American English

I. knee¹ S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cneow]
1. the joint that bends in the middle of your leg:
Lucy had a bandage round her knee.
on your knees
She was on her knees (=kneeling), weeding the garden.
sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling)
Tim fell to his knees and started to pray.
a knee injury
2. the part of your clothes that covers your knee:
His jeans had holes in both knees.
3. on sb’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:
Daddy, can I sit on your knee?
4. knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold
5. on your knees in a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much:
He went on his knees begging for his job back.
6. bring somebody/something to their knees
a) to defeat a country or group of people in a war:
The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees.
b) to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue SYN cripple:
The recession has brought many companies to their knees.
7. put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned to punish a child by hitting them
8. on bended knee(s) old-fashioned in a way that shows great respect for someone
⇨ learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at ↑mother¹(4), ⇨ the bee’s knees at ↑bee(5), ⇨ weak at the knees at ↑weak(13)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

knee

knee [knee knees kneed kneeing] noun, verb [niː] [niː]

noun
1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle
• a knee injury
• I grazed my knee when I fell.
• He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him.
• She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor.
• Everyone was down on (their) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for the ring.
• My knees were knocking (= I was frightened).

2. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee
• These jeans are torn at the knee.

• a knee patch

3. the top surface of the upper part of the legs when you are sitting down
Syn: lap
• Come and sit on Daddy's knee.
more at the bee's knees at bee, on bended knee at bend _v., at your mother's knee at mother _n., weak at the knees at weak
Word Origin:
Old English cnēow, cnēo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch knie and German Knie, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin genu and Greek gonu.
Example Bank:
• He dropped to one knee.
• He hugged his knees to keep warm.
• He patted her knee reassuringly.
• He refuses to wear a knee brace.
• He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.
• He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.
• He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.
• He's snapped a ligament in his knee.
• His leg was missing below the knee.
• I balanced the pile of books on my knees.
• I injured my knee and had to have surgery.
• I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.
• I was on my hands and knees, looking for my key.
• I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.
• If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.
• Rita felt her knees weakening.
• She had a blanket draped across her knees.
• She sat on her father's knee while he read her a story.
• She sat on her father's knee= lap while he read her a story.
• She sat up and pulled her knees to her chest.
• She would ask for a rise, but would not beg for one on bended knee.
• Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
• The blow knocked him to his knees.
• The children had learned these stories at their mother's knee.
• The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.

Idioms: bring somebody to their knees ▪ bring something to its knees ▪ put somebody over your knee

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

knee / niː / noun [ C ]

B1 the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bend:

The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees.

He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground) in front of the altar.

She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down) .

See picture body

the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee:

She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

knee

/ni:/
(knees, kneeing, kneed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your knee is the place where your leg bends.
He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee.
...a knee injury.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

2.
If something or someone is on your knee or on your knees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down.
He sat with the package on his knees...
= lap
N-COUNT: poss N, oft on N

3.
If you are on your knees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground.
She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed...
N-PLURAL: poss N, usu on/to N

4.
If you knee someone, you hit them using your knee.
Ian kneed him in the groin.
VERB: V n

5.
If a country or organization is brought to its knees, it is almost completely destroyed by someone or something.
The country was being brought to its knees by the loss of 2.4 million manufacturing jobs...
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹knee /ˈniː/ noun, pl knees [count]
1 : the joint that bends at the middle of your leg
• I fell down and hurt my knee.
• She suffered a serious knee injury.
• His knees trembled/shook with fear.
• She dropped/fell/sank to her knees [=she knelt down] and begged for forgiveness. = She got down on her knees and begged for forgiveness.
• He got/went down on one knee and proposed to her.
• If you want to clean the floor properly, you have to get down on your (hands and) knees [=you have to kneel down on the floor] and start scrubbing.
- see picture at human
2 : the upper part of your leg when you are sitting
• His little granddaughter sat on his knee.
3 : the part that covers the knee on a pair of pants
• Her jeans had holes at the knees.
4 : a forceful hit with a bent knee
• She gave him a knee to the stomach. [=she kneed him in the stomach]
bring (someone) to his/her knees : to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone)
• The general vowed he would bring the enemy to their knees.
- often used figuratively
• The increase in oil prices could bring the economy to its knees. [=it could greatly hurt the economy]
learn (something) at your mother's knee : to learn (something) when you are very young
• I learned to speak French at my mother's knee.
on bended knee/knees
- see ¹bend
weak at/in the knees

stomach

stomach [noun]

The upper front part of your body between your neck and your stomach

/ˈstʌm.ək/

شکم

مثال:

His stomach is big.

