RUFFLE SB'S / A FEW FEATHERS

Meaning of RUFFLE SB'S / A FEW FEATHERS in English

( informal ) to annoy or upset sb or a group of people :

The senator's speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world.

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUFFLE — I. ˈrəfəl verb ( ruffled ; ruffled ; ruffling -f(ə)liŋ ; ruffles ) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEW — I. ˈfyü pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pron. & adjective, from Old English fēawa, fēa; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHERS — plural of feather present third singular of feather
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUFFLE — (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Английский словарь Webster
RUFFLE — (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
Английский словарь Webster
FEW — (superl.) Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a …
Английский словарь Webster
RUFFLE — ( v. t. ) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUFFLE — ( v. t. ) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUFFLE — ( v. t. & i. ) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUFFLE — ruffle 1 — ruffly , adj. — ruffler , n. /ruf"euhl/ , v. , ruffled, ruffling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEW — /fyooh/ , adj., fewer, fewest , n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUFFLE — I. ˈrə-fəl verb ( ruf·fled ; ruf·fling -f(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEW — I. ˈfyü pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUFFLE — vt to erect in a ruff, as feathers. 2. ruffle ·vt to throw into disorder or confusion. 3. ruffle ·vi …
Webster English vocab
FEATHERS — a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal. → feather
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUFFLE — [ruf.fle] vb ruf.fled ; ruf.fling [ME ruffelen; akin to LG ruffelen to crumple] vt (14c) 1 a: roughen, abrade b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FEW — [few] pron, pl in constr [ME fewe, pron. & adj., fr. OE feawa; akin to OHG fo little, L paucus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUFFLE — / ˈrʌfl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. ruffle sth (up) to disturb the smooth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — / fjuː; NAmE / determiner , adjective , pronoun ■ determiner , adjective ( fewer , few·est ) 1. used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUFFLE — I. ruf ‧ fle 1 /ˈrʌf ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps copying the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEW — few S1 W1 /fjuː/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective ( comparative fewer , superlative fewest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUFFLE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of. 2 tr. upset the calmness of (a person). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEW — adj. & n. --adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). --n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUFFLE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of. 2 tr. upset the calmness of (a person). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEW — adj. & n. adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUFFLE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of. 2 tr. upset the calmness of (a person). …
Oxford English vocab
FEW — adj. & n. --adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). --n. (as pl.) 1. (prec. by a) some …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
RUFFLE — ( ruffles, ruffling, ruffled) 1. If you ruffle someone’s hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — ( fewer, fewest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use a ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RUFFLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEW — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A few ▪ A few weeks from now I’ll be in Venice. Comparatively few ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUFFLE — (MOVE) [verb] [T] - to make (something that is smooth) unevenShe affectionately ruffled his hair with her hand as she …
Cambridge English vocab
FEW — (SOME) [determiner], [pronoun] - a few some; a small number (of)There are a few cakes left over from the party …
Cambridge English vocab
RUFFLE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEATHERS — Synonyms and related words : apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, covert, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feather, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEW — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW.
Slang English vocab
FEATHERS — n. pl. Plumage.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RUFFLE — verb Ruffle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ breeze Ruffle is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FEW — • ↑ a few • ↑ quite a few • ↑ too little/few
Longman Activator English vocab
FEW — n. 25B6; determiner police are revealing few details : NOT MANY, hardly any, scarcely any; a small number of, a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUFFLE — n. 1 trimming, flounce, frill, ruff, peplum, flare, smocking, ruche, ruching, gather, gathering Doesn't that ruffle at the back of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FEW — adj. 1 hardly or scarcely any, not many, insufficient; infrequent, occasional Few people came to my party He is a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FEW — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW.
Словарь английских идиом
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
FEW — pronoun 1 BAD : With the few money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RUFFLE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) рябь б) кружевная гофрированная манжетка, оборка; перен. мн. сл. уст. наручники 2) а) суматоха, шум …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEW — 1. прил. 1) мало, немногие, немного His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEATHERS — рубленые перья (нейтральный наполнитель для борьбы с поглощением бурового раствора) Перья
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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