oxford dictionary of idioms and phrases pdf

... edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors and scientific writers. Since then the landscape ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – it comprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). In solutions of ... enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet, head, and chest with thickening of the skin, lips, and vocal chords. It is caused by excessive secretion of, or increased sensitivity to, somatotropin, and...

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... trees and a long tongue to catch insects inside the tree. woodwind [ "wUd wInd ] n. a group of musical instruments, many of which are made of wood or used to be made of wood, and many of which ... loudly. yellow [ "jEl o ] 1. n. the color of a ripe lemon or of the yolk of an egg. (Plural only for types and instances.) 2. the adj. use of Q. (Comp: yellower; sup: yellowest.) 3. adj. ... woodiest.) 2. adj. [of a plant] containing wood. (Comp: woodier; sup: woodiest.) wool [ "wUl ] 1. n. the soft, curly hair of sheep and goats. (Plural only for types and instances.) 2. n. thread,...

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... xe hạng Nặng trên xa lộ 28482848 2848 PowerPower Power ofof of AttorneyAttorney Attorney andand and DeclarationDeclaration Declaration ofof of RepresentativeRepresentative Representative Mẫu đơn ... - 22 2 WageWage Wage andand and TaxTax Tax StatementStatement Statement Mẫu đơn W-2 để khai Lương và Thuế WW W - 33 3 TransmittalTransmittal Transmittal ofof of WageWage Wage andand and TaxTax Tax StatementsStatements Statements Mẫu ... EnglishEnglish English toto to VietnameseVietnamese Vietnamese AA A abandonedabandoned abandoned spousespouse spouse vợ/chồng bị bỏ rơi abandonmentabandonment abandonment sự bỏ rơi; việc đem bỏ abandonmentabandonment abandonment clauseclause clause điều...

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... dictionary. 1 Introduction The goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford Dictionary of English (a forthcoming new edition of the 1998 New Oxford Dictionary of English) so that it contains ... Fellbaum and George Miller. 1998. Word- Net: an electronic lexical database. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. Judy Pearsall. 1998. The New Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press, Oxford, ... great deal of manual supervision and ad hoc correction at all stages. Nevertheless, the process demonstrates the richness of a large natural-language dictionary in providing cues and flagging...

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... conclusion of the game. cash in hand payment for goods and services by money in the form of notes and coins. ; O Cash in hand is mainly used to distinguish j ! between cash payment and ... turkey suddenly and completely stop taking drugs. i O The image is of one of the possible j unpleasant side effects of this, involving i bouts of shivering and sweating that ... of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways. coin the other side of the coin the opposite or contrasting aspect of...

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... against a surface and spring back. bounce off ( (of) something ) to rebound from something. bounce out (of something ) to rebound out of or away from something. bounce something off (of) some- one ... jump; a forward jump. → by leaps and bounds bound hand and foot with hands and feet tied up. boundary ["baUn dri] n. a border; a line that marks the edge of a thing or a place. bouquet [bo ... outburst of anger. blown ["blon] Past participle of blow. blue ["blu] 1. n. the color of a clear sky on a bright day; the color of a deep, clear ocean. (Plural only for types and instances.)...

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... front part of the body. 2. n. a piece of furniture with drawers, used to store clothes, linen, and other items. (Often chest of drawers.) 3. n. a large, wooden storage box. → get something off one’s chest → ... and put on different clothing. 8. tv. to replace a baby’s dirty diaper with a clean one. 9. iv. to become differ- ent. 10. iv. to take off one set of clothes and put on another. a change of ... (Plural only for types and instances.) charge ["tSa#dZ] 1. n. the cost of something; the amount of money needed to pay for something. (Often plural.) 2. n. control [of someone or something]....

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... is light; from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun. from hand to hand from one per- son to a series of other persons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth. from ... mixture of sugar and other things that is spread on top of a cake or pastry. (Plural only for types and instances.) froth ["frOT] n. foam; a mass of white bubbles that forms on top of liquids ... come full circle → have one’s hands full (with some- one or something ) → in full swing full of beans very lively and cheer- ful; healthy and energetic. full of oneself conceited; self- important. full...

