THORNY OYSTER

Meaning of THORNY OYSTER in English

noun

: spiny oyster

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

THORNY — adjective (thornier; -est) Date: before 12th century full of thorns, full of difficulties or controversial points ; ticklish , thorniness …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OYSTER — Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
OYSTER — I. ˈȯistə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Middle French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THORNY — ˈthȯrnē, -ȯ(ə)n-, -ni adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thornig, from thorn (I) + -ig -y …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THORNY — (superl.) Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.
Английский словарь Webster
THORNY — (superl.) Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
Английский словарь Webster
OYSTER — (n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects …
Английский словарь Webster
THORNY — ( superl. ) Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORNY — ( superl. ) Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( n. ) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORNY — — thornily , adv. — thorniness , n. /thawr"nee/ , adj., thornier, thorniest . 1. abounding in or characterized by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OYSTER — /oy"steuhr/ , n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THORNY — adj. having thorns, prickly, spiky; difficult, trying
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THORNY — adjective ( thorn·i·er ; -est ) Date: before 12th century 1. : full of thorns 2. : full of difficulties …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English oistre, from Anglo-French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin to Greek ostrakon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THORNY — superl like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. 2. thorny ·superl full of thorns or spines; …
Webster English vocab
OYSTER — noun a name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side …
Webster English vocab
THORNY — [thorny] adj thorn.i.er ; -est (bef. 12c) 1: full of thorns 2: full of difficulties or controversial points: ticklish "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OYSTER
Britannica English vocabulary
OYSTER — oyster BrE AmE ˈɔɪst ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ oyster|s z ▶ ˈ oyster bed BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THORNY — / ˈθɔːni; NAmE ˈθɔːrni/ adjective ( thorn·ier , thorni·est ) 1. [ usually before noun ] causing difficulty or disagreement …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — / ˈɔɪstə(r); NAmE / noun a large flat shellfish . Some types of oyster can be eaten and others produce …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THORNY — thorn ‧ y /ˈθɔːni $ ˈθɔːrni/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . a thorny question/problem/issue etc a question etc that is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OYSTER — oy ‧ ster /ˈɔɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oistre …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OYSTER — n. 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OYSTER — n.1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae or Aviculidae, esp. an edible kind, Ostrea edulus, of European …
Oxford English vocab
THORNY — ( thornier, thorniest) 1. A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns. ...thorny hawthorn trees. ADJ : usu ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — ( oysters) 1. An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THORNY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thorny issue ( also a vexed issue formal ) (= a difficult one that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OYSTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES oyster bed Oyster card COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ As this dish contains …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THORNY — [adjective] -ier, -iesta thorny shrub/tree(figurative) It's a thorny issue/matter/problem/question (= one that is difficult to deal with).
Cambridge English vocab
OYSTER — [noun] [C] - a large flat shellfish, some types of which can be eaten either raw or cooked, and other …
Cambridge English vocab
OYSTER — n. Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Slang English vocab
THORNY — adj. Function: adjective bristling with perplexities, points of controversy, or other conflicting elements FF1C; the thorny question of states' rights …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THORNY — adjective bristling with perplexities, points of controversy, or other conflicting elements the thorny question of states' rights Synonyms: nettlesome, prickly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THORNY — adj. Thorny is used with these nouns: ↑ bush , ↑ dilemma , ↑ issue , ↑ problem , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OYSTER — noun Oyster is used before these nouns: ↑ mushroom , ↑ sauce , ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THORNY — adj. 25B6; adjective dense thorny undergrowth : PRICKLY, spiky, barbed, spiny, sharp; technical spinose, spinous. the thorny subject of confidentiality …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THORNY — adj. 1 prickly, barbed, spiny, spiked, brambly, spinous, Technical spinose, acanthoid, spiculose, spiculate, spinulose, aciculate, muricate, barbellate, setigerous, setaceous, setiferous, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Словарь английских идиом
THORNY — прил. 1) колючий Syn : spiny, prickly 2) заросший кустарником 3) тернистый; нелегкий, тяжелый, трудный thorny path/way ≈ тернистый путь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица close/dumb as an oyster ≈ нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THORNY — thorny.ogg ʹθɔ:nı a 1. 1> колючий thorny bush - колючий куст 2> опасный thorny subject question - опасная /щекотливая/ тема …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OYSTER — oyster.ogg ʹɔıstə n 1. зоол. устрица ( Ostrea ) 2. нежное птичье мясо 3. замкнутый, неразговорчивый человек; молчун close /dumb/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THORNY — thorny прил.1) а) колючий thorny boughs — колючие сучья Syn:spiny, prickly б) зоол. покрытый шипами, иглами 2) заросший кустарником 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OYSTER — oyster сущ.1) устрица •• close/dumb as an oyster — нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THORNY — a 1. 1> колючий thorny bush - колючий куст 2> опасный thorny subject question - опасная /щекотливая/ тема -ый вопрос …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — n 1. зоол. устрица ( Ostrea ) 2. нежное птичье мясо 3. замкнутый, неразговорчивый человек; молчун close /dumb/ as an …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THORNY — прил. 1) а) колючий thorny boughs — колючие сучья Syn: spiny , prickly б) зоол. покрытый шипами, иглами 2) заросший …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица •• as like as an apple to an oyster — совершенно различный close / dumb as an …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THORNY — прил. 1) а) колючий thorny boughs — колючие сучья Syn: spiny, prickly б) зоол. покрытый шипами, иглами 2) заросший кустарником 3) тернистый; нелегкий, тяжелый, трудный thorny path / way …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица •• as like as an apple to an oyster — совершенно различный close / dumb as an oyster — нем как …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OYSTER — устрица (Ostrea) - Portuguese oyster - saddle oyster - vegetable oyster
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
OYSTER — устрица ( Ostrea ) - Portuguese oyster - saddle oyster - vegetable oyster
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THORNY — _a. 1> колючий 2> тернистый; тяжелый; thorny path/way - тернистый путь 3> трудный, противоречивый (о вопросе и т. п.); a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OYSTER — _n. устрица; close/dumb as an oyster - нем как рыба
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THORNY — a. 1. колючий 2. тернистый; тяжелый; thorny path/way - тернистый путь 3. трудный, противоречивый (о вопросе и т. п.); a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THORNY — _a. 1> колючий 2> тернистый; тяжёлый; thorny path (или way) тернистый путь 3> трудный, противоречивый (о вопросе и т.п.); a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THORNY — прил. 1) колючий Syn : spiny, prickly 2) заросший кустарником 3) тернистый; нелегкий, тяжелый, трудный thorny path/way ≈ тернистый путь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица close/dumb as an oyster ≈ нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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