walking dictionary
11walking — [[t]wɔ͟ːkɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Walking is the activity of taking walks for exercise or pleasure, especially in the country. Recently I ve started to do a lot of walking and cycling. ...a walking holiday. Syn: hiking 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You… …
12walking — 1 noun (U) 1 especially BrE the activity or sport of going for walks, especially in the countryside; go hiking (hike2 (1)): go walking: We went walking near Cambridge last weekend. 2 the sport of walking long distances as fast as you can without… …
13Walking — (of a person) having the quality typical of some specified thing: walking calculator , walking dictionary , walking disaster area , walking garbage disposal …
14walking — Australian Slang (of a person) having the quality typical of some specified thing: walking calculator , walking dictionary , walking disaster area , walking garbage disposal …
15walking encyclopedia — {n. phr.} A polymath; a person very well versed in a number of different disciplines. * /My uncle is a veritable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of World War II./ Contrast: WALKING DICTIONARY …
16walking encyclopedia — {n. phr.} A polymath; a person very well versed in a number of different disciplines. * /My uncle is a veritable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of World War II./ Contrast: WALKING DICTIONARY …
17walking — adjective a) Incarnate as a human; living. Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary. b) Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness. Phils mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident …
18walking\ encyclopedia — n. phr. A polymath; a person very well versed in a number of different disciplines. My uncle is a veritable walking encyclopedia when it comes to the history of World War II. Contrast: walking dictionary …
19Walking the plank — Walk the plank redirects here. For other uses, see Walk the Plank. Walking the plank is a phrase that describes a form of murder or torture that was practiced by pirates, mutineers and other rogue seafarers. It involved the victim being forced to …
20Walking Stewart — John Walking Stewart (19 February 1747 ndash; 20 February 1822) was an English traveller and philosopher.Known as Walking Stewart to his contemporaries for having travelled on foot from Madras, India (where he worked as a clerk to the East India… …
