Rocks - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end.

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The boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly

verb

Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.

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The ship was anchored in the lee of the island

noun

A heavy metal object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that, when dropped into the water and resting on the bottom, keeps the boat from moving

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We dropped the anchor and took out our fishing rods., she’s looking for a spiritual anchor., the ma…

noun

The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.

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Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone

noun

Your spine

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Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun

The most important part of something

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Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

noun

A defensive wall.

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After landing virtually unopposed, the fifth corps moved toward the san juan heights, the principal…

noun

Something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations

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My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.

noun

An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.

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A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy

noun

A large stone near the base of a building where two walls meet, often giving information about the building and sometimes put in position with a ceremony

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A large group of officials attended a cornerstone laying at that new plant., funds for the school s…

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

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Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

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A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

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He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

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Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

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I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

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The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

verb

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

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The car lurched forward

noun

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.

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The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb

Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

noun

A person or thing on which something else is based or depends.

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Farming is the mainstay of the rural economy

noun

The most important part of something, providing support for everything else

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In the early 1900s, farming was the mainstay of the national economy.

noun

The most important part of something, providing support for everything else

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The mainstay of sth antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of treatment for many infections., cattle fa…

verb

Move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

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The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth

verb

To move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions

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She oscillates between cooperation and hostility., mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillat…

verb

To move repeatedly from one position to another

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Oscillate between sth and sth the stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $…

idiom

Someone or something that remains strong and gives a lot of support in a difficult situation

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Andrea was a tower of strength to me when i was ill., although she is softly spoken and gentle, she…

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

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Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

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You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

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He pitched the ship inside and outside

verb

Somersault.

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The boat pitchpoled and broke its mast

noun

A somersault.

verb

Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

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Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea

noun

An act of jumping or diving into water.

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Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge

verb

Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

noun

A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position.

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He looked around for a prop to pin the door open

verb

Support or keep in position.

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She propped her chin in the palm of her right hand

noun

A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.

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The exhibition features props and costumes from the show's incredible 49-year history

noun

A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.

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A cotton reel

verb

Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel.

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Sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch

verb

A winder around which flexible materials can be wound

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

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The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

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A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

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The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

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The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

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He swayed slightly on his feet

noun

A rhythmical movement from side to side.

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The easy sway of her hips

verb

Move back and forth

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

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Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

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The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

verb

Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

verb

Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

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Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa

noun

An act or instance of tossing something.

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A defiant toss of her head

verb

Throw with a light motion

idiom

Someone or something that remains strong and gives a lot of support in a difficult situation

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Andrea was a tower of strength to me when i was ill., although she is softly spoken and gentle, she…

verb

Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.

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The surface of the liquid undulated gently

adjective

(especially of a leaf) having a wavy surface or edge.

verb

To have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea

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The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb., the undulating countryside

verb

Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

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The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun

An unsteady movement from side to side.

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The handlebars developed a wobble

verb

To shake or move from side to side in a way that shows a lack of balance, or to cause something to do this

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[ i ] the table wobbles because its legs are uneven.