SCRATCH YOUR HEAD (OVER STH)

Meaning of SCRATCH YOUR HEAD (OVER STH) in English

to think hard in order to find an answer to sth

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

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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCRATCH — I. ˈskrach verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: blend of scrat (I) and obsolete English cratch to scratch; obsolete English cratch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRATCH — — scratchable , adj. — scratchably , adv. — scratcher , n. — scratchless , adj. — scratchlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCRATCH — I. ˈskrach verb Etymology: Middle English scracchen, probably blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch Date: 15th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCRATCH — vt to write or draw hastily or awkwardly. 2. scratch ·noun a kind of wig covering only a portion of …
Webster English vocab
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCRATCH — [scratch] vb [ME scracchen, prob. blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch] vt (15c) 1: to scrape or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
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SCRATCH — scratch BrE AmE skrætʃ ▷ scratched skrætʃt ▷ scratches ˈskrætʃ ɪz -əz ▷ scratching/s ˈskrætʃ ɪŋ/z ▶ ˈ scratch ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRATCH — / skrætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb RUB WITH YOUR NAILS 1. scratch (at sth) to …
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OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCRATCH — I. scratch 1 S3 /skrætʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from scrat 'to scratch' (13-19 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. --v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCRATCH — v., n., & adj. --v. 1. tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCRATCH — ( scratches, scratching, scratched) 1. If you scratch yourself , you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SCRATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cat scratches sb ▪ If a cat gets angry, it may scratch you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCRATCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , long , nasty ▪ light , little , minor , slight , small ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCRATCH — 1. (From "scratchpad") Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; one …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SCRATCH — v. 1 mar, mark, gouge (out), gash, abrade, graze, scuff, grate against, bruise, damage, injure; claw If you glue some …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — prep. 1 above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SCRATCH — 1. [from `scratchpad'] adj. Describes a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary-use purposes; …
Jargon File English vocabulary
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Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCRATCH — I сущ. сл. сатана (с определенным артиклем с заглавной буквы, чаще Old scratch) II 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; перен. …
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OVER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на движение или нахождение над каким-л. предметом над, выше a flight over the sea ≈ …
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