untold damage

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• damage */*/*/ — I UK [ˈdæmɪdʒ] / US noun Get it right: damage: When damage means harm or injury it is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it never comes after a or a number Wrong: These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and… …   English dictionary

• damage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 harm/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial, untold …   Collocations dictionary

• damage — dam|age1 [ dæmıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured: Mr. Charlton surveyed the damage caused by the bulldozer. damage to: Damage to the building could take six months to repair. do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• untold — adjective too much or too many to be measured: untold misery: The floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of homeowners. | untold damage: The scandal has done untold damage to his reputation …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• untold — [[t]ʌ̱nto͟ʊld[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use untold to emphasize how bad or unpleasant something is. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard working tradesmen... This might do untold damage to her… …   English dictionary

• untold — un|told [ˌʌnˈtəuld US ˈtould] adj [only before noun] 1.) used to emphasize how bad something is ▪ The rumours will do untold damage to his reputation. ▪ The floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of homeowners. 2.) used to emphasize that an …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• untold — adjective 1》 too much or too many to be counted; indescribable: thieves caused untold damage. 2》 not narrated or told. Origin OE unteald not counted (see un 1, told) …   English new terms dictionary

• untold — adj. Untold is used with these nouns: ↑damage, ↑harm, ↑misery, ↑story, ↑suffering, ↑wealth …   Collocations dictionary

• un|told — «uhn TOHLD», adjective. 1. not told; not revealed: »an untold secret, untold heroism. 2. too many or too much to be counted; innumerable; countless: »to spend untold millions. There are untold stars in the sky. 3. very great; immense: »untold… …   Useful english dictionary

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

• harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled  harbor        any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …   Universalium