RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW

Meaning of RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW in English

involving opposition or competition that is violent and without pity :

nature, red in tooth and claw

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

RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW — phrasal characterized by or displaying brutal emotion or violent behavior
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW — : characterized by or displaying brutal emotion or violent behavior
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW — characterized by or displaying brutal emotion or violent behavior
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
TOOTH — I. ˈtüth noun ( plural teeth ˈtēth) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English toth, tooth, from Old English tōth; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
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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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CLAW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAW — (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
Английский словарь Webster
CLAW — ( v. i. ) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAW — — clawer , n. — clawless , adj. /klaw/ , n. 1. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot …
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RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLAW — I. ˈklȯ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu hoof, claw; akin to Old Norse …
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TOOTH — noun ( plural teeth ˈtēth) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōth; akin to Old High German zand tooth, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOTH — noun fig.: taste; palate. 2. tooth ·vt to furnish with teeth. 3. tooth ·vt to lock into each other. ·see …
Webster English vocab
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
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CLAW — noun to rail at; to scold. 2. claw ·noun a sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. 3. …
Webster English vocab
CLAW — [claw] n, often attrib [ME clawe, fr. OE clawu hoof, claw; akin to ON klo claw, and prob. to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAW — also called Talon, narrow, arched structure that curves downward from the end of the digit in birds, reptiles, many mammals, …
Britannica English vocabulary
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLAW — claw BrE AmE klɔː klɑː ▷ clawed klɔːd klɑːd ▷ clawing ˈklɔː r ɪŋ AmE \ ˈklɔː ɪŋ ˈklɑː- ▷ …
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TOOTH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
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CLAW — / klɔː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the sharp curved nails on the end of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOTH — tooth S2 W2 /tuːθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural teeth /tiːθ/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: toth ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAW — I. claw 1 /klɔː $ klɒː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clawu ] 1 . …
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TOOTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. teeth) 1 each of a set of hard bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAW — n. & v. --n. 1 a a pointed horny nail on an animal's or bird's foot. b a foot armed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOOTH — n. & v. n. (pl. teeth) 1 each of a set of hard bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAW — n. & v. n. 1 a a pointed horny nail on an animal's or bird's foot. b a foot armed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOOTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. teeth) 1. each of a set of hard bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of …
Oxford English vocab
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
CLAW — n. & v. --n. 1. a a pointed horny nail on an animal's or bird's foot. b a foot armed …
Oxford English vocab
TOOTH — ( teeth) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your teeth are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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CLAW — ( claws, clawing, clawed) 1. The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES armed to the teeth (= carrying a lot of weapons ) ▪ Many of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red cell (= the most common type of blood cell ) ▪ The …
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CLAW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bear claw COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE sharp ▪ The pain burrowed through Léonie, …
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TOOTH — (MOUTH) [noun] [C] [plural] teeth - any of the hard white objects in the mouth, which are used for biting …
Cambridge English vocab
RED
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RED — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TOOTH — Synonyms and related words : Vandyke, aftertaste, asperity, baby tooth, bicuspid, bitter, blaze, bucktooth, bumpiness, canine, chop, choppiness, coarsen, cog, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED — n. red blooded red handed red hot red letter red light district red neck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLAW — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ razor-sharp , sharp ▪ a cat with sharp ~s ▪ curved ▪ large , long ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOOTH — n. 25B6; noun FANG, tusk; Zoology denticle; informal gnasher; Brit. informal pearly white. See lists. dental. Human Teeth bicuspid molar …
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RED — n. 25B6; adjective a red dress : scarlet, vermilion, ruby, cherry, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, blood-red; coral, cochineal, rose; brick-red, …
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TOOTH — 1. сущ. 1) зуб crown of the tooth ≈ коронка зуба neck of the tooth ≈ шейка зуба to brush, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED — 1. прил. 1) красный, алый; багряный bright red ≈ ярко-красный dark red ≈ темно-красный light red ≈ светло-красный Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAW — 1. сущ. 1) коготь Syn : talon 2) перен. когти, тиски to be in one's claws ≈ быть в руках, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOOTH — tooth.ogg 1. tu:θ n ( pl teeth) 1. зуб milk /calf's, primary, first, baby's, deciduous/ teeth - молочные зубы he …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RED — red.ogg 1. red n 1. красный цвет deep red - тёмно-красный цвет fiery red - огненно-красный цвет she was dressed …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAW — claw.ogg 1. klɔ: n 1. 1> коготь 2> арх. лапа с когтями 2. клешня 3. груб. 1> рука, лапа 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOOTH — 1) зуб; зубец || нарезать или накатывать зубья 2) шпонка 3) шероховатость ( поверхности после обработки ) || придавать шероховатость …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLAW — 1) зуб; заострённый выступ 2) захватное устройство клешневого типа; рбт тж. клешневой схват 3) клещи 4) гвоздодёр 5) кфт. грейфер(ный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TOOTH — 1) зуб; зубец || нарезать или накатывать зубья 2) шпонка 3) шероховатость (поверхности после обработки) || придавать шероховатость • - armature tooth - beveled tooth - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CLAW — 1) зуб; заострённый выступ 2) захватное устройство клешневого типа; рбт тж. клешневой схват 3) клещи 4) гвоздодёр 5) кфт. грейфер(ный механизм) 6) коллектор доильного аппарата • - …
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