(brit fig inf)
1play — n 1. drama, dramatic play, stage play; stage show, show; theatrical piece, theatricals, piece, work, vehicle; screenplay, photoplay, photodrama, Inf. opus; teleplay, television drama or play, TV drama or play; radio drama or play, broadcast… …
2fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …
3spruce — adj 1. trim, neat, dapper, looking as if one just stepped out of a bandbox, smart, natty, chic, Inf. slick, Sl. spiffy, sleek; tidy, orderly, well ordered, in good order, shipshape, Chiefly Dial. tight, Chiefly Brit. trig, Inf. neat as a pin,… …
4hush — interj. 1. silence, be or keep quiet, quiet down, be or keep still, shush, sh, not another word, hold your tongue, Inf. shut up, Inf. shut your mouth, Inf. pipe down, Inf. clam up, Sl. shut your face, Sl. stow it, Sl. can it, Sl. button your lip …
5thing — n 1. object, article, something, anything, it; substance, element, solid, stuff; lump of matter, matter, lump, blob; constituent, component, ingredient, building block; unit, monad, particle; entity, being, organism, creature, animal;… …
6figure — fig•ure [[t]ˈfɪg yər[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈfɪg ər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing 1) math. a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral 2) math. an amount or value expressed in numbers 3) figures, the use of numbers in calculating; arithmetic 4) a written… …
7ВИЗАНТИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ. ЧАСТЬ III — Литература Визант. лит ра, словесность и книжность в целом составляют труднообозримый массив духовного наследия христ. империи. Его освещение предполагает обращение ко мн. видам и жанрам лит ры, в первую очередь к святоотеческой, богословской лит …
8jusque — ou (vx ou poét.) jusques [ ʒysk(ə) ] prép. et conj. • Xe; lat. de usque, ou inde usque ♦ Marque le terme final, la limite que l on ne dépasse pas. I ♦ Prép. (suivi le plus souvent de à, d une autre prép. ou d un adv.) A ♦ JUSQU À …
9jusques — jusque ou (vx ou poét.) jusques [ ʒysk(ə) ] prép. et conj. • Xe; lat. de usque, ou inde usque ♦ Marque le terme final, la limite que l on ne dépasse pas. I ♦ Prép. (suivi le plus souvent de à, d une autre prép. ou d un adv.) A ♦ JUSQU À …
10person — n 1. human being, human, being, creature, mortal, life, member of the human race, earth ling, Adamite; individual, entity, personage, personality, persona; soul, living soul, spirit; one, someone, body, somebody; Fig. head, Fig. hand, Fig. nose;… …