BENCHLEY

Meaning of BENCHLEY in English

/bench"lee/ , n.

Robert (Charles) , 1889-1945, U.S. humorist, drama critic, and actor.

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BENCHLEY — biographical name Robert Charles 1889-1945 American humorist
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BENCHLEY — biographical name Robert Charles 1889-1945 American humorist
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BENCHLEY — Benchley BrE AmE ˈben t ʃ li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BENCHLEY — Bench ‧ ley, Rob ‧ ert Charles /ˈbentʃli, ˈrɒbət tʃɑːlz $ ˈrɑːbərt tʃɑːrlz/ BrE AmE (1889–1945) a humorous US writer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BENCHLEY — Pronunciation: ' bench-l ē Function: biographical name Robert Charles 1889-1945 American humorist
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BENCHLEY, ROBERT (CHARLES) — born Sept. 15, 1889, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. drama critic, actor, and …
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BENCHLEY, ROBERT (CHARLES) — born Sept. 15, 1889, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, New York, N.Y. American drama critic, actor, and humorist. …
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BENCHLEY, ROBERT — Additional reading Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley (1955); Babette Rosmond, Robert Benchley (1970, reprinted 1989); Robert Redding, Starring Robert Benchley (1973).
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BENCHLEY, ROBERT CHARLES — Bench ‧ ley, Rob ‧ ert Charles /ˈbentʃli, ˈrɒbət tʃɑːlz $ ˈrɑːbərt tʃɑːrlz/ BrE AmE (1889–1945) a humorous US writer …
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BENCHLEY, ROBERT CHARLES — born Sept. 15, 1889, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. drama critic, actor, and …
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BENCHLEY, ROBERT — born Sept. 15, 1889, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. drama critic, actor, and …
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ROBERT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aldrich Robert Altman Robert B. Ashe Arthur Robert Jr. Baden Powell of Gilwell Robert …
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CHARLES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adams Charles Francis Addams Charles Samuel Atlas Charles Babbage Charles Barkley Charles Wade Charles …
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WALLOW — I. ˈwä](ˌ)lō, ]lə also ˈwȯ]; ]ləw or ]lō+V\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English walwen, walowen, from Old English …
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TWEET — I. ˈtwēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: imitative 1. : a chirping note the sharp tweets of the …
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TIDDLY — I. noun or tid·dley ˈtid( ə )li ( plural tiddlies or tiddleys ) Etymology: probably from English dialect tiddly little, …
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STORM — I. ˈstȯ(ə)rm, -ȯ(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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LENGTHWISE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: length + -wise : in the direction of the length : longitudinally opened his newspaper, folded …
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JUNK
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JOLT — I. ˈjōlt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably blend of joll (obsolete variant of jowl ) (IV) and obsolete jot …
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TREAD WATER — phrasal : to keep the body nearly upright in the water and the head above water by a treading motion …
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SNEAKING — adjective Etymology: from present participle of sneak (I) 1. : that sneaks or is characteristic of a sneak : furtive …
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ICEBREAKER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : an ice apron or other structure that protects a bridge pier from floating ice 2. : …
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BETWEEN — I. bi-ˈtwēn, bē- preposition Etymology: Middle English betwene, preposition & adverb, from Old English betwēonum, from be- + -twēonum (dative …
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BETWEEN — [be.tween] prep [ME betwene, prep. & adv., fr. OE betweonum, fr. be- + -tweonum (dat. pl.) (akin to Goth tweihnai …
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STEWART, DONALD OGDEN
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SHERWOOD, ROBERT E. — born April 4, 1896, New Rochelle, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 14, 1955, New York City in full Robert Emmet Sherwood …
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PARKER, DOROTHY
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STAND-UP — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stand-up row (= a very angry row ) ▪ That night there was …
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