TO GO / RETREAT ETC. INTO YOUR SHELL

Meaning of TO GO / RETREAT ETC. INTO YOUR SHELL in English

to become shyer and avoid talking to other people

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

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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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ETC — abbreviation et cetera
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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 …
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SHELL — I. ˈshel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English schell, shell, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu …
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RETREAT — I. rə̇.ˈtrēt, rē.ˈ-, usu -rēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English retret, from Middle French retret, retrait, from retrait, …
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INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
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GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
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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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RETREAT — (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated …
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RETREAT — (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties …
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INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
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RETREAT — ( v. i. ) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETREAT — ( n. ) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in …
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INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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SHELL — — shell-less , adj. — shell-like , adj. /shel/ , n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as …
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RETREAT — — retreatal , adj. — retreater , n. — retreative , adj. /ri treet"/ , n. 1. the forced or …
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INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
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SHELL — I. ˈshel noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian …
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RETREAT — I. ri-ˈtrēt noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, …
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GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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SHELL — noun a pod. 2. shell ·vi to fall off, as a shell, crust, ·etc. 3. shell ·add. ·noun a gouge …
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RETREAT — noun a special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. 2. retreat ·noun the act of retiring …
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INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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SHELL — [shell] n [ME, fr. OE sciell; akin to OE scealu shell, ON skel, Lith skelti to split, Gk skallein to …
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RETREAT — [re.treat] n [ME retret, fr. MF retrait, fr. pp. of retraire to withdraw, fr. L retrahere, fr. re- + trahere …
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
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SHELL — / ʃel; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the hard outer part of …
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RETREAT — / rɪˈtriːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb FROM DANGER / DEFEAT 1. [ v ] to move away …
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INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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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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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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SHELL — I. shell 1 S3 W3 /ʃel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sciell ] 1 . …
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RETREAT — I. re ‧ treat 1 /rɪˈtriːt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . ARMY to move away from the enemy after …
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INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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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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SHELL — n. & v. --n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
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INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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SHELL — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
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RETREAT — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
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INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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SHELL — n. & v. --n. 1. a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard …
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RETREAT — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause …
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INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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SHELL — ( shells, shelling, shelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The shell …
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