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1 gum-tree
sveķkoks -
2 up a gum tree
sprukās -
3 up a gum-tree
ķezā; strupceļā -
4 eucalyptus
[ju:kə'liptəs]a type of large Australian evergreen tree, giving timber, gum and an oil that is used in the treatment of colds.) eikalipts* * *eikalipts; eikaliptu eļļa -
5 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) []durt; pārdurt2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) iedurties3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) pielīmēt; pielipt; salipt4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) iestrēgt; iestigt; iesprūst•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) žagars2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) svečturi3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stublājs; garš gabals; stienītis•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *spieķis, nūja; žagars; zizlis; stienītis, gabals; rokturis; stulbenis; mēbeles; sērija; masts; liknis; iedurt; pielīmēt; pielipt; uzturēties, palikt; iestrēgt; izbāzt; nobāzt, iebāzt; paciest, izturēt; atbalstīt ar kociņu
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gum tree — n. Any tree that exudes a gum, such as: (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum tree — ► NOUN ▪ a tree that produces gum, especially a eucalyptus. ● up a gum tree Cf. ↑up a gum tree … English terms dictionary
gum tree — gum′ tree n. pln any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum … From formal English to slang
gum tree — gum trees N COUNT A gum tree is a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum … English dictionary
gum tree — n 1.) a tall tree which produces a strong smelling oil that is used in medicine = ↑eucalyptus 2.) be up a gum tree BrE informal to be in a very difficult situation … Dictionary of contemporary English
gum tree — ☆ gum tree n. any of various trees that yield gum, as the sweet gum, tupelo, eucalyptus, etc … English World dictionary
gum tree — gum ,tree noun count a EUCALYPTUS tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gum tree — noun any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum • Syn: ↑gum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑liquidambar, ↑eucalyptus, ↑eucalypt, ↑eucalyptus tree … Useful english dictionary
gum tree — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gum tree : singular gum tree plural gum trees a eucalyptus tree • up a gum tree … English dictionary
gum tree — /ˈgʌm ˌtri/ (say gum .tree) noun 1. Also, gum. any tree or shrub of the myrtaceous genus Eucalyptus, almost entirely Australian apart from very few tropical species in New Guinea and other nearby islands, some yielding eucalyptus oil and some… …
gum tree — noun a tree that exudes gum, especially a eucalyptus. Phrases up a gum tree Brit. informal in or into a predicament … English new terms dictionary
