A HEAVY SILENCE / ATMOSPHERE

Meaning of A HEAVY SILENCE / ATMOSPHERE in English

a situation when people do not say anything, but feel embarrassed or uncomfortable

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ATMOSPHERE — Gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth. Near the surface it has a well-defined chemical composition (see air ). In addition …
Английский словарь Британика
SILENCE — I. ˈsīlən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens silent 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVY — I. ˈhevē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig, Old Saxon hēbig; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATMOSPHERE — I. ˈatməˌsfi(ə)r, -iə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin atmosphaera, from Greek atm- + Latin sphaera sphere — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILENCE — (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Английский словарь Webster
ATMOSPHERE — (n.) The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere …
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SILENCE — ( interj. ) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ATMOSPHERE — ( n. ) The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — /suy"leuhns/ , n. , v. , silenced, silencing , interj. n. 1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVY — — heaviness , n. /hev"ee/ , adj., heavier, heaviest , n. , pl. heavies , adv. adj. 1. of great …
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ATMOSPHERE — — atmosphereless , adj. /at"meuhs fear'/ , n. , v. , atmosphered, atmosphering . n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding …
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SILENCE — I. ˈsī-lən(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens Date: 13th century 1. : forbearance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY — I. ˈhe-vē adjective ( heavi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High …
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ATMOSPHERE — noun Etymology: New Latin atmosphaera, from Greek atmos vapor + Latin sphaera sphere Date: 1677 1. a. : the gaseous …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILENCE — noun absence of mention; oblivion. 2. silence ·vt to put to rest; to quiet. 3. silence ·noun secrecy; as, these …
Webster English vocab
HEAVY — vt to make heavy. 2. heavy ·adj having the heaves. 3. heavy ·superl with child; pregnant. 4. heavy ·superl not …
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ATMOSPHERE — noun any gaseous envelope or medium. 2. atmosphere ·noun any surrounding or pervading influence or condition. 3. atmosphere ·noun the …
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SILENCE — [si.lence] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L silentium, fr. silent-, silens] (13c) 1: forbearance from speech or noise: muteness--often used …
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HEAVY — [heavy] adj heavi.er ; -est [ME hevy, fr. OE hefig; akin to OHG hebic heavy, OE hebban to lift--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATMOSPHERE — gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth. Other planets of the solar system, as well as a few of the large …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATMOSPHERE — atmosphere BrE AmE ˈæt məs fɪə AmE \ -fɪr ▷ atmosphere|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILENCE — / ˈsaɪləns; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ U ] a complete lack of noise …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — / ˈhevi; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( heav·ier , heavi·est ) WEIGHING A LOT 1. …
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ATMOSPHERE — / ˈætməsfɪə(r); NAmE -fɪr/ noun 1. the atmosphere [ sing. ] the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth : …
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SILENCE — I. si ‧ lence 1 W2 /ˈsaɪləns/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ silence , ↑ silencer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVY — I. heav ‧ y 1 S1 W1 /ˈhevi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative heavier , superlative heaviest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ATMOSPHERE — at ‧ mo ‧ sphere S3 W2 /ˈætməsfɪə $ -fɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Modern Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILENCE — n. & v. n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
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SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1. absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Oxford English vocab
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Oxford English vocab
SILENCE — ( silences, silencing, silenced) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — ( heavier, heaviest, heavies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATMOSPHERE — ( atmospheres) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A planet’s atmosphere is …
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SILENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief silence ▪ After a brief silence, she made another suggestion. a deathly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEAVY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/major/serious/heavy blow ▪ The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism …
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ATMOSPHERE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an atmosphere of tension ▪ Voting took place in an atmosphere of tension. atmosphere...electric ▪ …
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SILENCE — (NO SPEAKING) [noun] [U] - a state of not speaking or writing or making a noiseHer silence on/about what had …
Cambridge English vocab
HEAVY — (WEIGHING A LOT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - weighing a lot; needing effort to move or liftThe piano's much too heavy …
Cambridge English vocab
ATMOSPHERE — (CHARACTER) [noun] [U] - the character or feeling or mood of a place or situationThe atmosphere at home has been …
Cambridge English vocab
ATMOSPHERE — n. Gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth. Near the surface it has a well-defined chemical composition (see air ). In …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILENCE — Synonyms and related words : answer, answer conclusively, argue down, asphyxiate, ataraxia, ataraxy, blow to pieces, blow up, blunt, bottle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a …
Slang English vocab
SILENCE — I. noun 1. absence of sound or noise the heavy silence of the night Synonyms: noiselessness, quiet, quietness, quietude, soundlessness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — I. noun 1 quietness ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy , long , prolonged ▪ brief , momentary , a moment's , short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ATMOSPHERE — noun 1 general feeling in a place ADJECTIVE ▪ calm , comfortable , congenial , convivial , cosy/cozy , family …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEAVY — INDEX: 1. weighing a lot 2. how heavy someone or something is RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT see also ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
SILENCE — n. 25B6; noun the silence of the night : QUIETNESS, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY — n. 25B6; adjective a heavy box : WEIGHTY, hefty, substantial, ponderous; solid, dense, leaden; burdensome; informal hulking, weighing a ton. …
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ATMOSPHERE — n. 25B6; noun the gases present in the atmosphere : AIR, sky, airspace; poetic/literary the heavens, the firmament, the blue, …
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SILENCE — n. 1 quiet, quietness, stillness, soundlessness, noiselessness, calm, calmness, hush, quietude, tranquillity, peace, peacefulness, serenity The silence was so complete …
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ATMOSPHERE — n. 1 air, heaven(s), sky, aerosphere It is gravity that prevents the earth's atmosphere from drifting off into outer space …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) молчание; безмолвие, тишина in silence ≈ в тишине to impose, put to silence ≈ заставить замолчать awkward …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY — 1. прил. 1) тяжелый Syn : weighty 2) крупный; толстый The boy is so heavy he needs extra-large shirts. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ATMOSPHERE — сущ. 1) атмосфера polluted atmosphere ≈ загрязненная атмосфера rarefied atmosphere, tenuous atmosphere ≈ разреженная атмосфера atmosphere pressure 2) атмосфера, обстановка …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — silence.ogg 1. ʹsaıləns n 1. тишина dead complete silence - мёртвая полная тишина to break /to destroy/ the silence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEAVY — _I 1. ʹhevı n 1. = heavyweight I 2. 1> (the Heavies) гвардейские драгуны ( в английской армии ) 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ATMOSPHERE — atmosphere.ogg ʹætməsfıə n 1. 1> атмосфера 2> газообразная среда или оболочка ( небесного тела и т. п. ) 3> воздух …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ATMOSPHERE — атмосфера; газовая среда - aggressive atmosphere - anisotropically scattering atmosphere - arc atmosphere - artificial atmosphere - asphyxiating atmosphere - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ATMOSPHERE — атмосфера; газовая среда - aggressive atmosphere - anisotropically scattering atmosphere - arc atmosphere - artificial atmosphere - asphyxiating atmosphere - baroclinic atmosphere - barotropic atmosphere - carburizing atmosphere - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SILENCE — 1) молчание 2) пауза 3) тишина • - cone of silence - silence exhaust - silence in operation - silence suppresion
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ATMOSPHERE — 1) атмосфера || атмосферный 2) атмосфера, обстановка, окружающие условия • to pass to atmosphere — выходить в атмосферу - absolute atmosphere - artificial atmosphere - controlled …
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