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свободное состояние
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
loose ends — n. 〚from the ends of a spliced rope〛 final, relatively minor matters still to be taken care of at loose ends 〚orig., naut., with reference to rope〛 1. in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition 2. without anything definite to do 3.… … Universalium
loose ends — n. [from the ends of a spliced rope] final, relatively minor matters still to be taken care of at loose ends [orig., naut., with reference to rope] 1. in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition 2. without anything definite to do 3.… … English World dictionary
Loose Tails — Infobox Book name = Loose Tails title orig = translator = image caption = author = Berkeley Breathed illustrator = Berkeley Breathed cover artist = Berkeley Breathed country = USA language = English series = subject = genre = Comedy publisher =… … Wikipedia
loose shoulder — a condition seen in progressive muscular atrophy in which, when attempts are made to lift the patient by grasping the upper arms, the arms move up but the trunk remains behind … Medical dictionary
Fast and loose — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fast and loose pulleys — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stranger on the Loose — infobox Book | name = Stranger on the Loose author = D. Harlan Wilson cover artist = Simon Duric country = USA language = English series = genre = Irrealism, Bizarro, Postmodernism publisher = Eraserhead Press release date = 2003 media type =… … Wikipedia
To get loose — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
be at a loose end — be in an uncertain or confused condition; be without any particular plans; be in unsettled position; be without any specific occupation (e.g., Ever since leaving the company, my husband has been at a loose end ) … English contemporary dictionary
(a) screw loose — (a) mental instability The imagery is from falling apart: I don t mean mad as in zany or whacky. I mean mad as in screw loose or tonto. (L. Barber, 1991) Whence screwy, having an abnormal mental condition or behaving in an eccentric… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
orthocerous condition — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some adult Coleoptera, antennae showing no sign of geniculation, the scape being longer than succeeding segments, and the club loose and three segmented; see gonatocerous condition … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology