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1 grandfather clock
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2 grandfather
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3 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) zi2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) zi (de muncă)3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) zi4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) pe vremea•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.)- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day
См. также в других словарях:
grandfather clock — ☆ grandfather clock or grandfather s clock n. a large clock with a pendulum, contained in a tall, narrow case * * * ▪ clock also called longcase clock tall pendulum clock enclosed in a wooden case that stands upon the floor and is… … Universalium
grandfather clock — ☆ grandfather clock or grandfather s clock n. a large clock with a pendulum, contained in a tall, narrow case … English World dictionary
grandfather clock — grandfather clocks N COUNT A grandfather clock is an old fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case which stands upright on the floor … English dictionary
grandfather clock — grandfather .clock n an old fashioned tall clock which stands on the floor … Dictionary of contemporary English
grandfather clock — noun count an old fashioned clock in a tall wooden box placed on the floor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grandfather clock — ► NOUN ▪ a clock in a tall free standing wooden case, driven by weights … English terms dictionary
grandfather clock — noun a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case • Syn: ↑longcase clock • Hypernyms: ↑pendulum clock • Part Meronyms: ↑shell, ↑case, ↑casing * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] … Useful english dictionary
grandfather clock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grandfather clock : singular grandfather clock plural grandfather clocks an old fashioned clock in a tall wooden box placed on the floor … English dictionary
grandfather clock — noun Etymology: from the song My Grandfather s Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work died 1884 American songwriter Date: 1909 a tall pendulum clock that stands on the floor called also grandfather, grandfather s clock … New Collegiate Dictionary
grandfather clock — /ˈgrænfaðə klɒk/ (say granfahdhuh klok) noun a clock with a pendulum, in a tall wooden case. {suggested by the song title Grandfather s Clock (1876) by American songwriter Henry Clay Work} …
grandfather clock — grand′father (or grand′father s) clock n. hor fur a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall case clock … From formal English to slang