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... level. grand ["grAnd] 1. adj. impressive; magnificent. (Adv: grandly. Comp: grander; sup: grandest.) 2. n. a thousand dollars. (Slang. No plu- ral.) → (as) busy as Grand Central Station grand ... noun.) grandparent ["grAn(d) pEr @nt] n. a grandmother or a grandfather; the parent of one’s parent. (The plural usually refers to one or more pairs consisting of a grand- mother and a grandfather.) grandson ... dr@n] plural of grandchild. granddad ["grAn dAd] n. grandfa- ther; the father of one’s mother or father. (Also a term of address. Capitalized when written as a proper noun.) granddaughter...

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... bound hand and foot → by a show of hands → can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face → close at hand → come away empty-handed → dirty one’s hands → do something by hand → eat out of someone’s hand → ... someone’s hand → fold one’s hands → force someone’s hand → from hand to hand → get one’s hands dirty → get the upper hand (on someone ) → go away empty-handed → have clean hands → have one’s hand ... join hands → know someone or something like the back of one’s hand → know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand → live from hand to mouth → one’s hands are tied → put one’s hand...

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... some- thing. (Often with stand.) head back ( someplace ) to start moving back to someplace. head of cabbage and head of lettuce n. the edible, top part of a cabbage or a lettuce plant. head of lettuce ... considered as a symbol of the center of a person’s emotions, thoughts, and love. (Figurative on Q.) 3. n. the shape 1. 4. n. [in a deck of playing cards] one card of a group of cards that bears ... n. the back part of the foot; the part of the foot that bears the weight of the body. 2. n. the part of a shoe or sock that covers the back part of the foot. 3. n. the part of a shoe that supports...

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... the folded and sewn edge of a piece of cloth. 2. tv. to make a nice, even edge on a piece of cloth by folding and sewing. hemisphere ["hEm @s fIr] 1. n. half of a sphere; half of a ball. ... objective form of he Q. (The pronoun used to refer to males. Used after prepositions and as the object of verbs.) 2. pron. an objective form of he W. (Used when the sex of a grammatical object of a verb ... something. home office ["hom " ;Of Is] 1. n. the central office of a company. 2. n. an office in one’s home. home on(to something ) to aim directly at something; to fix some type of receiver...

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... cream or milk and some kind of fruit or other flavoring. (No plural.) 2. the adj. use of Q. (Hyphenated.) ice cube ["aIs kjub] n. a small cube of ice, used to make drinks and liquids cold. ice ... ["h^N] 1. a past tense and past participle of hang. 2. adj. [of a jury] unable to reach a decision; [of a jury] not having a majority. hunger ["h^N g#] 1. n. a general lack of food. (No plural.) ... the part of the mind that produces thoughts and images that are not real or not experi- enced; the part of the mind that imagines things. (No plural.) 2. n. the ability to think of new and interesting...

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... time between the ending of something and the beginning of something else. in the know knowledgeable. in the lap of luxury in luxurious surroundings. in the line of duty as part of one’s expected duties. in ... broadly of the entire range of possibilities; in most cases or situations. in good condition Go to in good shape. in good shape and in good con- dition physically and functionally sound and sturdy. ... sturdy. (Used for both people and things.) in hand controlled; under control. in heat [of animals] in a period of sexual excitement; in estrus. in heaven in a state of absolute bliss or happiness. in...

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... ["dZ# i] 1. n. a group of people who listen to evidence at a trial in a court of law and make a decision about the truth of the facts of the case. 2. the adj. use of Q. just ["dZ^st] ... 1. n. an official who hears and settles cases in a court of law and who presides over trials. 2. n. someone who helps decide the winner of a contest or compe- tition. 3. tv. to hear and settle ... etc. jump into the fray Go to join the fray. jump off ( (of) something ) to leap off something. jump off the deep end Go to go off the deep end. jump off the deep end (over someone or something )...

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