CLEVER-CLOGS

Meaning of CLEVER-CLOGS in English

Noun. A person who is or claims to be clever or have greater knowledge. Also clever-dick. {Informal}.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

CLEVER-CLOGS — clever dick, one who is clever and knowledgable in an ostentatious manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLEVER CLOGS — ➡ clever Dick
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEVER — I. ˈklevə(r) adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English cliver, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dialect kløver clever, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEVER — (a.) Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.
Английский словарь Webster
CLEVER — ( a. ) Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEVER — — cleverish , adj. — cleverishly , adv. — cleverly , adv. — cleverness , n. /klev"euhr/ , adj., cleverer, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEVER — adjective Etymology: Middle English cliver, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dialect kløver alert, skillful Date: circa 1595 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLEVER — adj well-shaped; handsome. 2. clever ·adj good-natured; obliging. 3. clever ·adj having fitness, propriety, or suitableness. 4. clever ·adj possessing …
Webster English vocab
CLEVER — [clev.er] adj [ME cliver, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Dan dial. klover alert, skillful] (ca. 1595) 1 a: skillful …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEVER — clever BrE AmE ˈklev ə AmE - ə r ▷ cleverer ˈklev ə r ə AmE - ə r ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLEVER — / ˈklevə(r); NAmE / adjective ( clever·er , clever·est ) HELP NOTE : You can also use more clever and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEVER — clev ‧ er S2 /ˈklevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLEVER — adj. (cleverer, cleverest) 1 skilful, talented; quick to understand and learn. 2 adroit, dextrous. 3 (of the doer or the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLEVER — adj. (cleverer, cleverest) 1 skilful, talented; quick to understand and learn. 2 adroit, dextrous. 3 (of the doer or the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLEVER — adj. (cleverer, cleverest) 1. skilful, talented; quick to understand and learn. 2 adroit, dextrous. 3 (of the doer or the …
Oxford English vocab
CLEVER — ( cleverer, cleverest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEVER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clever device (= made using a clever idea ) ▪ This clever little device …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLEVER — [adjective] -er, -est - having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easilyJudy has never been …
Cambridge English vocab
CLEVER — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SKILLFUL 2, adroit, good, pretty, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly 2 Synonyms: DEXTEROUS 1, adroit, deft, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLEVER — adjective 1. Synonyms: skillful 2, adroit, good, pretty, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly 2. Synonyms: dexterous 1, adroit, deft, handy, neat-handed, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEVER — See ↑ INTELLIGENT 1,5,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be too clever by half • ↑ be too clever for • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLEVER — adj. 25B6; adjective a clever young woman : INTELLIGENT, bright, smart, astute, quick-witted, shrewd; talented, gifted, brilliant, capable, able, competent, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEVER — adj. 1 skilled, talented, skilful, adroit, dexterous, gifted, agile, quick-witted, intelligent, perceptive, discerning, sharp, sharp-witted, adept, able, Colloq brainy She …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOGS — клумпсы Засоряется
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEVER — прил. 1) сообразительный, хитрый Syn : intelligent, sensible, cunning 2) проворный, ловкий, шустрый Syn : nimble, adroit 3) искусный, умелый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOGS — Шлепанцы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLOGS — Пута
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLOGS — Пут
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLEVER — clever.ogg ʹklevə a 1. 1> умный he is a clever fellow - он умный малый 2> талантливый; удачный clever book …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLEVER — clever прил.1) сообразительный, хитрый Syn:intelligent, sensible, cunning 2) проворный, ловкий, шустрый Syn:nimble, adroit 3) искусный, умелый Syn:skillful, skilled 4) даровитый, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLEVER — a 1. 1> умный he is a clever fellow - он умный малый 2> талантливый; удачный clever book speech - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLEVER — прил. 1) сообразительный, хитрый Syn: intelligent , sensible , cunning 2) проворный, ловкий, шустрый Syn: nimble , adroit 3) искусный, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLEVER — прил. 1) сообразительный, хитрый Syn: intelligent, sensible, cunning 2) проворный, ловкий, шустрый Syn: nimble, adroit 3) искусный, умелый Syn: skillful, skilled 4) даровитый, способный, талантливый clever piece of work — искусная …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLEVER — _a. 1> умный 2> ловкий; искусный; clever piece of work - искусная работа 3> способный, даровитый; he is clever at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLEVER — a. 1. умный 2. ловкий; искусный; clever piece of work - искусная работа 3. способный, даровитый; he is clever at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CLEVER — _a. 1> умный 2> ловкий; искусный; clever piece of work искусная работа 3> способный, даровитый; he is clever at biology …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CLOGS — клумпсы Засоряется
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEVER — прил. 1) сообразительный, хитрый Syn : intelligent, sensible, cunning 2) проворный, ловкий, шустрый Syn : nimble, adroit 3) искусный, умелый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POP ONE'S CLOGS BRIT. — pop one's clogs Brit. informal die. → pop
Concise Oxford English vocab
POP ONE'S CLOGS — Vrb phrs. To die. E.g."I'm afraid old Fred has finally popped his clogs."
Slang English vocab
POP IT'S CLOGS — expr BrE infml A national institution was about to pop its clogs if landlords didn't find a solution — Национальный обычай …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
POP IT'S CLOGS — expr BrE infml A national institution was about to pop its clogs if landlords didn't find a solution — Национальный …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
POP IT'S CLOGS — pop it's clogs expr BrE infml A national institution was about to pop its clogs if landlords didn't find a …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POP IT'S CLOGS — A national institution was about to pop its clogs if landlords didn't find a solution — Национальный обычай уже был …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ZEBRA MUSSEL — noun Date: 1883 a chiefly freshwater Eurasian lamellibranch mollusk ( Dreissena polymorpha ) that was accidentally introduced into the Great …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOG DANCE — noun Date: 1869 a dance in which the performer wears clogs and beats out a clattering rhythm on the floor, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VOLCANO — I Vent in the crust of the Earth from which molten rock, debris, and steam issue. Volcanoes are commonly divided …
Английский словарь Британика
CLOG — I. ˈkläg also -ȯg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English clogge 1. dialect Britain : a short thick piece …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZEBRA MUSSEL — noun Etymology: so called from the light and dark stripes on the shell : a Eurasian lamellibranch mollusk of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOG DANCE — kind of dance in which the dancer accentuates the rhythm of his feet by wearing wooden-soled shoes, or clogs. Clog …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOG — I. clog 1 /klɒɡ $ klɑːɡ/ BrE AmE ( also clog up ) verb ( past tense and past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOG UP — When something clogs up a place, or when it clogs up , it becomes blocked so that little or nothing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOG — ( clogs, clogging, clogged) 1. When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOG UP — When something clogs up a place, or when it clogs up, it becomes blocked so that little or nothing can …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SNOW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. artificial snow …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/textile/shoe etc factory ▪ There is a large car factory where many of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. acid rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES French plait COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN hair ▪ I washed and combed and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GILL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES look green about/around the gills (= look pale and ill ) EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burning/driving ambition (= a very strong ambition ) ▪ She had a burning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES spotted dick PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES clever clogs/dick ▪ I don't claim to be an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOG — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN road ▪ Panic among the troops spread to the civilian refugees, who soon …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARTERY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES carotid artery coronary artery COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE carotid ▪ This is the carotid …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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