STORMY PETREL

Meaning of STORMY PETREL in English

1. the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.

2. a person who causes or likes trouble or strife.

[ 1770-80 ]

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

STORMY PETREL — noun Date: circa 1776 storm petrel , 2. one fond of strife, a harbinger of trouble
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STORMY PETREL — noun 1. : storm petrel 2. : one fond of strife : a harbinger of trouble became the stormy petrel …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORMY PETREL — n. person who causes controversy, one who incite arguments
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STORMY PETREL — Date: circa 1776 1. : storm petrel 2. a. : one fond of strife b. : a harbinger of trouble
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORMY PETREL — Function: noun Date: circa 1776 1 : STORM PETREL 2 a : one fond of strife b : a harbinger …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STORMY PETREL — ■ noun 1》 dated term for storm petrel . 2》 a person who delights in conflict or attracts controversy.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STORMY PETREL — [stormy petrel] n (ca. 1776) 1: storm petrel 2. a: one fond of strife b: a harbinger of trouble
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORMY PETREL — Synonyms and related words : ancestor, angry clouds, announcer, antecedent, avant-garde, avifauna, baby bird, bellwether, bird, bird of Jove, bird …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORMY PETREL — Mother Carey's chicken, storm-bird, stormfinch, storm-petrel ( Procellaria pelagica ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
STORMY PETREL — зоол. буревестник, качурка малая (зоология) буревестник, качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) человек, накликавший горе, беду драчун, забияка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORMY PETREL — 1. зоол. буревестник, качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus ) 2. 1> человек, накликающий горе, беду 2> драчун, забияка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STORMY PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STORMY PETREL — 1. зоол. буревестник, качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus ) 2. 1) человек, накликающий горе, беду 2) драчун, забияка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STORMY PETREL — 1. зоол. буревестник, качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus ) 2. 1> человек, накликающий горе, беду 2> драчун, забияка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STORMY PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STORMY PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STORMY PETREL — зоол. буревестник, качурка малая Syn: storm-petrel , storm-finch
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STORMY PETREL — зоол. буревестник, качурка малая Syn: storm-petrel, storm-finch
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STORMY PETREL — _зоол. буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STORMY PETREL — зоол. буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STORMY PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
STORMY PETREL — _n. _зоол. буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STORMY PETREL — зоол. буревестник, качурка малая (зоология) буревестник, качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) человек, накликавший горе, беду драчун, забияка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PETREL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETREL — Any of numerous seabirds (order Procellariiformes, particularly family Procellariidae), including 24 species (genera Pterodroma and Bulweria ) called gadfly petrels …
Английский словарь Британика
STORMY — ˈstȯrmē, ˈstȯ(ə)mē, -mi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from storm + -y 1. : relating to, characterized by, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETREL — ˈpe.trəl sometimes ˈpē.- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral, perhaps irregular from St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORMY — (superl.) Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions.
Английский словарь Webster
STORMY — (superl.) Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks.
Английский словарь Webster
STORMY — (superl.) Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy …
Английский словарь Webster
PETREL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother …
Английский словарь Webster
STORMY — ( superl. ) Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORMY — ( superl. ) Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORMY — ( superl. ) Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORMY — — stormily , adv. — storminess , n. /stawr"mee/ , adj., stormier, stormiest . 1. affected, characterized by, or subject …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — /pe"treuhl/ , n. any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae. Cf. storm petrel, diving petrel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — n. type of small seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STORMY — adjective ( storm·i·er ; -est ) Date: 12th century 1. : relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 : any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae) ; especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORMY — superl violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions. 2. stormy ·superl proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; …
Webster English vocab
PETREL — noun any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family procellaridae. the small petrels, or mother …
Webster English vocab
PETREL — [ 'pɛtr(ə)l ] ■ noun a seabird related to the shearwaters, typically flying far from land. [Many species, chiefly in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STORMY — [stormy] adj storm.i.er ; -est (12c) 1: relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm "a ~ day" "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETREL — [pe.trel] n [alter. of earlier pitteral] (1676): any of numerous seabirds (esp. families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae); esp: one of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETREL — any of a number of seabirds of the order Procellariiformes, particularly certain members of the family Procellariidae, which also includes …
Britannica English vocabulary
STORMY — storm|y BrE AmE ˈstɔːm |i AmE ˈstɔːrm |i ▷ storm|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ storm|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETREL — petrel BrE AmE ˈpetr ə l (= petrol) ▷ petrel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORMY — / ˈstɔːmi; NAmE ˈstɔːrmi/ adjective ( storm·ier , stormi·est ) 1. with strong winds and heavy rain or snow : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — / ˈpetrəl; NAmE / noun a black and white bird that can fly over the sea a long way from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORMY — storm ‧ y /ˈstɔːmi $ ˈstɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ storm ; noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETREL — pet ‧ rel /ˈpetrəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Saint Peter ] a black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORMY — adj. (stormier, stormiest) 1 of or affected by storms. 2 (of a wind etc.) violent, raging, vehement. 3 full of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [17th c. (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORMY — adj. (stormier, stormiest) 1 of or affected by storms. 2 (of a wind etc.) violent, raging, vehement. 3 full of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [ 17th c. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORMY — adj. (stormier, stormiest) 1. of or affected by storms. 2 (of a wind etc.) violent, raging, vehement. 3 full of …
Oxford English vocab
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. Etymology: 17th c. …
Oxford English vocab
STORMY — ( stormier, stormiest) 1. If there is stormy weather, there are strong winds and heavy rain. It had been a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — ( petrels) A petrel is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORMY — (stormier, stormiest) 1. If there is ~ weather, there are strong winds and heavy rain. It had been a night …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PETREL — (~s) A ~ is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are many …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STORMY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stormy sea ▪ a picture of a battleship in a stormy sea a stormy/turbulent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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