loose measure

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• This side of the black stump — loose measure of comprehensiveness or distance: I make the best pumpkin soup this side of the black stump ; He is the biggest bore this side of the black stump …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• John Dyer — (October 1699 ndash;December 1757) was a Welsh poet who wrote in the English language.The son of a solicitor, he was born at Aberglasney, in Carmarthenshire. He was sent to Westminster School and was intended for a career in law, but on his… …   Wikipedia

• crushability — n. A loose measure of how much a vehicle is crushed during a head on or rear end collision, with higher values providing more safety. Example Citation: Safety conscious people are urging more crushability in the 3,500 pound Winston Cup cars… …   New words

• this side of the black stump — Australian Slang loose measure of comprehensiveness or distance: I make the best pumpkin soup this side of the black stump ; He is the biggest bore this side of the black stump …   English dialects glossary

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Angle of repose — For the Wallace Stegner novel, see Angle of Repose (novel). For the friction angle between two solid objects, see Friction. For the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum song of the same name, see In Glorious Times. Angle of repose The angle of repose or,… …   Wikipedia

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium