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1 безгръбначен
1. зоол. invertebrateбезгръбначни същ., зоол. invertebrates, invertebrata2. прен. spineless; invertebrate; weak-willed; gutless* * *безгръбна̀чен,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. зоол. invertebrate;2. прен. spineless; invertebrate; weak-willed; gutless;3. като същ. само мн. зоол. invertebrates, invertebrata.* * *gutless; invertebrate; pithless{`piTlis}; spineless (зоол.): Worms areбезгръбначен. - Червеите са безгръбначни* * *1. безгръбначни същ., зоол. invertebrates, invertebrata 2. зоол. invertebrate 3. прен. spineless;invertebrate;weak-willed; gutless -
2 безхарактерен
weak-willed, spineless, of wave-ring/weak character; fibrelessпрен. mollus-cousтой е безхарактерен he lacks strength of character/mind/will* * *безхара̀ктерен,прил., -на, -но, -ни weak-willed, spineless, of wavering/weak character; fibreless; разг. gutless, sissified; lacking individuality, faceless; прен. molluscous; \безхарактеренен човек pushover; като същ.: той е \безхарактеренен he lacks strength of character/mind/will.* * *characterless; yellow{`yelou}* * *1. weak-willed, spineless, of wave-ring/weak character;fibreless 2. прен. mollus-cous 3. той е БЕЗХАРАКТЕРЕН he lacks strength of character/ mind/will -
3 гръбнак
spine, backbone(опора) mainstay* * *гръбна̀к,м., -ци, (два) гръбна̀ка анат. spine, backbone; ( опора) mainstay; без \гръбнакк spineless (и прен.); със здрав \гръбнакк прен. staunch.* * *backbone* * *1. (опора) mainstay: със здрав ГРЪБНАК прен. starnch 2. spine, backbone 3. без ГРЪБНАК spineless (и прен.) -
4 мекотело
1. mollusc(an) (pl. mollusca)2. прен. mush, spineless creature, ам. jelly-fish* * *мекотѐло,ср., -и 1. mollusc(an), pl. mollusca;2. прен. пренебр. mush, spineless creature, амер. jelly-fish; sl. feeb.* * *cowrie; lamellibranch; mollusc; jelly-fish; mush (прен.)* * *1. mollusc(an) (pl. mollusca) 2. прен. mush, spineless creature, ам. jelly-fish -
5 овчедушен
timid, faint-hearted, sheepish, stupid. dull* * *овчеду̀шен,прил., -на, -но, -ни timid, faint-hearted, sheepish, stupid, dull, weak-kneed, spineless, разг. wet.* * *sheepish; pigeon-hearted; timid{`timid}* * *timid, faint-hearted, sheepish, stupid. dull
См. также в других словарях:
Spineless — Spine less, a. 1. Having no spine, or vertebral column. [1913 Webster] 2. Having no thorns or barbs. [PJC] 3. lacking in strength of character; cowardly, in a physical or moral sense. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spineless — index irresolute, obsequious, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spineless — 1827, of animals, from SPINE (Cf. spine) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning “lacking moral force” is from 1885. Related: Spinelessly; spinelessness … Etymology dictionary
spineless — [adj] cowardly amoebalike*, fainthearted, fearful, feeble, forceless, frightened, gutless*, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual, invertebrate, irresolute, lily livered*, nerveless, pithless, soft, spiritless, squeamish, submissive,… … New thesaurus
spineless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no spine; invertebrate. 2) (of an animal or plant) lacking spines. 3) lacking courage and determination. DERIVATIVES spinelessly adverb spinelessness noun … English terms dictionary
spineless — [spīn′lis] adj. 1. having no backbone; invertebrate 2. having a weak or flexible backbone 3. lacking courage, resistance, willpower, etc. 4. without spines, or thorny processes spinelessly adv. spinelessness n … English World dictionary
Spineless Forest Lizard — Taxobox name = Spineless Forest Lizard status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Agamidae genus = Calotes species = C. liocephalus binomial = Calotes liocephalus… … Wikipedia
spineless — spine|less [ spaınləs ] adjective 1. ) not brave or determined enough to deal with a situation well: spineless acceptance 2. ) a spineless animal does not have a SPINE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spineless — [[t]spa͟ɪnləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is spineless, you mean that they are afraid to take action or oppose people when they should. ...bureaucrats and spineless politicians … English dictionary
spineless — adjective 1 lacking courage and determination: a bunch of spineless do gooders 2 without a spine: spineless creatures such as jellyfish spinelessly adverb spinelessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spineless — UK [ˈspaɪnləs] / US adjective 1) not brave or determined enough to deal with a situation well Critics condemned the government s decision to back down as spineless. 2) a spineless animal does not have a spine … English dictionary