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1 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) αρέσω όλο και περισσότερο -
2 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) δόντι2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) δόντι•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
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3 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) σοδειά2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) μαστίγιο3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) κοντοκουρεμένα μαλλιά4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) πρόλοβος2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) κουρεύω- crop up -
4 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) τρίχα2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) μαλλιά•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) κλειστή στροφή(σαν φουρκέτα)- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
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5 mushroom
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6 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) υψώνω, αυξάνω3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) καλλιεργώ/ (εκ)τρέφω4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) θίγω6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) συγκεντρώνω7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) προκαλώ8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) σηκώνω9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) χτιζω, ανεγείρω10) (to give (a shout etc).) βγάζω (κραυγή)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) πιάνω, έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) αύξηση- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
См. также в других словарях:
grow — W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(plants)¦ 4¦(hair/nails)¦ 5¦(become)¦ 6¦(improve)¦ 7 it/money doesn t grow on trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
grow — verb past tense grew /grU:/ past participle grown 1 PERSON/ANIMAL (I) to become bigger and develop over a period of time: How you ve grown since the last time I saw you! | grow 2 inches/5cm etc: Stan grew two inches in six months. | growing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grow on — 1. To gain a greater hold on 2. To gain in the estimation of, become ever more acceptable to 3. (of seedlings) to (be stimulated to) develop into mature plants by suitable positioning, treatment, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * ˈgrow on… … Useful english dictionary
grow like Topsy — (informal) 1. Simply to grow, apparently from nothing (as Topsy in Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin assumed she did) 2. (loosely) to grow in a random, indiscriminate or unplanned way • • • Main Entry: ↑grow … Useful english dictionary
grow to — 1. To advance to, come to (archaic) 2. (of milk) to stick to the pan and develop a bad taste in heating (so prob Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, II.2; obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * You use get to or grow to in front of another verb to… … Useful english dictionary
grow like a weed — chiefly US informal : to grow very quickly Their business is growing like a weed. Look at you! You re growing like a weed! • • • Main Entry: ↑weed … Useful english dictionary
like father, like son — A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. A proverb. * /Frank s father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to he class president. Like father,… … Dictionary of American idioms
like father, like son — A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. A proverb. * /Frank s father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to he class president. Like father,… … Dictionary of American idioms
grow on somebody — ˈgrow on sb derived no passive if sb/sth grows on you, you start to like them or it more and more • The neighbourhood was beginning to grow on me. • This song is really growing on me. Main entry: ↑growderived … Useful english dictionary
grow like a weed — grow quickly … English contemporary dictionary
