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Traditional English :: staddle
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stadard.html - n. a platform or framework supporting a rick etc. staddle-stone a stone supporting a staddle or rick etc. [OE stathol base f. Gmc, rel. to STAND] |
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Traditional English :: stadium
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stadard.html - n. (pl. stadiums) 1 an athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators. 2 (pl. stadiums or stadia) Antiq. a a course for a foot-race or chariot-race. b a measure of length, about 185 metres. 3 a stage or period of development etc. [ME f. L f. Gk stadion] |
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Traditional English :: stadtholder
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stadard.html - n. (also stadholder) hist. 1 the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 2 the viceroy or governor of a province or town in the Netherlands. stadtholdership n. [Du. stadhouder deputy f. stad STEAD + houder HOLDER, after med.L LOCUM TENENS] |
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English Idioms :: stab in the back(1)
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stadard.html - {v. phr.}, {slang} To say or do something unfair that harms (a friend or someone who trusts you). * /Owen stabbed his friend Max in the back by telling lies about him./ |
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English Idioms :: stab in the back(2)
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stadard.html - {n. phr.}, {slang} An act or a lie that hurts a friend or trusting person; a promise not kept, especially to a friend. * /John stabbed his own friend in the back by stealing from his store./ * /My friend stabbed me in the back by telling the teacher I was playing hooky when I was home sick./ |
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English Idioms :: stab in the dark
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stadard.html - {n. phr.} A random attempt or guess at something without previous experience or knowledge of the subject. * /"You're asking me who could have hidden grandpa's will," Fred said. "I really have no idea, but let me make a stab in the dark - I think my sister Hermione has it."/ |
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