شكم‌ او گنده‌ است‌.

An organ in the body where food is digested, or the soft front part of your body just below the chest

معادل فارسی:

شکم

مثال انگلیسی:

His stomach is big.

شكم‌ او گنده‌ است‌.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

stomach

noun

1 the part inside your body where food goes after you eat it

2 the front part of your body below your chest and above your legs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

stomach

I. stom‧ach¹ S3 W3 /ˈstʌmək/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: estomac, from Latin stomachus 'throat, stomach', from Greek stomachos, from stoma 'mouth']
1. the organ inside your body where food begins to be ↑digested:
I was so hungry my stomach hurt.
His stomach was full of food.
2. the front part of your body, below your chest:
He turned round and punched Carlos in the stomach.
3. do something on an empty stomach to do something when you have not eaten:
You shouldn’t take the pills on an empty stomach.
4. turn your stomach to make you feel sick or upset:
The sight of the slaughtered cow turned my stomach.
5. have no stomach for a fight/task etc to have no desire to do something difficult, upsetting, or frightening
6. have a strong stomach to be able to see or do things that are unpleasant without feeling sick or upset:
Don’t go and see this film unless you have a strong stomach.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ full (=full of food) A lot of these children don't know what it is like to have a full stomach.
▪ empty (=with no food in) It was 11 o'clock, and my stomach was empty.
▪ an upset stomach (=a stomach affected by illness) Debbie was at home because she had an upset stomach.
■ stomach + NOUN
▪ (a) stomach ache I had terrible stomach ache last night.
▪ stomach pains/cramps He complained of acute stomach pains.
▪ a stomach bug (=an illness you have caught that affects your stomach) He's off work with a stomach bug.
▪ a stomach upset (=when your stomach is affected by illness) The boy had a stomach upset after eating berries from the garden.
▪ a stomach ulcer Too much stress can cause stomach ulcers.
▪ stomach cancer She was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year.
■ verbs
▪ somebody's stomach rumbles (=it makes a noise because they are hungry) She felt her stomach rumble.
▪ somebody's stomach churns (=they feel sick because they are nervous or frightened) Her stomach was churning with anxiety.
▪ somebody's stomach lurches/tightens (=it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened) Her stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield.
▪ settle somebody's stomach (=to stop it feeling uncomfortable) The doctor gave me some tablets to settle my stomach.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stomach

stom·ach [stomach stomachs stomached stomaching] noun, verb [ˈstʌmək] [ˈstʌmək]

noun
the organ inside the body where food goes when you swallow it; the front part of the body below the chest
• stomach pains
• an upset stomach
• (BrE also) a stomach upset
• exercises to strengthen the stomach muscles
• It's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).
• You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.
• The attacker kicked him in the stomach.
• Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side.
• They crawled along the ground on their stomachs.

see also tummy
more at have butterflies (in your stomach) at butterfly, sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach at eye _n., feel sick to your stomach at feel _v., in the pit of the/your stomach at pit _n., pump sb's stomach at pump _v., have a strong stomach at strong
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French estomac, stomaque, via Latin from Greek stomakhos ‘gullet’, from stoma ‘mouth’. The early sense of the verb was ‘be offended at, resent’ (early 16th cent.).
Thesaurus:
stomach noun C
• Lie on your stomach.
belly • • gut • • paunch • |informal tummy • • insides • |formal medical intestine • • abdomen •
in the/your stomach/belly/gut/tummy/insides/intestine/abdomen
on your stomach/belly/tummy
a/an fat/flat/empty/full stomach/belly/tummy
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• ‘I'm eating for two now!’ she said, patting her stomach.
• A feeling of nausea settled in her stomach.
• He had a hangover, so he ordered a sandwich to settle his stomach.
• He had a stomach upset.
• He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose.
• He sucked in his stomach as he walked along the beach.
• He violently emptied the contents of his stomach.
• He was stabbed in the stomach during a street brawl.
• Human remains were found among the stomach contents of the shark.
• I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach when I saw the ambulance.
• I had butterflies in my stomach as I went to get my exam results.
• I lay on my stomach on the beach.
• I would get knots in my stomach because I was so scared.
• It makes me sick to my stomach to hear such stupid attitudes.
• My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.
• She's been off work with an upset stomach.
• The drug can cause mild stomach upset.
• The pains in his stomach were becoming worse.
• The smell of the dead dog turned his stomach.
• You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
• You shouldn't drink wine on an empty stomach.
• enzymes in the stomach
• the sound of my rumbling stomach
• It's not a good idea to drink on an empty stomach.
• You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.

