OWL IN AN IVY BUSH

Meaning of OWL IN AN IVY BUSH in English

He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a woman whose hair is dressed a-la-blowze.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
IVY — I. noun (plural ivies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German ebah ~ Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
IVY — I Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the …
Английский словарь Британика
BUSH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) butterfly bush Bush George Herbert Walker Bush George Walker Bush Vannevar
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
IVY — I. ˈīvē, -vi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German eba …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSH — I. ˈbu̇sh noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bush, busk, bosk; akin to Middle Dutch busch, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSH — (v. t.) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
BUSH — ( v. t. ) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
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
IVY — — ivylike , adj. /uy"vee/ , n. , pl. ivies , adj. n. 1. Also called English ivy . a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
IVY — I. ˈī-vē noun ( plural ivies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German ebah …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSH — I. ˈbu̇sh noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German busc forest Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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
BUSH — noun the tail, or brush, of a fox. 2. bush ·vi to branch thickly in the manner of a bush. …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster 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
IVY — [ivy] n, pl ivies [ME, fr. OE ifig; akin to OHG ebah ivy] (bef. 12c) 1: a widely cultivated ornamental …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUSH — [bush] n, often attrib [ME; akin to OHG busc forest] (14c) 1 a: shrub; esp: a low densely branched shrub …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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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
IVY — any plant of the genus Hedera, with about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs), in the ginseng family …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IVY — ivy, Ivy BrE AmE ˈaɪv i ▷ ivied ˈaɪv id ▷ ivies ˈaɪv iz ▶ ˈ Ivy ˌ League BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUSH — bush, Bush BrE AmE bʊʃ ▷ bushed bʊʃt ▷ bushes, Bush's ˈbʊʃ ɪz -əz ▷ bushing ˈbʊʃ ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
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
IVY — / ˈaɪvi; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) a climbing plant, especially one with …
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
IVY — i ‧ vy /ˈaɪvi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ivies ) [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSH — bush /bʊʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bos , bosc 'wood' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUSH — n. 1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUSH — n. 1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWL — n.1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn owls, …
Oxford English vocab
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Oxford English vocab
BUSH — 1. n.1 a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2 a thing resembling this, esp. a …
Oxford English vocab
OWL — ( owls) An owl is a bird with a flat face, large eyes, and a small sharp beak. Most owls …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY — ( ivies) Ivy is an evergreen plant that grows up walls or along the ground. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSH — ( bushes) 1. A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY — (ivies) Ivy is an evergreen plant that grows up walls or along the ground. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IVY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Ivy League, the ▪ an Ivy League college poison ivy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUSH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bush league ▪ bush league reporting rose bushes ▪ rose bushes tangle of bushes/branches/vegetation etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWL — [noun] [C] - a bird with a flat face, large eyes, a hook-shaped beak and strong curved nails, which hunts …
Cambridge English vocab
IVY — [noun] - an evergreen plant which often grows up trees or buildingsIvy covered the broken walls. [U]Scarcely any wild fruits …
Cambridge English vocab

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