MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK

Meaning of MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK in English

If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, many hands make light work. If we work together, we can finish painting the barn./

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MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — ( saying ) used to say that a job is made easier if a lot of people help
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, many hands …
Словарь английских идиом
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. A proverb. Come on boys, many hands make light …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — Когда рук много, работа спорится; ср.: C миру по нитке - голому рубаха; Один в поле не воин; Гуртом и …
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — Когда рук много, работа спорится; ср.: C миру по нитке - голому рубаха; Один в поле не воин; Гуртом и …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK — Когда рук много, работа спорится. Ср. Берись дружно, не будет грузно. Дружно - не грузно, а врозь - хоть брось
Английские поговорки
WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANY — I. ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən- adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English many, mony many …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANY — /men"ee/ , adj., more, most , n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANY — I. ˈme-nē adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
Webster English vocab
MANY — adj a large or considerable number. 2. many ·noun a retinue of servants; a household. 3. many (·adj / ·pron) …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
MANY — [many] adj more ; most [ME, fr. OE manig; akin to OHG manag many, OCS munogu much] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORK
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — / ˈmeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MANY — man ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈmeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: manig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANY — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use many to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ Are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — [determiner], [pronoun] - a large number (of); a lot (of)Many people would disagree with your ideas.Rachel was at the party …
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — [plural] [noun]I'm worried about confidential information falling into the wrong hands (= being received by people who could use it …
Cambridge English vocab
MANY — Synonyms and related words : a mass of, a world of, abounding, abundance, abundant, affluent, all-sufficing, ample, aplenty, army, assorted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDS — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY.
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