CUCKOO LAMB

Meaning of CUCKOO LAMB in English

noun

Etymology: so called from its being born in the mating season of the cuckoo

: a late-born lamb

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

LAMB — I Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Английский словарь Британика
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
LAMB — I. ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMB — /lam/ , n. 1. a young sheep. 2. the meat of a young sheep. 3. a person who is gentle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — /kooh"kooh, kook"ooh/ , n. , pl. cuckoos , v. , cuckooed, cuckooing , adj. n. 1. a common European bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAMB — n. family name; Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist and poet who used the pen name "Elia", author of the children's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAMB — I. ˈlam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇- noun ( plural cuckoos ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAMB — noun the young of the sheep. 2. lamb ·vi to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 3. lamb …
Webster English vocab
LAMB — [lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — [cuck.oo] n, pl cuckoos [ME cuccu, of imit. origin] (13c) 1: a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. Mutton refers to the flesh of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAMB — lamb, Lamb BrE AmE læm (= lam) ▷ lambed læmd ▷ lambing ˈlæm ɪŋ ▷ lambs, Lamb's læmz ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUCKOO — cuckoo BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk- ▷ cuckoo|s z ▶ ˈ cuckoo clock BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAMB — / læm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a young sheep 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — / ˈkʊkuː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -oos ) a bird with a call that sounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a young sheep 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — Lamb, Charles BrE AmE (1775–1834) a British writer of ↑ essay s , who worked with his sister Mary Lamb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUCKOO — I. cuck ‧ oo 1 /ˈkʊkuː $ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAMB — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1. a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Oxford English vocab
LAMB — ( lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — ( cuckoos) A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pork/lamb chop ▪ a grilled pork/lamb chop COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cuckoo clock (= a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO — (FOOLISH) [adjective] [informal] - foolishYou must be cuckoo to pay that much for a car.
Cambridge English vocab
LAMB — n. lamb's ears lamb's ear Lamb Charles Melbourne of Kilmore William Lamb 2nd Viscount
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CUCKOO — n. Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — Synonyms and related words : agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial ( usually figurative ) ▪ I am not going …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CUCKOO — noun Cuckoo is used before these nouns: ↑ clock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAMB — I . Charles Lamb (1775–1834) an English writer. His best-known works are Tales from Shakespeare (1807), written for children with …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CUCKOO
Dirty English-Russian vocab
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягненок, барашек; овечка б) перен. агнец божий lambs bleat ≈ овцы блеют as gentle as a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO — 1. сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn : gawk, gaper; scatter-brain 2. прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAMB — lamb.ogg 1. læm n 1. 1> ягнёнок, барашек; овечка lamb hog - барашек, отнятый от матки до первой стрижки female …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUCKOO — cuckoo.ogg 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAMB — 1. læm n 1. 1> ягнёнок, барашек; овечка lamb hog - барашек, отнятый от матки до первой стрижки female lamb …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO — 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. не …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягнёнок, барашек; овечка; книжн. агнец lambs bleat — овцы блеют as gentle as a lamb — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягнёнок, барашек; овечка; книжн. агнец lambs bleat — овцы блеют as gentle as a lamb — нежный, как агнец sacrificial lamb …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUCKOO — 1. ['°Ќ°ѓ] сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn: gawk, gaper, scatter-brain 2. ['°Ќ°ѓ] прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый Syn: crazy, foolish, absurd 3. ['°Ќ°ѓ] межд. ку-ку! 4. ['°Ќ°ѓ] cuckoo.wav гл. а) куковать (о птицах) б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка (Cuculus); обыкновенная кукушка (Cuculus canorus) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo - Asiatic emerald cuckoo - banded day cuckoo - bay-breasted cuckoo - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка ( Cuculus ) ; обыкновенная кукушка ( Cuculus canorus ) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CUCKOO — adj sl 1) You're cuckoo — Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all — У этой чувихи просто не все дома Where'd …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CUCKOO — adj sl 1) You're cuckoo — Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all — У этой чувихи просто …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CUCKOO — cuckoo adj sl 1. You're cuckoo Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all У этой чувихи просто не …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CUCKOO — 1) You're cuckoo — Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all — У этой чувихи просто не все …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягненок, барашек; овечка б) перен. агнец божий lambs bleat ≈ овцы блеют as gentle as a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO — 1. сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn : gawk, gaper; scatter-brain 2. прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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