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61 widow
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62 widower
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63 wood
[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) dřevo, ze dřeva2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) les3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) hůl•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood* * *• les• dřevo -
64 woodcutter
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65 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) neznámá veličina -
66 bone china
(china in whose manufacture the ashes of burnt bones are used.) kostní porcelán -
67 caregiver
noun ( someone whose job is to look after a sick or disabled person) pečovatel, -ka, ošetřovatel, -ka -
68 clothes moth
(a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes.) mol šatní -
69 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) kubický centimetr -
70 estate agent
(a person whose job is to sell houses and land.) realitní agent -
71 half-caste
noun (a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.) míšenec -
72 oil palm
(a palm tree whose fruit and seeds yield oil.) palma olejná -
73 rule the roost
(to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed.) vládnout -
74 ship-broker
1) (an agent whose job is to buy or sell ships.) lodní agent, makléř2) (an insurance agent for ships.) zprostředkovatel pojištění lodí -
75 witch-doctor
noun (in some African tribes, a person whose profession is to cure illness and keep away evil magical influences.) kouzelník
См. также в других словарях:
whose — [ huz ] function word *** Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian player, whose name I have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whose — 1. Despite a long established folk belief (which Fowler deplored) that whose, when used as a relative, should only mean of whom and not of which, usage over several centuries from the time of Shakespeare and Milton supports its use with reference … Modern English usage
whose — W1S2 [hu:z] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwAs, from hwa; WHO] 1.) used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to ▪ Whose is this? ▪ Whose keys are on the kitchen counter? 2.) used to show the relationship between a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whose — [ho͞oz] pron. [ME whos, hwas < OE hwæs, gen. of hwa, WHO] that or those belonging to whom: used without a following noun [whose is this? whose will look best?] possessive pronominal adj. of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which… … English World dictionary
Whose — (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s, gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.] The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}. [1913 Webster] Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. [1913 Webster] The question whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whose|so|ev|er — «HOOZ soh EHV uhr», pronoun. Archaic. of any person whatsoever; whose … Useful english dictionary
whose — gen. of WHO (Cf. who); from O.E. hwæs, gen. of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) … Etymology dictionary
whose — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) belonging to or associated with which person. 2) (as possessive determiner ) of whom or which. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whose — [[t]huːz[/t]] ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]hu͟ːz[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) PRON REL You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the… … English dictionary
whose */*/*/ — UK [huːz] / US [huz] determiner, pronoun Summary: Whose can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (introducing a direct or indirect question): Whose idea was it to come here? (introducing a relative clause): The winner was a Brazilian… … English dictionary
whose*/*/*/ — [huːz] determiner, pronoun summary: Whose can be: ■ a determiner: Whose idea was it to come here? ■ a question pronoun: Whose is this jacket? ■ a relative pronoun: I asked whose it was. 1) used for showing that someone or something belongs to or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
