MOUNTAIN OYSTER

Meaning of MOUNTAIN OYSTER in English

the testis of a calf, sheep, pig, etc., used as food. Also called Rocky Mountain oyster . Cf. prairie oyster .

[ 1885-90, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MOUNTAIN OYSTER — noun : the testis of a bull calf, sheep, boar, or other animal used as food — called also Rocky …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OYSTER — Any bivalve of two families, Ostreidae (true oysters) or Aviculidae (pearl oysters), found in temperate and warm coastal waters worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUNTAIN — I Landform that rises well above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local …
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
MOUNTAIN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OYSTER — (n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects …
Английский словарь Webster
MOUNTAIN — (a.) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to …
Английский словарь Webster
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
MOUNTAIN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or …
Webster's Revised 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
MOUNTAIN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
OYSTER — noun a name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side …
Webster English vocab
MOUNTAIN — noun a mountainlike mass; something of great bulk. 2. mountain ·adj like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. 3. mountain …
Webster English vocab
OYSTER
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUNTAIN — landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief. …
Britannica English vocabulary
OYSTER — oyster BrE AmE ˈɔɪst ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ oyster|s z ▶ ˈ oyster bed BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — mountain BrE AmE ˈmaʊnt ɪn -ən AmE \ - ə n —In singing sometimes -eɪn ▷ mountain|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation 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
MOUNTAIN — / ˈmaʊntən; NAmE ˈmaʊntn/ noun 1. a very high hill, often with rocks near the top : a chain / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — oy ‧ ster /ˈɔɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oistre …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUNTAIN — moun ‧ tain S3 W3 /ˈmaʊntən, ˈmaʊntɪn $ ˈmaʊnt ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
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
MOUNTAIN — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high …
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
MOUNTAIN — n. 1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high …
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
MOUNTAIN — n.1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large or high and …
Oxford English vocab
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
MOUNTAIN — ( mountains) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mountain is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OYSTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES oyster bed Oyster card COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ As this dish contains …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUNTAIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coastal/desert/mountain etc environment ▪ The storm caused significant damage to the coastal environment. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OYSTER — [noun] [C] - a large flat shellfish, some types of which can be eaten either raw or cooked, and other …
Cambridge English vocab
MOUNTAIN — [noun] [C] - a raised part of the Earth's surface, larger than a hill, the top of which might be …
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
MOUNTAIN — n. mountain sheep mountain lion Mountain Man mountain climbing mountain sickness Bernese mountain dog Kings Mountain Battle of Landis Kenesaw …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Slang English vocab
OYSTER — noun Oyster is used before these nouns: ↑ mushroom , ↑ sauce , ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — noun 1 very high hill ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , high , large , tall , towering ▪ 1 000 m …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN — • ↑ a mountain of • ↑ make a mountain out of a molehill
Longman Activator English vocab
MOUNTAIN — n. 25B6; noun a range of mountains : PEAK, height, mount, prominence, summit, pinnacle, alp; ( mountains ) range, massif, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OYSTER — See: WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER.
Словарь английских идиом
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица close/dumb as an oyster ≈ нем как рыба as like as an apple to an oyster ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain ≈ восходить на гору high mountains ≈ высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
MOUNTAIN — mountain.ogg ʹmaʋntın n 1. гора mountain chain /range/ stream, pass, air, climate, plants, flowers - горная цепь речка, -ый перевал, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOUNTAIN — 1) гора 2) горный 3) горский • - mountain aneroid - mountain observatory - mountain river - mountain terrain
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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
MOUNTAIN — mountain сущ.1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OYSTER — n 1. зоол. устрица ( Ostrea ) 2. нежное птичье мясо 3. замкнутый, неразговорчивый человек; молчун close /dumb/ as an …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOUNTAIN — n 1. гора mountain chain /range/ stream, pass, air, climate, plants, flowers - горная цепь речка, -ый перевал, -ый воздух, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OYSTER — сущ. 1) устрица •• as like as an apple to an oyster — совершенно различный close / dumb as an …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain — восходить на гору high mountains — высокие горы snow-covered mountains — горы, покрытые снегом a …
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
OYSTER — _n. устрица; close/dumb as an oyster - нем как рыба
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOUNTAIN — _n. 1> гора 2> масса, куча, множество 3> (the Mountain) _фр. _ист. 'Гора', партия монтаньяров 4> _attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOUNTAIN — n. 1. гора 2. масса, куча, множество 3. (the Mountain) фр. ист. 'Гора', партия монтаньяров 4. attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOUNTAIN — _n. 1> гора 2> масса, куча, множество 3> (the M.) _фр. _ист. "Гора", партия монтаньяров 4> _attr. горный; нагорный; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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
MOUNTAIN — 1. сущ. 1) гора to climb, scale a mountain ≈ восходить на гору high mountains ≈ высокие горы snow-covered mountains …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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