SPILLANE

Meaning of SPILLANE in English

/spi layn"/ , n.

Mickey ( Frank Morrison ), born 1918, U.S. detective novelist.

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SPILLANE — Spillane BrE AmE spɪ ˈleɪn § \ spə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPILLANE — Spil ‧ lane, Mickey /spɪˈleɪn/ BrE AmE (1918–2006) an American writer of violent crime ↑ novel s including I, the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPILLANE
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPILLANE, MICKEY — orig. Frank Morrison Spillane born March 9, 1918, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. writer of pulp detective fiction. He initially wrote …
Английский словарь Британика
SPILLANE, MICKEY — born March 9, 1918, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. pseudonym of Frank Morrison Spillane American writer of detective fiction whose popular work …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPILLANE, MICKEY — Spil ‧ lane, Mickey /spɪˈleɪn/ BrE AmE (1918–2006) an American writer of violent crime ↑ novel s including I, the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPILLANE, MICKEY — orig. Frank Morrison Spillane born March 9, 1918, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. writer of pulp detective fiction. He initially wrote …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MICKEY SPILLANE — ➡ Spillane
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPILLANE, MICKEY — (р. 1918) Спиллейн, Мики Настоящее имя - Фрэнк Моррисон Спиллейн [Spillane, Frank Morrison]. Писатель, автор "крутых" детективов [hard-boiled fiction], ставших бестселлерами …
SPILLANE, MICKEY — (р. 1918) Спиллейн, Мики Настоящее имя - Фрэнк Моррисон Спиллейн [Spillaner Frank Morrison]. Писатель, автор "крутых" детективов [hard-boiled fiction], ставших …
MORRISON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Flagler Henry Morrison MacIver Robert Morrison Morrison Jim James Douglas Morrison Morrison Toni Frank …
Английский словарь Британика
MICKEY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Mickey Charles Mantle Mickey Mouse {{link=Rooney Mickey">Rooney Mickey Spillane Mickey Wright Mickey
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FRANK — I Member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The Franks lived east …
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DETECTIVE STORY
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TWIST
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SUGAR — I. ˈshu̇gə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sucre, sugre, suger, from Middle French çucre, sucre, from Medieval Latin …
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STASH — I. ˈstash, -aa(ə)-, -ai- sometimes -ā- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. chiefly Britain : to put …
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SNUB — I. ˈsnəb verb ( snubbed ; snubbed ; snubbing ; snubs ) Etymology: Middle English snubben, of Scandinavian origin; akin …
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SLOP — I. ˈsläp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English ofer …
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LITE — I. ˈlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lut, lit, from Old English lȳt, n. & adjective — more …
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CLUNK — I. ˈkləŋk noun ( -s ) Etymology: imitative 1. chiefly Scotland : a sound such as is made when a …
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STICK AROUND — intransitive verb : to stay or wait about : remain nearby : linger was sticking around on the chance of …
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SHOOT OUT — transitive verb : to settle by shooting to talk things out, no matter how inconclusively, rather than to shoot them …
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HARNESS BULL — noun or harness cop slang : a uniformed policeman the harness bulls just stood at attention — Mickey Spillane
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HARDCASE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive 1. : a person by nature incorrigible or intractable : a tough customer ; especially …
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GET TO — phrasal 1. : to arrive at the point of : begin she gets to worrying if I leave her too …
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NOVEL
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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel …
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HARD-BOILED FICTION
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