SLIPPERY ELM

Meaning of SLIPPERY ELM in English

1. an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark.

2. the bark of this elm, used as a demulcent.

[ 1740-50 ]

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

SLIPPERY ELM — noun Date: 1748 a large-leaved elm ( Ulmus rubra syn. U. fulva ) of eastern and central North America that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLIPPERY ELM — or red elm Large-leaved elm ( Ulmus rubra or U. fulva ) of eastern North America that has hard wood …
Английский словарь Британика
SLIPPERY ELM — noun 1. a. : a No. American elm ( Ulmus rubra ) with rough leaves, short-pediceled flowers, and hard wood …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLIPPERY ELM — Date: 1748 : a large-leaved elm ( Ulmus rubra syn. U. fulva ) of eastern and central North America that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLIPPERY ELM — Function: noun Date: 1748 : a large-leaved elm ( Ulmus rubra syn. U. fulva ) of eastern and central No. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLIPPERY ELM — ■ noun a North American elm with slimy inner bark, used medicinally. [ Ulmus fulva .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLIPPERY ELM — [slippery elm] n (1748): a large-leaved elm (Ulmus rubra syn. U. fulva) of eastern No. America that has hard wood …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLIPPERY ELM — or red elm Large-leaved elm ( Ulmus rubra or U. fulva ) of eastern North America that has hard wood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLIPPERY ELM — Scientific Name: Ulmus fulva or Scientific Name: Ulmus rubra. The inner bark of this plant has been used in some …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SLIPPERY ELM — вяз ржавый (Ulmus fulva)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SLIPPERY ELM — вяз ржавый ( Ulmus fulva )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SLIPPERY ELM — вяз ржавый Ulmus fulva (лат); вид вяза с клейким слоем под корой, произрастающий на северо-востоке США
SLIPPERY ELM — вяз ржавый Ulmus fulva (лат.); вид вяза с клейким слоем под корой, произрастающий на северо-востоке США
ELM — County: Cambridgeshire Post Code: PE14
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
ELM — Airport Name : Elmira-Corning Regional Airport Airport Location : Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States IATA Code : ELM ICAO …
Airport Code English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — glissid, lubric
English interlingue dictionary
ELM — ulm
English interlingue dictionary
ELM — I Any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees that make up the genus Ulmus (family Ulmaceae), …
Английский словарь Британика
SLIPPERY — ˈslip(ə)rē, -ri adjective ( sometimes -er/est ) Etymology: alteration (perhaps influenced by Low German slipperig slippery) of Middle English sliper, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELM — ˈelm, ˈeu̇m, dial or substand ˈeləm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.
Английский словарь Webster
SLIPPERY — (a.) Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon …
Английский словарь Webster
ELM — (n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The …
Английский словарь Webster
SLIPPERY — ( a. ) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — ( a. ) Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELM — ( n. ) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — — slipperiness , n. /slip"euh ree, slip"ree/ , adj., slipperier, slipperiest . 1. tending or liable to cause slipping or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELM — /elm/ , n. 1. any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) , characterized by the gradually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — adjective ( slip·per·i·er ; -est ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English slipper Date: circa 1500 1. a. : causing or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELM — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German elme elm, Latin ulmus Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLIPPERY — adj uncertain in effect. 2. slippery ·adj liable to slip; not standing firm. 3. slippery ·adj wanton; unchaste; loose in …
Webster English vocab
ELM — noun a tree of the genus ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in america. the …
Webster English vocab
ELM — [elm] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG elme elm, L ulmus] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Ulmus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELM — (genus Ulmus), any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees of the family Ulmaceae native primarily to …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELM — elm BrE AmE elm ▷ elms elmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — / ˈslɪpəri; NAmE / adjective 1. (also informal slippy ) difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELM — / elm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] (also ˈelm tree ) a tall tree with broad …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — slip ‧ per ‧ y /ˈslɪp ə ri/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ slip , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELM — elm /elm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ] a type of large tree with broad …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLIPPERY — adj. 1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELM — n. 1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLIPPERY — adj. 1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELM — n. 1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — adj.1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to stand …
Oxford English vocab
ELM — n.1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the wood …
Oxford English vocab
SLIPPERY — 1. Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELM — ( elms) An elm is a tree that has broad leaves which it loses in winter. N-VAR • Elm is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELM — (~s) An ~ is a tree that has broad leaves which it loses in winter. N-VAR • Elm is the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLIPPERY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES slippery ▪ The sign read: ‘Beware: slippery surface.’ COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB too ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Dutch elm disease COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN disease ▪ Then came elm disease , …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLIPPERY — [adjective] - wet, smooth or oily so that it slides easily or causes something to slideslippery soapIt had been raining …
Cambridge English vocab
ELM — [noun] - a large tree which loses its leaves in winterMany elms died from Dutch elm disease. [C]Water pipes used …
Cambridge English vocab
ELM — n. Dutch elm disease slippery elm red elm
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ELM — n. Any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees that make up the genus Ulmus (family Ulmaceae), …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLIPPERY — Synonyms and related words : Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, adipose, ambidextrous, amoral, arch, artful, astute, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, cagey, calculating, canny, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLIPPERY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel , look ▪ become , get ▪ The concrete gets ~ when it's wet. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — adj. 25B6; adjective the roads are slippery : SLITHERY, greasy, oily, icy, glassy, smooth, slimy, wet; informal slippy. a slippery …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ELM — < messaging > A full-screen MUA for Unix , MS-DOS , MS Windows , and OS/2 . Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.mail.elm …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SLIPPERY — adj. 1 slick, sleek, slimy, icy, glassy, smooth, greasy, oily, lubricated, Colloq skiddy Be careful! Those stairs can be slippery …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLIPPERY — прил. 1) а) скользкий slippery road ≈ скользкая дорога The rocks were steep and slippery. ≈ Скалы были крутыми и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELM — (ботаника) вяз, ильм (Ulmus gen.) elm бот. вяз, ильм
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLIPPERY — slippery.ogg ʹslıp(ə)rı a 1. 1> скользкий; гладкий slippery deck road, rope - скользкая палуба дорога, верёвка 2> увёртливый 2. щекотливый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELM — elm.ogg elm n бот. вяз, ильм ( Ulmus gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELM — elm сущ.; бот.вяз, ильм
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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