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1 prehistoric
[pri:i'storik](of, or belonging to, the time before recorded history: a prehistoric monster.) preistoric -
2 barrow
['bærəu]1) (a wheelbarrow.) roabă2) (a small (usually two-wheeled) cart.) cărucior3) (a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times.) -
3 caveman
[-mæn]noun (in prehistoric times, a person who lived in a cave: Cavemen dressed in the skins of animals.) om al cavernelor -
4 extinct
[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) dispărut2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) stins• -
5 flint
[flint]1) (( also adjective) (of) a kind of very hard stone: Prehistoric man used flint knives.) silex2) (a piece of hard mineral from which sparks can be struck: I must buy a new flint for my cigarette-lighter.) cremene -
6 monster
['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) monstru, uriaş2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) monstru3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) monstru•- monstrously -
7 write
past tense - wrote; verb1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) a scrie2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) a scrie3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) a scrie, a compune•- writer- writing
- writings
- written
- writing-paper
- write down
- write out
См. также в других словарях:
Prehistoric — Pre his*tor ic, a. Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prehistoric — 1851, modeled on Fr. préhistorique; see PRE (Cf. pre ) + HISTORIC (Cf. historic) … Etymology dictionary
prehistoric — [adj] before recorded history ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, earliest, early, old, olden, primeval, primitive, primordial; concepts 558,560,799 … New thesaurus
prehistoric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to prehistory … English terms dictionary
prehistoric — [prē΄his tôr′ik] adj. of the period before recorded history: also prehistorical prehistorically adv … English World dictionary
prehistoric — pre|his|tor|ic [ˌpri:hıˈstɔrık US ˈsto: , ˈsta: ] adj 1.) relating to the time in history before anything was written down ▪ prehistoric burial grounds ▪ prehistoric animals 2.) very old fashioned used humorously ▪ a prehistoric attitude towards… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prehistoric — adjective 1 connected with the time in history before anything was written down: prehistoric burial grounds | prehistoric animals 2 often humorous very old fashioned: Keith s ideas about educating girls are positively prehistoric. prehistorically … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prehistoric — prehistorically, adv. /pree hi stawr ik, stor , pree i /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast. 2. Slang. outdated; passé: My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper… … Universalium
prehistoric — [[t]pri͟ːhɪstɒ̱rɪk, AM tɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. ...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux … English dictionary
prehistoric — adjective 1) prehistoric times Syn: primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, ancient, early, antediluvian 2) the special effects look prehistoric Syn: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old fashioned … Thesaurus of popular words
prehistoric — also prehistorical adjective Date: 1851 1. of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history 2. of or relating to a language in a period of its development from which contemporary records of its sounds and forms have not been… … New Collegiate Dictionary
