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English Idioms :: map
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map.html - See: PUT ON THE MAP. |
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English Idioms :: map out
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map.html - {v. phr.} To arrange; lay out; plan. * /The candidate will meet with his campaign manager tomorrow to map out his campaign strategy./ |
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Traditional English :: map
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map.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a a usu. flat representation of the earth's surface, or part of it, showing physical features, cities, etc. (cf. GLOBE). b a diagrammatic representation of a route etc. (drew a map of the journey). 2 a two-dimensional representation of the stars, the heavens, etc., or of the surface of a planet, the moon, etc. 3 a diagram showing the arrangement or components of a thing. 4 sl. the face. --v.tr. (mapped, mapping) 1 represent (a country etc.) on a map. 2 Math. associate each element of (a set) with one element of another set. map out arrange in detail; plan (a course of conduct etc.). off the map colloq. 1 of no account; obsolete. 2 very distant. on the map colloq. prominent, important. wipe off the map colloq. obliterate. mapless adj. mappable adj. mapper n. [L mappa napkin: in med.L mappa (mundi) map (of the world)] |
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Traditional English :: maple
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map.html - n. 1 any tree or shrub of the genus Acer grown for shade, ornament, wood, or its sugar. 2 the wood of the maple. maple-leaf the leaf of the maple, used as an emblem of Canada. maple sugar a sugar produced by evaporating the sap of the sugar maple etc. maple syrup a syrup produced from the sap of the sugar maple etc. [ME mapul etc. f. OE mapeltreow, mapulder] |
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English Idioms :: mackerel
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map.html - See: HOLY CATS or HOLY MACKEREL. |
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English Idioms :: mad as a wet hen
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map.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as a hornet./ * /Bill was mad as hops when the fellows went on without him./ * /Mrs. Harris was mad as a wet hen when the rabbits ate her tulips./ |
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