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English-Russian dictionary of culinary. 2014.
English-Russian dictionary of culinary. 2014.
Powder of sympathy — was a form of sympathetic magic, current in the 17th century in Europe, whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made. The method was first proposed by Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. and… … Wikipedia
beat — vb 1 Beat, pound, pummel, thrash, buffet, baste, belabor are comparable when they mean to strike re peatedly. Beat, the usual and general word of this group, may imply no more than the simple action of repeated striking (as with one s hands or an … New Dictionary of Synonyms
beat — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Bohemian, about ship, abrade, abscond, accent, accentuation, addle, addled, aerate, agitate, air lane, all in, all up with, alternation, amaze, ambit, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, andante… … Moby Thesaurus
beat — I. verb (beat; beaten or beat; beating) Etymology: Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to strike repeatedly: a. to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain… … New Collegiate Dictionary
powder — n 1. dust, pounce, fine grains, loose particles, flour, meal, grain, farina, bran; sawdust, filings, grounds, crumbs; grit, soot, dirt. 2. gunpowder, ammunition, explosive, black powder, dynamite, cordite, Ail Chem. TNT, trinitrotoluene,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
powder — Synonyms and related words: Ballistite, TNT, abrade, abscond, absquatulate, air pollution, atomize, attritus, balm, balsam, base, beat, besprinkle, bran, bray, bread, break up, brecciate, buck, cellulose nitrate, clown white, coat, cold cream,… … Moby Thesaurus
Powder Keg — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Powder Keg Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beat the Devil — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Beat the Devil Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
beat it — Synonyms and related words: be off, begone, blow, clear out, dog it, duck and run, duck out, flake off, get, get going, get lost, get out, git, hit the road, lam, make yourself scarce, scram, shove off, skin out, split, take a powder, vamoose … Moby Thesaurus
take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a powder — {v. phr.}, {slang} To leave hurriedly; run out or away; desert, flee. * /All the gang except one had taken a powder when the police arrived./ … Dictionary of American idioms