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1 hindmost
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2 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge
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hindmost — late 14c., from HIND (Cf. hind) (adj.) + MOST (Cf. most). Thra. What, if a toy take em i the heels now, and they run all away, and cry, The devil take the hindmost ? Dion. Then the same devil take the foremost too, and souse him for his… … Etymology dictionary
hindmost — index back (in reverse), extreme (last), last (final) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2 … Law dictionary
hindmost — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ furthest back … English terms dictionary
hindmost — [hīn′dərmōst΄hīnd′mōst΄] adj. [ME: see HIND1 & MOST] farthest back; closest to the rear; last: also hindermost [hīn′dərmōst΄] … English World dictionary
hindmost — see devil take the hindmost every man for himself, and devil take the hindmost … Proverbs new dictionary
Hindmost — Hind Hind, a. [Compar. {Hinder}; superl. {Hindmost}, or {Hindermost}.] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See {Hinder}, a.] In the rear; opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hindmost — Hindermost Hind er*most , Hindmost Hind most , a. [The superlative of hind. See {Hind}, a.] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as the comparative hinder. See {Hinder}, a., and cf. {Aftermost}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hindmost — hind|most [ˈhaındməust US moust] adj →devil take the hindmost at ↑devil … Dictionary of contemporary English
hindmost — adjective old use furthest behind see also: devil take the hindmost devil (14) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hindmost — /ˈhaɪndmoʊst/ (say huyndmohst) adjective Also, hindermost /ˈhaɪndəmoʊst/ (say huynduhmohst). 1. farthest behind; nearest the rear; last. –phrase 2. (the) devil take the hindmost, those in the rear must look after themselves …
hindmost — adjective Date: 14th century farthest to the rear ; last … New Collegiate Dictionary