NO-SEE-UM

Meaning of NO-SEE-UM in English

nōˈsēəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: from the group of words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don't see them

: biting midge

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

NO-SEE-UM — noun Etymology: from the words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don't see them Date: 1842 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NO-SEE-UM — /noh see"euhm/ , n. Northern and Western U.S. punkie. [ 1840-50, Amer.; pseudo-AmerInd E version of you can't see them …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO-SEE-UM — noun Etymology: from the words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don't see them Date: 1842 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO-SEE-UM — Pronunciation: n ō - ' s ē - ə m Function: noun Etymology: from the words (as supposedly spoken by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NO-SEE-UM — [ nəʊ'si:əm ] ■ noun N. Amer. a minute biting insect.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NO-SEE-UM — [no-see-um] n [fr. the words (as supposedly spoken by American Indians) no see um you don't see them] (1848): biting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NO-SEE-UM — no-see-um BrE AmE ˌnəʊ ˈsiː əm AmE \ ˌnoʊ- ▷ no-see-um|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UM — United States Minor Outlying Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
UM — interjection Date: 1672 — used to indicate hesitation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UM — I. a prolonged m sound interjection Etymology: imitative — used to express hesitation or doubt or to indicate inarticulateness II. …
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SEE
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NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'UM — like ʸem pronoun Etymology: alteration of 'em chiefly dialect : them
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UM — /um, uonn, euhm, euhonn/ , interj. (used as an expression of doubt, hesitation, deliberation, interest, etc.)
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UM — interj. ehh! (sound showing uncertainty); exclamation of hesitation (in speech)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UM — n. family name; female first name (Arabic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEE — I. ˈsē verb ( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UM — m sound, əm interjection Date: 1672 — used to indicate hesitation well, um , I don't know
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEE — noun a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. 2. see ·vi to be attentive; to take …
Webster English vocab
UM — ■ exclamation expressing hesitation or a pause in speech.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEE — [see] vb saw ; seen ; see.ing [ME seen, fr. OE seon; akin to OHG sehan to see and perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UM — um hesitation noise BrE AmE ʌm əm, ɜːm, ə̃ —usually with a level tone
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UM — exclamation the way of writing the sound /ʌm/ or /əm/ that people make when they hesitate, or do not know …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEE — / siː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( saw / sɔː; NAmE / seen / siːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UM — um /ʌm, əm/ BrE AmE interjection [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Natural sound ] used when you cannot immediately decide …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEE — I. see 1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UM — int. expressing hesitation or a pause in speech. [imit.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEE — v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UM — int. expressing hesitation or a pause in speech. [ imit. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEE — v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UM — int. expressing hesitation or a pause in speech. Etymology: imit.
Oxford English vocab
SEE — 1. v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1. tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you …
Oxford English vocab
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
UM — Um is used in writing to represent a sound that people make when they are hesitating, usually while deciding what …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEE — ( sees, seeing, saw, seen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UM — Um is used in writing to represent a sound that people make when they are hesitating, usually while deciding what …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UM — interjection EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ So, um , I guess I'll be back around 9.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UM — [exclamation] - a written representation of a sound that people make when they are pausing or deciding what to say …
Cambridge English vocab
SEE — (USE EYES) [verb] [past simple] saw, [past participle] seen - to be aware of what is around you by using …
Cambridge English vocab
SEE — See ↑ FIND OUT 1, ↑ MEET 1,2, ↑ SEE 1, ↑ UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND 1,2, ↑ WATCH 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEE — INDEX: 1. to see someone or something 2. to be able to see something, but with difficulty 3. when something …
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEE — n. 25B6; verb he saw her running across the road : DISCERN, spot, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UM — < networking > The country code for United States minor outlying islands. (1999-01-27)
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
UM — Universal Manageability
Computer Acronyms English vocab
UM — GSM air Interface between the mobile station ( MS ) and the GPRS
GSM Abbreviations English vocab
UM — сокр. [unscheduled maintenance] внеплановое техническое обслуживание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UM — гм! (выражает сомнение, колебание) (диалектизм) = 'em, them
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEE — I гл. 1) видеть; смотреть, глядеть; наблюдать see visions Syn : look, notice, observe, watch, witness, meet Ant : disregard, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
'UM — (диалектизм) = 'em, them
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UM — _I ʌm int гм! ( выражает сомнение, колебание ) _II əm диал. = 'em, them
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