(show contempt for)
51snap\ one's\ fingers\ at — v. phr. To show contempt for; show no respect for; pay no attention to; scorn; disregard. John snapped his fingers at the sign that said Do not enter, and he went in the door. The highway sign said Speed limit, 35 miles per hour, but when a… …
52New Orleans in the American Civil War — Panoramic View of New Orleans Federal Fleet at Anchor in the River, ca. 1862. New Orleans, in Louisiana, was the largest city in the Southern States during the American Civil War. It provided thousands of troops for the Confederate States Army,… …
53Battle of New Orleans (American Civil War) — The Battle of New Orleans (April 25 to May 1, 1862) was the bloodless Union capture of New Orleans during the American Civil War. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union capture of the city itself was unopposed, sparing the… …
54Dr. Drakken — Superherobox| |no comic color =background:#c0c0c0 character name = Dr. Drakken real name = Drew Lipsky publisher = Disney Channel debut = Crush age = Unknown creators = Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley|Dr. Drakken is a fictional character from Disney s …
55Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene — (1870 1953) Sussex poet, historian, biographer, journalist and essayist, most remembered for his endearing children s poetry. He graduated with first class honors in history from Balliol College, Oxford. Born in France, he took British… …
56despise — v 1. scorn, disdain, contemn, spurn, misprize; show contempt for, scout, flout, consider beneath oneself, look down on or upon, look down the nose at, have a low opinion of; deride, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, mock, ridicule, laugh at; slight,… …
57snap — v., n., adv., & adj. v. (snapped, snapping) 1 intr. & tr. break suddenly or with a snap. 2 intr. & tr. emit or cause to emit a sudden sharp sound or crack. 3 intr. & tr. open or close with a snapping sound (the bag snapped shut). 4 a intr. (often …
58Dukhobor — /dooh keuh bawr /, n., pl. Dukhobors, Dukhobortsy /dooh keuh bawrt see/. Doukhobor. * * * ▪ Russian religious sect (Russian: “Spirit Wrestler”), member of a Russian peasant religious sect, prominent in the 18th century, that rejected all… …
59scornful — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)nf(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you are scornful of someone or something, you show contempt for them. He is deeply scornful of politicians. ...a scornful simile. Syn: contemptuous Derived words: scornfully ADV …
60woman of the town — a prostitute Not just someone who does not live in the country: It is ordered that hereafter when any female shall... show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable as a woman of the …
