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1 a stone's throw
(a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) kivenheiton päässä -
2 stone
• painomitta• hioa• siemen• kivittää• kivinen• kivi• kivetä• somero• poistaa siemenet jostakin• korukivi* * *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.) kivi2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kivi3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kivi4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) jalokivi5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) kivi6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (brittiläinen painomitta)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kivi2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kivittää2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) poistaa kivet•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
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3 pitch
• paiskata• nousu• jakomitta• heittää• huippu• virittää• viritys• singotatechnology• askellus tuumalle• asettaa• aste• urannousu• väli• pudota• pystyttää• kiikkua• leiriytyä• kaltevuustechnology• hammasjakoautomatic data processing• syöttö• sävelkorkeus• syöksyäautomatic data processing• syöttää• säveltaso• taso• äänen korkeus• käämitysaskel• pituuskallistus• pietä• pistejako• piki• pihka• korkeus* * *I 1. pi verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) pystyttää2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) nakata3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) kaatua päistikkaa4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) keikkua5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) virittää2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II pi noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) piki- pitch-dark -
4 sling
• paiskata• ritsa• nostaa• heitellä• heilahdella• hihna• heittää• viskata• side• singota• sinkauttaa• kantoside• kantoremmi• kantohihna• kierrellätechnology• linko (tek.)• lingotamilitary• linko• lennättää• linko(tekniikka)• linkosidos• kannike• nakata* * *1. sliŋ noun1) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) kannatinside2) (a band of cloth etc worn over the shoulder for supporting a rifle etc on the back.) kantohihna3) (a looped arrangement of ropes, chains etc for supporting, hoisting, carrying and lowering heavy objects.) köysiverkko2. verb1) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) sinkauttaa2) (to support, hang or swing by means of a strap, sling etc: He had a camera and binoculars slung round his neck.) ripustaa•
См. также в других словарях:
Stone's throw — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone's throw — If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away … The small dictionary of idiomes
stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone s throw from our house. [1575 85] * * * … Universalium
stone's throw — If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stone's\ throw — • stone s throw • within a stone s throw adv. phr. Within a very short distance. They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw. See: hop, skip and a jump … Словарь американских идиом
stone's throw — an informal expression in English for a short distance. 50 meters (164 feet) would be a comfortable stone s throw for most people, although athletes could throw a stone more than twice that distance. The expression may be derived from an old… … Dictionary of units of measurement
stone's throw — or[within a stone s throw] {adv. phr.} Within a very short distance. * /They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw./ See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP … Dictionary of American idioms
stone's throw — or[within a stone s throw] {adv. phr.} Within a very short distance. * /They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw./ See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP … Dictionary of American idioms
a stone's throw — a short distance wild whales blowing a stone s throw from the boat * * * a stone s throw : a short distance The high school is just a stone s throw from his house. She lives just a stone s throw away from the beach. • • • Main Entry: ↑stone a… … Useful english dictionary
Stones Throw From Hurtin' — is a track from British pop rock performer Elton John s 1989 album, Sleeping with the Past . The songs tells about that sometimes people have to let stuff they once loved go if they can t get it and that some things can never get better. inging… … Wikipedia
(a) stone's throw — a ˈstone s throw idiom a very short distance away • We live just a stone s throw from here. • The hotel is within a stone s throw of the beach. Main entry: ↑stoneidiom … Useful english dictionary
