KILLING FROST

Meaning of KILLING FROST in English

noun

: a frost low enough in temperature to kill most exposed garden vegetation and fruit buds

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

KILLING FROST — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, esp. the last such occurrence in spring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FROST — I Atmospheric moisture that crystallizes directly on the ground and on exposed objects. The term also refers to the occurrence …
Английский словарь Британика
KILLING — I. ˈkiliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of killen to strike, kill — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROST — I. ˈfrȯst also -ä- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English frost, forst, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILLING — — killingly , adv. /kil"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that kills. 2. the total …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FROST — — frostless , adj. — frostlike , adj. /frawst, frost/ , n. 1. a degree or state of coldness sufficient …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLING — I. ˈki-liŋ noun Date: 15th century 1. : the act of one that kills 2. : kill 2a 3. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FROST — I. ˈfrȯst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German frost — more at freeze Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of kill. 2. killing ·adj literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, …
Webster English vocab
FROST — vt to injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. 2. frost ·vi frozen dew; called also hoarfrost or white …
Webster English vocab
KILLING — [kill.ing] n (15c) 1: the act of one that kills 2: kill 2a 3: a sudden notable gain or profit …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FROST — [frost] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG frost--more at freeze] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the process of freezing b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FROST — atmospheric moisture directly crystallized on the ground and on exposed objects. The term also refers to the occurrence of subfreezing …
Britannica English vocabulary
KILLING — killing BrE AmE ˈkɪl ɪŋ ▷ killing|ly li ▷ killing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILLING — / ˈkɪlɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun an act of killing sb deliberately SYN murder : brutal killings …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLING — kill ‧ ing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROST — I. frost 1 /frɒst $ frɒːst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: related to freeze ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROST — I. Frost, David BrE AmE (1939–) a British television ↑ presenter , who appeared in the humorous political programme That …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILLING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROST — n. & v. --n. 1 a (also white frost) a white frozen dew coating esp. the ground at night (windows …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILLING — n. & adj. n. 1 a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROST — n. & v. n. 1 a (also white frost) a white frozen dew coating esp. the ground at night (windows …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILLING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a the causing of death. b an instance of this. 2 a great (esp. financial) …
Oxford English vocab
FROST — n. & v. --n. 1. a (also white frost) a white frozen dew coating esp. the ground at night (windows …
Oxford English vocab
KILLING — ( killings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A killing is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROST — ( frosts) When there is frost or a frost , the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a revenge killing ▪ Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings. honour …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILLING — [noun] [C]A killing is when a person is murdered.Quarrels between rival gangs have led to a series of brutal killings.The …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILLING — I. noun 1 killing sb deliberately ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal , cold-blooded ▪ the cold-blooded ~ of a young woman ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KILLING — See ↑ KILL 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make a killing • ↑ mercy killing
Longman Activator English vocab
KILLING — n. 25B6; noun a brutal killing : MURDER, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, elimination, putting/doing to death, execution; slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FROST — I . David Frost (1939– ) an English television presenter. He first became famous during the 1960s when he presented …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
KILLING — n. 1 murder, carnage, butchery, execution, slaughter, bloodshed, death, massacre, genocide, liquidation, mass murder or destruction, decimation, extermination, blood bath, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство (человека) Syn : murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn : slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILLING — 1. ʹkılıŋ n 1. 1> убийство, умерщвление 2> забой ( скота ) 2. дичь, убитая на охоте; охотничья добыча there …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KILLING — 1) электр. обесточение 2) убивание 3) умерщвление 4) уморение • - dip killing - field killing - killing space - killing time
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KILLING — 1. сущ.1) а) убийство (человека) Syn:murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn:slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль to make a killing — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KILLING — 1. ʹkılıŋ n 1. 1> убийство, умерщвление 2> забой ( скота ) 2. дичь, убитая на охоте; охотничья добыча there …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство ( человека ) Syn: murder , assassination б) убой ( животных ) Syn: slaughter 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство (человека) Syn: murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn: slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль to make a killing — сорвать куш I don't take tips, and …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KILLING — 1) умерщвление, убийство; убой; отстрел 2) цитолиз, лизис клеток 3) убивающий • - bystander killing - cell-mediated killing - natural killing - pup killing - selective killing - unrestricted …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KILLING — 1) умерщвление, убийство; убой; отстрел 2) цитолиз, лизис клеток 3) убивающий • - bystander killing - cell-mediated killing - natural …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KILLING — глушение - blowout killing - killing of well
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
KILLING — 1) умерщвление; лишение жизни; убийство 2) разг. ликвидация (компании) • killing aforethought — убийство с заранее обдуманным намерением; тяжкое убийство; killing by negligence — …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
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Англо-Русский морской словарь
KILLING — killing adj infml That was just killing Это была настоящая умора
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FROST — frost n infml The play was a most dreadful frost Более скучной пьесы я не видел The party was a …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KILLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) убийство (человека) Syn : murder, assassination б) убой (животных) Syn : slaughter 2) разг. большая прибыль …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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