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1 leave no stone unturned
(to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) obrátit každý kámen -
2 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kámen; kamenný2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kámen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) (náhrobní, dlažební, brusný) kámen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) (drahý) kámen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) pecka6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) 14 liber (brit. váha)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kámen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenovat2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) vypeckovat•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *• pecka• kámen• kamenný
См. также в других словарях:
Unturned — Un*turned , a. [Pref. un + turned.] Not turned; not revolved or reversed. [1913 Webster] {To leave no stone unturned}, to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one s purpose. [1913 Webster] [He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unturned — index direct (straight), straightforward Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unturned — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unturned — See: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED … Dictionary of American idioms
unturned — See: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED … Dictionary of American idioms
unturned — adjective Not turned. They left no stone unturned in their search … Wiktionary
unturned — See: leave no stone unturned … Словарь американских идиом
unturned — /ʌnˈtɜnd/ (say un ternd) adjective 1. not having been turned or turned over. –phrase 2. leave no stone unturned, to make an exhaustive search; do everything possible …
unturned — adj. * * * … Universalium
unturned — adjective not turned … English new terms dictionary
unturned — un·turned … English syllables
