BLIND AS A BAT/BEETLE/MOLE/OWL

Meaning of BLIND AS A BAT/BEETLE/MOLE/OWL in English

{adj. phr.} Anyone who is blind or has difficulty in seeing; a person with very thick glasses. * /Without my glasses I am blind as a bat./

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

BLIND AS A BAT/BEETLE/MOLE/OWL — {adj. phr.} Anyone who is blind or has difficulty in seeing; a person with very thick glasses. * /Without my …
Словарь английских идиом
BLIND AS A BAT/BEETLE/MOLE/OWL — adj. phr. Anyone who is blind or has difficulty in seeing; a person with very thick glasses. Without my glasses …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MOLE — n 1. mass, pile; 2. [Naut.] mole
Interlingua English vocab
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
MOLE — I Any burrowing, often blind insectivore in the family Talpidae (including 42 species of true moles) or Chrysochloridae (18 species …
Английский словарь Британика
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
Английский словарь Британика
BAT — I Any member of about 900 species (order Chiroptera) of the only Their wings are evolutionary modification of the forelimbs, …
Английский словарь Британика
OWL — I. ˈau̇l, esp before pause or consonant ˈau̇əl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOLE — I. mole ˈmōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mool, mole, from Old English māl spot, blemish; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLIND — I. ˈblīnd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAT — I. ˈbat, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt, probably of Celtic origin; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOLE — (v. t.) To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
MOLE — ( v. t. ) To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OWL — — owllike , adj. /owl/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOLE — mole 1 /mohl/ , n. 1. any of various small insectivorous mammals, esp. of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLIND — — blindingly , adv. — blindness , n. /bluynd/ , adj., blinder, blindest , v., n., adv. adj. 1. unable …
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BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
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BAT — bat 1 /bat/ , n. , v. , batted, batting . n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in …
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AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
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OWL — n. predatory (chiefly nocturnal) bird that has a large broad head with large eyes that face forward and are surrounded …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOLE — I. mole ˈmōl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English māl; akin to Old High German meil spot Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLIND — I. ˈblīnd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEETLE — I. ˈbē-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAT — I. ˈbat noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt Date: before 12th century 1. : a stout solid stick …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWL — noun Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
MOLE — vt to clear of molehills. 2. mole ·noun a spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. 3. mole …
Webster English vocab
BLIND — noun a halting place. 2. blind ·adj undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate. 3. blind ·noun ·alt. of blinde. 4. blind ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
BAT — noun shale or bituminous shale. 2. bat ·add. ·noun a stroke of work. 3. bat ·noun a part of a …
Webster English vocab
MOLE — ~ 1 [ məʊl ] ■ noun 1》 a small burrowing mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OWL — [owl] n [ME owle, fr. OE ule; akin to OHG uwila owl] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Strigiformes) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOLE — [mole] n [ME, fr. OE mal; akin to OHG meil spot] (14c): a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance …
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BLIND — [blind] adj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG blint blind, OE blandan to mix--more at blend] (bef. 12c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAT — [bat] n [ME, fr. OE batt] (bef. 12c) 1: a stout solid stick: club 2: a sharp blow: stroke 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOLE — in zoology, any of numerous small, often blind, burrowing mammalsespecially the 22 species constituting the family Talpidae (order Insectivora), the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
Britannica English vocabulary
BAT — a member of any of some 900 species of flying mammals. Bats are the only mammals to have evolved true …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOLE — mole, Mole BrE AmE məʊl ⇨mɒʊl AmE moʊl ▷ moles məʊlz ⇨mɒʊlz AmE moʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLIND — blind BrE AmE blaɪnd ▷ blinded ˈblaɪnd ɪd -əd ▷ blinder ˈblaɪnd ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blindest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWL — / aʊl; NAmE / noun a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLIND — / blaɪnd; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( blind·er , blind·est ) 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWL — owl /aʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ule ] a bird with large eyes that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOLE — Mole, A ‧ dri ‧ an /ˈeɪdriən/ BrE AmE the main character in a series of humorous British books written …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOLE — mole /məʊl $ moʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a small dark furry animal which is almost blind. Moles …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLIND — I. blind 1 S2 W3 /blaɪnd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ] 1 . UNABLE TO SEE a) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOLE — n. Med. an abnormal mass of tissue in the uterus. [F mõle f. L mola millstone]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOLE — n. 1 a massive structure serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway. 2 an artificial harbour. [F mõle f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLIND — adj., v., n., & adv. --adj. 1 lacking the power of sight. 2 a without foresight, discernment, intellectual perception, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

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