SHOWY CRAB APPLE

Meaning of SHOWY CRAB APPLE in English

a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.

[ 1955-60 ]

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

SHOWY CRAB APPLE — noun : a profuse-blooming small tree or bush ( Malus floribunda ) having sharply serrulate or serrate leaves and rose-red …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOWY — ostentativ, pomposi
English interlingue dictionary
SHOWY — adjective (showier; -est) Date: 1709 making an attractive show ; striking , given to or marked by a flashy often …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRAB — I Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
Английский словарь Британика
APPLE — I Fruit of the genus Malus , in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are …
Английский словарь Британика
CRAB
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOWY — ˈshōē, -ōi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: show (II) + -y 1. a. : making an attractive show : striking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — ˈapəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Английский словарь Webster
APPLE — (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love …
Английский словарь Webster
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLE — ( n. ) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOWY — /shoh"ee/ , adj., showier, showiest . 1. making an imposing display: showy flowers. 2. pompous; ostentatious; gaudy. [ 1705-15; SHOW …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAB — crab 1 — crablike , adj. /krab/ , n. , v. , crabbed, crabbing . n. 1. any decapod crustacean …
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APPLE — /ap"euhl/ , n. 1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the …
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SHOWY — adj. ostentatious, flamboyant, pompous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRAB — I. ˈkrab noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOWY — adjective ( show·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1709 1. : making an attractive show : striking a showy orchid 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPLE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old …
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Webster English vocab
CRAB — adj sour; rough; austere. 2. crab ·vt to beat with a crabstick. 3. crab ·noun the zodiacal constellation cancer. 4. …
Webster English vocab
APPLE — vi to grow like an apple; to bear apples. 2. apple ·noun anything round like an apple; as, an apple …
Webster English vocab
SHOWY — ■ adjective ( showier , showiest ) strikingly bright, colourful, or ostentatious. Derivatives showily adverb showiness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOWY — [showy] adj show.i.er ; -est (1712) 1: making an attractive show: striking "a ~ orchid" 2: given to or marked …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRAB — [crab] n, often attrib [ME crabbe, fr. OE crabba; akin to OHG krebiz crab, OE ceorfan to carve--more at carve] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — [ap.ple] n, often attrib [ME appel, fr. OE aeppel; akin to OHG apful apple, OIr ubull, OCS abluko] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOWY — show|y BrE AmE ˈʃəʊ |i AmE ˈʃoʊ |i ▷ show|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ show|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRAB — crab, Crab BrE AmE kræb ▷ crabbing ˈkræb ɪŋ ▷ crabs kræbz ▶ ˈ crab ˌ apple BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APPLE — apple BrE AmE ˈæp ə l ▷ apple|s z ▶ ˈ apple ˌ blossom BrE AmE ▶ ˌ apple ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOWY — / ˈʃəʊi; NAmE ˈʃoʊi/ adjective (often disapproving ) so brightly coloured, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRAB — / kræb; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs and two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — / ˈæpl; NAmE / noun a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh : an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOWY — show ‧ y /ˈʃəʊi $ ˈʃoʊi/ BrE AmE adjective something that is showy is very colourful, big, expensive etc, especially …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRAB — crab /kræb/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: crabba ] [ Sense 4: Date: 1800-1900 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOWY — adj. (showier, showiest) 1 brilliant; gaudy, esp. vulgarly so. 2 striking. øøshowily adv. showiness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOWY — adj. (showier, showiest) 1 brilliant; gaudy, esp. vulgarly so. 2 striking. showily adv. showiness n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOWY — adj. (showier, showiest) 1. brilliant; gaudy, esp. vulgarly so. 2 striking. Derivatives: showily adv. showiness n.
Oxford English vocab
CRAB — 1. n.1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Oxford English vocab
APPLE — n.1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
SHOWY — ( showier, showiest) Something that is showy is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — ( apples) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An apple is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOWY — (showier, showiest) Something that is ~ is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was color …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOWY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She wore a lot of cheap, showy jewelry. ▪ The species is distinguished by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRAB — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crab apple hermit crab COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE blue ▪ The body meat of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOWY — [adjective] -ier, -iest - attracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but lacking any real beautya …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — [noun] - a round fruit with a firm white inside and a green, red or yellow skin, or the tree …
Cambridge English vocab
CRAB — n. blue crab Crab Nebula Dungeness crab fiddler crab hermit crab horseshoe crab king crab Japanese crab Alaskan king crab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRAB — n. Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APPLE — n. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOWY — adj. Function: adjective given to or marked by excessive outward display FF1C; showy decorations FF1E; Synonyms: chichi, flamboyant, orchidaceous, ostentatious, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
APPLE — n. apple knocker apple polish apple polisher
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHOWY — adjective given to or marked by excessive outward display showy decorations Synonyms: chichi, flamboyant, orchidaceous, ostentatious, peacockish, peacocky, pretentious, splashy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
APPLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ sharp , sour , tart ▪ Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it's still a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
APPLE — ( BrE Apple Mac , Mac ) the popular name for the Macintosh computer produced by the US company Apple …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SHOWY — adj. flashy, garish, flamboyant, conspicuous, ostentatious, pretentious, bravura, gaudy, US show-off; elaborate, fancy, florid, ornate, fussy, intricate, baroque, rococo, Byzantine, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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