HAVE SEVERAL, ETC. IRONS IN THE FIRE

Meaning of HAVE SEVERAL, ETC. IRONS IN THE FIRE in English

to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful

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ETC — Airport Name : Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Airport Location : Tarboro, North Carolina, United States IATA Code : ETC ICAO Code : …
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IRONS — catenes, ferres
English interlingue dictionary
ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEVERAL — I. ˈsev(ə)rəl, esp before a vowel -vərl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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IRONS — plural of iron present third singular of iron
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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SEVERAL — (a.) Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when …
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SEVERAL — ( a. ) Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEVERAL — /sev"euhr euhl, sev"reuhl/ , adj. 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways …
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IRONS — /uy"euhrnz/ , n. Jeremy (John) , born 1948, English actor.
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
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IRONS — n. shackles, fetters
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEVERAL — I. ˈsev-rəl, ˈse-və- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate, back-formation from separare …
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FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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SEVERAL — adv by itself; severally. 2. several ·adj diverse; different; various. 3. several ·adj separate; distinct; particular; single. 4. several ·noun …
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FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
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IRONS — fetters or handcuffs. → iron
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEVERAL — [sev.er.al] adj [ME, fr. AF, fr. ML separalis, fr. L separ separate, back-formation fr. separare to separate] (15c) 1 a: …
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FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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SEVERAL — several BrE AmE ˈsev r ə l ˈsev ə r‿ ə l ▷ several|ly i
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FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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SEVERAL — / ˈsevrəl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adjective ■ determiner , pronoun more than two but not very many …
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FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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SEVERAL — I. sev ‧ er ‧ al 1 S1 W1 /ˈsev ə rəl/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun a number of …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
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SEVERAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Several is used to refer to an …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also etc. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. etc is used at the …
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SEVERAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Several is used to refer to an …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also ~. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. ~ is used at the …
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SEVERAL — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES several inches/feet of snow ▪ More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 …
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FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
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ETC. — adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Combine the champagne with fruit juices such as orange, pineapple, etc.
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IRONS — [plural] [noun] - chain tied around someone to prevent them from escaping or movingIt was common practice for the prisoners …
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SEVERAL — adj. Function: adjective 1 possessed by or attributed to a specific individual FF1C; the debaters expressed their several opinions FF1E; …
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IRONS — n. pl. Fetters, shackles, manacles, chains, hampers, gyves.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SEVERAL — I. several adjective 1. possessed by or attributed to a specific individual the debaters expressed their several opinions Synonyms: individual, …
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SEVERAL — INDEX: 1. some, but not a large number 2. some, but not a large amount 3. some, but not all …
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FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
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ETC — See ↑ AND/ALSO 3
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SEVERAL — adj. 25B6; adjective several people : SOME, a number of, a few; various, assorted, sundry, diverse; poetic/literary divers. they sorted …
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ETC — ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971).
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IRONS — (1948–) an English actor best known for his work in films, including The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), Reversal of Fortune …
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IRONS — ➡ golf
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