FOUR-LETTER WORD

Meaning of FOUR-LETTER WORD in English

noun

a short word that is considered rude or offensive, especially because it refers to sex or other functions of the body

SYN swear word

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

FOUR-LETTER WORD — noun Date: 1897 any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOUR-LETTER WORD — noun : any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters books which rely …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR-LETTER WORD — /fawr"let'euhr, fohr"-/ 1. any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR LETTER WORD — n. obscene word, vulgar word
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOUR-LETTER WORD — Date: 1897 : any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters ; broadly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR-LETTER WORD — Function: noun Date: 1897 : any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOUR-LETTER WORD — ■ noun a short word referring to sexual or excretory functions, regarded as coarse or offensive.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOUR-LETTER WORD — [four-letter word] n (1897): any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR-LETTER WORD — ˌfour-letter ˈword BrE AmE noun [countable] a word that is considered very rude and offensive, especially one relating to sex …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR-LETTER WORD — ( four-letter words) A four-letter word is a short word that people consider to be rude or offensive, usually because …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR-LETTER WORD — (~s) A ~ is a short word that people consider to be rude or offensive, usually because it refers to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOUR-LETTER WORD — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "Diet" has become a four-letter word in the commercial weight-loss business; now they're called …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOUR-LETTER WORD — See ↑ RUDE 6
Longman Activator English vocab
FOUR-LETTER WORD — слово из четырёх букв, похабное ругательство большинство таких слов раннеанглийского происхождения и состоит из четырёх букв
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FOUR-LETTER WORD — bad word, profanity: damn, hell, shit etc. [B] He gave a good speech, but he used a lot of four-letter …
English Idioms vocab
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство (имеется в виду слово fuck) непристойное слово, ругательство
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR-LETTER WORD — Слово из трёх букв
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство (имеется в виду слово fuck)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOUR LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FOUR-LETTER WORD — эвф. "слово из четырех букв" ( употребляется вместо нецензурного fuck )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOUR-LETTER WORD — эвф. "слово из четырех букв" (употребляется вместо нецензурного fuck)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOUR-LETTER WORD — _n. непристойное слово, ругательство
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FOUR-LETTER WORD — n. непристойное слово, ругательство
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FOUR-LETTER WORD — слово из четырёх букв, похабное ругательство большинство таких слов раннеанглийского происхождения и состоит из четырёх букв
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
FOUR-LETTER WORD — непристойное слово, ругательство (имеется в виду слово fuck) непристойное слово, ругательство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
Английский словарь Британика
WORD — I. ˈwərd, ˈwə̄d, ˈwəid noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LETTER — I. ˈled.ə(r), -etə- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lettre, letter, from Old French lettre, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORD — /werrd/ , n. 1. a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORD — I. ˈwərd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wort word, Latin verbum, Greek eirein …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORD — noun verbal contention; dispute. 2. word ·noun signal; order; command; direction. 3. word ·noun talk; discourse; speech; language. 4. word …
Webster English vocab
LETTER — noun one who retards or hinders. 2. letter ·noun learning; erudition; as, a man of letters. 3. letter ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORD — / wɜːd; NAmE wɜːrd/ noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun UNIT OF LANGUAGE 1. [ C ] a single …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LETTER — / ˈletə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a message that is written down or printed on paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORD — I. word 1 S1 W1 /wɜːd $ wɜːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ worded , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LETTER — I. let ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈletə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORD — n. & v. --n. 1 a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORD — n. & v. n. 1 a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LETTER — n. & v. n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUR — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORD — n. & v. --n. 1. a sound or combination of sounds forming a meaningful element of speech, usu. shown with …
Oxford English vocab
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Oxford English vocab
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Oxford English vocab
WORD — ( words, wording, worded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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