not belonging to one

  • 312007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash — Infobox Airliner accident Crash Image caption= Antonov An 26 at the Radom Air Show name = 2007 Africa One Antonov An 26 crash Date = October 4 2007 Type = Under investigation Site = coord| 4.40|15.41|type:event|name=KinshasaKinshasa, Democratic… …

    Wikipedia

  • 32in one's own right — adverb by reason of one s own ability or ownership etc. she s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance an excellent novel in its own right • Syn: ↑in his own right, ↑in her own right, ↑in its own right * * * phrasal : by title… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33To feather one's nest — Feather Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Card not present transaction — A card not present transaction (CNP) is a credit card purchase made over the telephone or over the Internet where the physical card has not been swiped into a reader. It is a major route for credit card fraud. If a fraudulent transaction is… …

    Wikipedia

  • 35To put one's foot in one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36To talk out of both sides of one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37To make one's manners — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 39alien — /ayl yeuhn, ay lee euhn/, n. 1. a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization (distinguished from citizen). 2. a foreigner. 3. a person who has been estranged or excluded. 4. a creature from …

    Universalium

  • 40alien — /ˈeɪliən / (say ayleeuhn) noun 1. someone born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalisation and is not entitled to the privileges of a citizen. 2. a foreigner. 3. (in science fiction) an extraterrestrial… …