntian; akin to OE hentan to seize] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to pursue for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PECK — unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems of measurement. In the United States the peck is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PECK — peck, Peck BrE AmE pek ▷ pecked pekt ▷ pecking ˈpek ɪŋ ▷ pecks peks ▶ ˈ pecking ˌ order …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PECK — / pek; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. peck (at sth) ( of birds ) to move the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNT — / hʌnt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to chase wild animals or birds in order to catch …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — I. peck 1 /pek/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from pick ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUNT — I. hunt 1 W3 /hʌnt/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: huntian ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily …
Oxford English vocab
PECK — ( pecks, pecking, pecked) 1. If a bird pecks at something or pecks something, it moves its beak forward quickly …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNT — ( hunts, hunting, hunted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If a bird ~s at something or ~s something, it moves its beak forward quickly and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HUNT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PECK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUNT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fishing/hunting licence (= a licence that allows you to fish/hunt ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUNT — [noun] [C]After a long hunt (= looking for a long time), we finally found a house we liked.The hunt for …
Cambridge English vocab
HUNT — n. Hunt Haroldson Lafayette Hunt R. Timothy Hunt Richard Morris Hunt William Holman Morgan Thomas Hunt Pendleton George Hunt
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUNT — Synonyms and related words : angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, beat the bushes, beset, burrow, capture, cast …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUNT — n. hunt down hunt out hunt up still hunt happy hunting ground
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — verb Peck is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bird , ↑ chicken , ↑ hen Peck is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HUNT — I. noun 1 hunting wild animals ADJECTIVE ▪ bear , fox , seal , tiger , etc. VERB + HUNT …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HUNT — v. 1 chase, pursue, dog, hound, stalk, trail, track (down), trace; course The jewel thieves were hunted across three continents …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — I сущ. 1) мера сыпучих тел (=1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) а) в Америке эквивалентна 537.605 кубическим дюймам б) в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUNT — 1. сущ. 1) охота, ловля (for) to organize, stage a hunt ≈ организовывать охоту 2) поиски (чего-л. for); преследование, травля …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK — peck.ogg _I pek n 1. пек ( мера объёма сыпучих тел; англ. ≈ 8,81 л ; амер. ≈ 7,7 л …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUNT — hunt.ogg 1. hʌnt n 1. охота; ловля fox hunt - охота на лис to have a hunt - охотиться 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUNT — охотиться (особ. с гончими); травить, гнать, преследовать (зверя и т. п.) охота; поиски (чего-л.; for) hunting - охота hunt after …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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