give a wide berth (to)
51berth — I. noun Etymology: Middle English birth, probably from beren to bear + th Date: 15th century 1. a. sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship b. an amount of distance maintained for safety < give the fire a wide berth > 2. a. the place where a… …
52berth — berth1 [ bɜrθ ] noun count 1. ) a place at a port where a ship stays for a period of time 2. ) a bed on a train or ship: the upper/lower berth give someone/something a wide berth INFORMAL to avoid someone or something berth berth 2 [ bɜrθ ] verb… …
53berth — {{11}}berth (n.) 1620s, convenient sea room (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from BEAR (Cf. bear) (v.) + noun suffix TH (Cf. th) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or… …
54berth — berth1 [bə:θ US bə:rθ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from bear to carry ] 1.) a place where a ship can stop and be tied up 2.) a place for someone to sleep in a ship or on a train = ↑bunk →give sb/sth a wide berth at ↑wide1 (7) …
55wide — 1 /waId/ adjective 1 DISTANCE a) measuring a large distance from one side to the other: a hat with a wide brim opposite narrow 1 (1) b) five metres/two miles etc wide measuring five metres etc from one side to the other: The door s three feet… …
56berth — noun 1》 a fixed bunk on a ship or train. 2》 a ship s allotted place at a wharf or dock. verb 1》 moor or be moored in a berth. 2》 provide a berth for (a passenger). Phrases give someone/thing a wide berth stay well away from someone or something.… …
57To give — Berth Berth (b[ e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth nativity. See {Birth}.] [Also written {birth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) (a) Convenient sea room. (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship s company mess and… …
58Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
59avoid — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. keep away from, abstain from, flee from, shrink from, escape from, evade, shun, elude, malinger, dodge, give one the slip, draw back, hold off, edge off, go off, turn aside, recoil from, keep at arm s length, desist,… …
60Grizzly Bear — Taxobox name = Grizzly Bear status = LC status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px image caption = Ursus arctos horribilis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Ursidae genus = Ursus species = U.… …
