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• one-idea'd — adjective see one ideaed * * * oneˈ ideˈa d adjective Entirely possessed by one idea • • • Main Entry: ↑one …   Useful english dictionary

• Idea — I*de a, n.; pl. {Ideas}. [L. idea, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see; akin to E. wit: cf. F. id[ e]e. See {Wit}.] 1. The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• idea — (n.) late 14c., archetype of a thing in the mind of God; Platonic idea, from L. idea idea, and in Platonic philosophy archetype, from Gk. idea ideal prototype, lit. the look of a thing (as opposed to the reality); form; kind, sort, nature, from… …   Etymology dictionary

• one-track — one′ track adj. 1) unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, subject, etc., at a time: a one track mind[/ex] 2) having only one track …   From formal English to slang

• one-track — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : that lacks flexibility and nimbleness and can handle only one thing at a time is an unimaginative person and has a one track mind b. : marked by often narrowly constricted attention to or absorption in just one thing… …   Useful english dictionary

• one of the... if not the — These expressions often occur in comparisons but are frequently used ungrammatically: It was one of the first, if not the first, attempts to bring together these warring nations. The plural attempts is correct after one of the, but how about if… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• one-ideaed — adjective or one idea d |wəˌnī|dēəd : having or possessed by only one idea her one ideaed peasant mind was as inaccessible as a closed iron safe Joseph Conrad sneered at him as a one ideaed abolitionist David Donald …   Useful english dictionary

• one-track — /wun trak /, adj. 1. having only one track. 2. unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time; narrow: a one track mind. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

• one-track — adjective a) having a single set of lines so that trains can run only in one direction at a time; single track b) limited to one idea or thought …   Wiktionary

• one-track — /ˈwʌn træk/ (say wun trak) adjective 1. with only a single track. 2. Colloquial restricted; preoccupied with one idea: a one track mind …  

• One Big Union (concept) — The One Big Union is a concept which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries amongst working class trade unionists. Unions initially organised as craft or trade unions. Workers were organized by their skill: carpenters, plumbers,… …   Wikipedia