CHESHIRE CAT

Meaning of CHESHIRE CAT in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized 1st C

: a fictitious cat with a broad grin

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHESHIRE CAT — noun Etymology: Cheshire, England Date: 1866 a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHESHIRE CAT — 1. a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 2. grin like a Cheshire cat , to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHESHIRE CAT — noun Etymology: Cheshire, England Date: 1866 : a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHESHIRE CAT — Pronunciation: ' che-sh ə r- Function: noun Etymology: Cheshire, England Date: 1866 : a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHESHIRE CAT — ■ noun a cat depicted with a broad fixed grin, as popularized through Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHESHIRE CAT — [Chesh.ire cat] n [Cheshire, England] (1866): a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHESHIRE CAT — Chesh·ire cat, the /ˌtʃeʃə ˈkæt $ -ʃər-/ BrE AmE people sometimes say someone is ‘grinning like a Cheshire cat’ to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHESHIRE CAT — If someone is grinning like a Cheshire cat or like the Cheshire cat , they are smiling very widely. He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHESHIRE CAT — If someone is grinning like a ~ or like the ~, they are smiling very widely. He had a grin …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHESHIRE CAT — He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of anyone who shews his teeth and gums in laughing.
Slang English vocab
CHESHIRE-CAT — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHESHIRE-CAT — adj. Cheshire-cat is used with these nouns: ↑ grin
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHESHIRE CAT — a character in Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland . It is a cat that disappears, leaving only its smile …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHESHIRE CAT — 1) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" ["Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"]; см. тж. (Alice) первоначально в выражении: to …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
CHESHIRE CAT — (литературоведение) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" Льюиса Кэролла) - to grin like a * ухмыляться во весь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — (литературоведение) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" Льюиса Кэролла) - to grin like a * ухмыляться во весь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — Чеширский кот
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — 1> лит. Чеширский Кот ( персонаж книги «Алиса в стране чудес» Льюиса Кэрролла ) to grin like a Cheshire cat …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHESHIRE CAT — 1) лит. Чеширский Кот ( персонаж книги «Алиса в стране чудес» Льюиса Кэрролла ) to grin like a ~ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHESHIRE CAT — 1) лит. Чеширский Кот ( персонаж книги «Алиса в стране чудес» Льюиса Кэрролла ) to grin like a Cheshire cat …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — 1) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" ["Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"]; см. тж. Alice) первоначально в выражении: to grin …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — (литературоведение) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" Льюиса Кэролла) - to grin like a * ухмыляться во весь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE CAT — (литературоведение) Чеширский Кот (персонаж книги "Алиса в стране чудес" Льюиса Кэролла) - to grin like a * ухмыляться во весь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHESHIRE — geographical name town S Connecticut SW of Meriden population 28,543, county NW England capital Chester area 929 square miles (2406 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHESHIRE — Administrative (pop., 2001: 673,777), geographic, and historic county, western England . Established in 1974, it includes most of the former …
Английский словарь Британика
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
CHESHIRE — I. ˈcheshə(r) also -ˌshi(ə)r or -ˌshiə adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Cheshire (Chester), county of England : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHESHIRE — /chesh"euhr, -ear/ , n. 1. formerly, Chester . a county in NW England. 910,900; 899 sq. mi. (2328 sq. km). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHESHIRE — n. region in northwest England
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHESHIRE — geographical name 1. town S Connecticut SW of Meriden population 28,543 2. or Ches·ter ˈches-tər county NW England capital Chester …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
CHESHIRE — [ 'tʃɛʃə ] ■ noun a kind of firm crumbly cheese, originally made in ~.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — county, extreme southwestern New Hampshire, U.S. It consists largely of a hill-and-valley region bounded to the south by Massachusetts and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — Cheshire BrE AmE ˈtʃeʃ ə -ɪə AmE \ - ə r ▶ ˌ Cheshire ˈ cat, ˌ Cheshire ˈ cheese …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHESHIRE — / ˈtʃeʃə(r); -ʃɪə(r); NAmE -ʃɪr/ (also ˌCheshire ˈcheese ) noun [ U ] a type of pale cheese For more …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHESHIRE — Che ‧ shire /ˈtʃeʃəʳ/ BrE AmE a ↑ county in northwest England, between Liverpool and North Wales
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHESHIRE — n. a kind of firm crumbly cheese, orig. made in Cheshire. ølike a Cheshire cat with a broad fixed grin. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHESHIRE — n. a kind of firm crumbly cheese, orig. made in Cheshire. like a Cheshire cat with a broad fixed grin. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
CHESHIRE — n. a kind of firm crumbly cheese, orig. made in Cheshire. Phrases and idioms: like a Cheshire cat with a …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHESHIRE — n. Administrative (pop., 2001: 673,777), geographic, and historic county, western England . Established in 1974, it includes most of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
CHESHIRE — Classification: Village Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 221 Total Housing Units (2000): 110 Land Area (square meters): 476521 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — Classification: County Located in: New Hampshire (NH) Total Population (2000): 73825 Total Housing Units (2000): 31876 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHESHIRE — noun Cheshire is used before these nouns: ↑ cat , ↑ grin
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — I . Cheshire ( abbr Ches ) a county in north-west England. Its administrative centre is Chester . II . …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHESHIRE — чешир (сорт твёрдого сыра; см. тж. (Chester) первоначально производился в графстве Чешир
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Словарь английских идиом
CHESHIRE — сущ. Чешир чешир (сорт твердого сыра; * сheese) чешир (порода свиней)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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