bloody nose

  • 11bloody — adjective 1) his bloody nose Syn: bleeding 2) bloody medical waste Syn: bloodstained, blood soaked, gory; archaic sanguinary 3) a bloody civil war Syn: vicious, feroc …

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  • 12bloody — blood•y [[t]ˈblʌd i[/t]] adj. blood•i•er, blood•i•est, 1) stained or covered with blood 2) bleeding: a bloody nose[/ex] 3) characterized by bloodshed: bloody battles[/ex] 4) inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty 5) blood red 6) containing or… …

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  • 13give someone a bloody nose — inflict a resounding defeat on someone …

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  • 14nose — I n. 1) to blow; wipe one s nose 2) to pick one s nose 3) an aquiline, Roman; bulbous; pug, snub, turned up nose 4) a bloody; running, runny nose (the child has a runny nose) 5) through the nose (to breathe through the nose) 6) a nose bleeds;… …

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  • 15nose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong ▪ little, small, tiny …

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  • 16bloody — I UK [ˈblʌdɪ] / US adverb Word forms bloody : comparative bloodier superlative bloodiest British impolite 1) used for emphasizing that you are angry or annoyed about something Stop being so bloody arrogant! 2) used for emphasizing something It… …

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  • 17bloody — 1 / blVdi/ adjective, adverb spoken especially BrE used to emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way: It s bloody cold out there! | It serves you bloody well right. | What a bloody cheek! | Bloody hell! | not bloody likely (=definitely …

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  • 18bloody — blood|y1 [ blʌdi ] adjective 1. ) covered in blood: His nose was bloody and swollen. 2. ) a bloody fight or war is one in which a lot of people are killed or injured 3. ) BRITISH IMPOLITE used for emphasizing that you are angry or annoyed about… …

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  • 19bloody — adj. Bloody is used with these nouns: ↑battle, ↑clash, ↑confrontation, ↑corpse, ↑coup, ↑crackdown, ↑crime, ↑feud, ↑fighting, ↑gash, ↑massacre, ↑mess, ↑ …

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  • 20bloody-nosed beetle — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Britain : a dull blue Old World chrysomelid beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) that exudes a drop of reddish fluid from its head when disturbed * * * bloodˈy nose beetle or bloodˈy nosed beetle noun A beetle (genus Timarcha) that… …

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