AN ODD / A QUEER FISH

Meaning of AN ODD / A QUEER FISH in English

( old-fashioned , BrE ) a person who is slightly strange or crazy

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

AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
QUEER — I. ˈkwi(ə)r, -iə, dial -wa(a)](ə)r, -we], ]ə, -wär, -wȧ(r\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : differing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODD — I. ˈäd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH — I. ˈfish noun ( plural fish or fishes ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean ( -s ) Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, -ien, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODD — (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
Английский словарь Webster
ODD — (superl.) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ODD — ( superl. ) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEER — — queerly , adv. — queerness , n. /kwear/ , adj., queerer, queerest , v. , n. adj. 1. strange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ODD — — oddly , adv. — oddness , n. /od/ , adj., odder, oddest , n. adj. 1. differing in nature …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEER — I. ˈkwir adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1508 1. a. : worthless , counterfeit queer money b. : questionable , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH — I. ˈfish noun ( plural fish or fish·es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, from Anglo-French & Latin; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODD — adjective Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to Old English ord …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUEER — noun counterfeit money. 2. queer ·add. ·adj to puzzle. 3. queer ·adj mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. 4. …
Webster English vocab
ODD — superl different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. 2. odd ·superl not paired with another, …
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
QUEER — [queer] adj [origin unknown] (1508) 1 a: worthless, counterfeit "~ money" b: questionable, suspicious 2. a: differing in some odd …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ODD — [odd] adj [ME odde, fr. ON oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to OE ord point of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN — [-an] or -ian also -ean n suffix [-an & -ian fr. ME -an, -ian, fr. OF & L; OF -ien, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — any of a variety of cold-blooded, vertebrate animals found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUEER — queer BrE AmE kwɪə AmE kwɪ ə r ▷ queerer ˈkwɪər ə AmE ˈkwɪr ə r ▷ queerest ˈkwɪər ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ODD — odd BrE AmE ɒd AmE ɑːd ▷ odder ˈɒd ə AmE ˈɑːd ə r ▷ oddest ˈɒd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUEER — / kwɪə(r); NAmE kwɪr/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( queer·er , queer·est ) 1. ( old-fashioned ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ODD — / ɒd; NAmE ɑːd/ adjective ( odder , oddest ) STRANGE 1. strange or unusual : They're very odd people. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — / fɪʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. fish or fishes ) HELP NOTE : Fish is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEER — I. queer 1 /kwɪə $ kwɪr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from German quer 'going across' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ODD — odd S1 W3 AC /ɒd $ ɑːd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative odder , superlative oddest ) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FISH — I. fish 1 S1 W1 /fɪʃ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fish or fishes ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEER — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ODD — adj. & n. --adj. 1 extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUEER — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ODD — adj. & n. adj. 1 extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUEER — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Oxford English vocab
ODD — adj. & n. --adj. 1. extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
QUEER — ( queerer, queerest, queers) 1. Something that is queer is strange. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) If you ask me, there’s something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ODD — ( odder, oddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you describe …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEER — (~er, ~est, ~s) 1. Something that is ~ is strange. (OLD-FASHIONED) If you ask me, there’s something a bit ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUEER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES queer bashing PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES odd fish/queer fish EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ODD — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a strange/funny/odd smell ▪ What’s that funny smell? a strange/peculiar/odd habit ▪ He had a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUEER — (HOMOSEXUAL) [noun], [adjective] [slang] - (of) a homosexual, esp. a homosexual man(slang) Queer is sometimes used disapprovingly.He is quoted as …
Cambridge English vocab
ODD — (NOT OFTEN) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - not happening oftenShe does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent.You get …
Cambridge English vocab
FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, Chinook salmon, G, G-note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUEER — n. 25B6; adjective it seemed queer to see him here : ODD, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ODD — adj. 25B6; adjective an odd man : STRANGE, peculiar, weird, queer, funny, bizarre, eccentric, unusual, unconventional, outlandish, quirky, zany; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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