TOUCH-ME-NOT-ISH

Meaning of TOUCH-ME-NOT-ISH in English

ˈtəchmēˌnäd.ish adjective

: not readily approachable : standoffish , prudish

• touch-me-not-ish·ness noun -es

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

TOUCH-ME-NOT-ISH — Function: adjective Synonyms: UNSOCIABLE , aloof, distant, insociable, reserved, solitary, standoff, standoffish, uncompanionable, withdrawn
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCH-ME-NOT-ISH — adjective Synonyms: unsociable , aloof, distant, insociable, reserved, solitary, standoff, standoffish, uncompanionable, withdrawn
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-ISH — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -isc; akin to Old High German -isc, ~, Greek -iskos, diminutive suffix …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Me Nam River forget me not Messerschmitt 109 Me 109 touch me not
Английский словарь Британика
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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ME — I. (|)mē, _mi pronoun, objective case of i Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German …
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-ISH — _ish, _ēsh adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -isc; akin to Old High German -isc, -isk -ish, Old …
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ISH — ˈish noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ische, from Middle English ischen, isshen to come out, go out, …
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ME — (pers. pron.) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective …
Английский словарь Webster
-ISH — () A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
Английский словарь Webster
-ISH — () A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has …
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ME — ( pers. pron. ) The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ISH — A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ISH — A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a …
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TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ME — /mee/ , pron. 1. the objective case of I , used as a direct or indirect object: They asked me …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ISH — -ish 1 1. a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of "belonging to" ( British; Danish; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ME — pronoun, objective case of i Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German mīh me, Latin …
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-ISH — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -isc; akin to Old High German -isc, -ish, Greek -iskos, diminutive suffix 1. : …
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Webster English vocab
ME — pron one. ·see men, ·pron 2. me (·pron·pers) the person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the …
Webster English vocab
-ISH — a verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of french origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish. 2. -ish …
Webster English vocab
-ISH — ~ 1 ■ suffix forming adjectives: 1》 (from nouns) having the qualities or characteristics of: girlish. ↘of the nationality of: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ME — [me] pron, objective case of i [ME, fr. OE me; akin to OHG mih me, L me, Gk me, Skt …
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-ISH — [-ish] adj suffix [ME, fr. OE -isc; akin to OHG -isc, -ish, Gk -iskos, dim. suffix] 1: of, relating to, …
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-ISH — -ish BrE AmE ɪʃ ▷ — boyish ˈbɔɪ ɪʃ —also informally as a separate word, 'approximately, to a certain extent' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ME — pronoun , noun ■ pronoun / mi; NAmE ; strong form miː/ the form of I that is used when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-ISH — suffix (in adjectives) 1. from the country mentioned : Turkish Irish 2. (sometimes disapproving ) having the nature of; like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ISH — / ɪʃ; NAmE / adverb ( BrE , informal ) used after a statement to make it less definite : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ME — me S1 W1 /mi; strong miː/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘I’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-ISH — -ish /ɪʃ/ BrE AmE suffix [ Language: Old English ; Origin: -isc ] 1 . [in nouns] the people or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-ISH — suffix (also -ise) forming verbs (vanish; advertise). [from or after F -iss- (in extended stems of verbs in -ir) f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-ISH — suffix forming adjectives: 1 from nouns, meaning: a having the qualities or characteristics of (boyish). b of the nationality of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ME — pron. 1 objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. = I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
ME — 1. pron. 1. objective case of I(2) (he saw me). 2 colloq. I(2) (it's me all right; is taller than …
Oxford English vocab
-ISH — 1. suffix forming adjectives: 1. from nouns, meaning: a having the qualities or characteristics of (boyish). b of the nationality …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ME — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. A speaker or writer uses me to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-ISH — 1. -ish is added to adjectives to form adjectives which indicate that someone or something has a quality to a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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ME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ME — (PERSON) [pronoun] - used, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to the person speaking or writingCan you see …
Cambridge English vocab
ISH — (PLACE) [suffix] - used to form adjectives and nouns which say what country or area a person, thing or language …
Cambridge English vocab
ME — pron. Me Nam River forget me not Messerschmitt 109 Me 109 touch me not
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISH
Slang English vocab
TOUCH
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUCH — See ↑ PRESS 1, ↑ REACH 2, ↑ TOUCH 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a touch of • ↑ a touch/hint/trace …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — INDEX: 1. to put your hand on someone or something 2. to touch someone or something in a gentle or …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — n. 25B6; verb his shoes were touching the end of the bed : BE IN CONTACT WITH, come into contact …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCH — v. 1 put (one's) hand on, feel, handle She leant forward and touched my hand 2 bring into contact with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ISH — Information Super Highway
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