dumpy person

См. также в других словарях:

• Dumpy level — Automatic level in use on a construction site Leveler for use by hand …   Wikipedia

• dumpy — a. Short and thick (in person), squat …   New dictionary of synonyms

• humpty-dumpty — n. (pl. ies) 1 a short dumpy person. 2 a person or thing that once overthrown cannot be restored. Etymology: the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, perh. ult. f. HUMPY(1), DUMPY …   Useful english dictionary

• bumpkin — noun an unsophisticated country person. Derivatives bumpkinish adjective Origin C16: perh. from Du. boomken little tree or MDu. bommekijn little barrel , denoting a dumpy person …   English new terms dictionary

• bumpkin — ► NOUN ▪ an unsophisticated person from the countryside. ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch boomken little tree or earlier bommekijn little barrel , denoting a dumpy person …   English terms dictionary

• hodmandod — /hodˈmən dod/ noun A snail ORIGIN: Cf ↑dodman • • • hoddˈy doddˈy noun (obsolete) 1. A dumpy person 2. A duped husband 3. A simpleton …   Useful english dictionary

• Levelling — For other uses, see Levelling (disambiguation). Single levelling redirects here. For other uses, see Single level (disambiguation). Levelling or leveling is a branch of surveying, the object of which is 1) To find the elevation of a given point… …   Wikipedia

• stocky — stocky, thickset, thick, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy are comparable when they apply to build of the human body and mean being relatively compact in form. Stocky implies a short and wide or thick build and is likely to be complimentary in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Australian Green Tree Frog — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

• Julie Andrews — Dame Julie Andrews Andrews, March 2003. Born Julia Elizabeth Wells 1 October 1935 (1935 10 01) (age 76) Walton on Thames, Surrey, England …   Wikipedia

• Foxxy vs. the Board of Education — Infobox Television episode Title=Foxxy vs. the Board of Education Series=Drawn Together Season=2 Episode=2 Airdate=October 26, 2005 Writer= Elijah Aron Caption = Foxxy meets the Board of Education. Director= Raymie Muzquiz Production = 202 Guests …   Wikipedia