Idioms: have no stomach for something ▪ turn your stomach

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

stomach / ˈstʌm.ək / noun [ C ] ( plural stomachs )

A2 an organ in the body where food is digested, or the soft front part of your body just below the chest:

He was punched in the stomach.

The doctor asked him to lie down on his stomach.

The sight of blood always churns/turns my stomach (= makes me feel as if I am going to vomit) .

She's got a very delicate stomach and doesn't eat spicy food.

I was hungry and my stomach had started growling/rumbling (= making noises) .

He felt a knot of nervousness in the pit (= bottom) of his stomach.

I suggested that a cup of tea might settle (= calm) her stomach.

See picture body

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

stomach

/stʌmək/
(stomachs, stomaching, stomached)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines.
He had an upset stomach...
My stomach is completely full.
N-COUNT

2.
You can refer to the front part of your body below your waist as your stomach.
The children lay down on their stomachs.
...stomach muscles.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

3.
If the front part of your body below your waist feels uncomfortable because you are feeling worried or frightened, you can refer to it as your stomach.
His stomach was in knots.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

4.
If you say that someone has a strong stomach, you mean that they are not disgusted by things that disgust most other people.
Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach.
N-COUNT

5.
If you cannot stomach something, you cannot accept it because you dislike it or disapprove of it.
I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals.
VERB: with brd-neg, V n/-ing

6.
If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten.
Avoid drinking on an empty stomach.
PHRASE: PHR after v

7.
If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn, you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick.
The true facts will turn your stomach...
I saw the shots of what happened on television and my stomach just turned over.
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹stom·ach /ˈstʌmək/ noun, pl -achs
1 [count]
a : the organ in your body where food goes and begins to be digested after you swallow it
• She has problems with her stomach.
• I've had enough to eat. My stomach is full.
• His stomach was growling.
- often used before another noun
• a stomach ulcer
• stomach gas
- see picture at human
b : the part of your body that contains the stomach
• She punched him in the stomach. [=belly]
• He was lying on his stomach.
2 [noncount] : the desire, courage, etc., that is needed to do or accept something difficult or unpleasant - usually used in negative statements
• She didn't have the stomach to confront him.
• He has no stomach for controversy.
a strong/weak stomach
✦If you have a strong stomach, you are not bothered by things that many people find disgusting, shocking, or offensive.
• You need a strong stomach to watch that movie. If you have a weak stomach, you are easily bothered by disgusting, shocking, or offensive things.
• It's a very violent movie. Don't watch it if you have a weak stomach.
on a full stomach : after eating a lot of food
• Don't try to go swimming on a full stomach.
on an empty stomach : with nothing in your stomach
• Take this medication on an empty stomach. [=when your stomach is empty because you have not eaten for a time]
sick to your stomach
- see ¹sick
turn your stomach
✦Something that turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn makes you feel ill or uncomfortable usually because it is offensive or disgusting.
• The violence in his movies really turns my stomach.
your eyes are bigger than your stomach

head

head [noun] (BODY PART)

The part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are

/hed/

سر

مثال:

ِDon't move your head!

سرت‌ را تكان‌ نده‌!

The part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are

معادل فارسی:

سر

مثال انگلیسی:

ِDon't move your head!

سرت‌ را تكان‌ نده‌!

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

1 the part of your body above your neck:
She turned her head to look at me.

culture
In Britain and America you nod your head (= move it up and down) to say 'yes' or to show that you agree, and you shake your head (= move it from side to side) to say 'no' or to show that you disagree.

2 your mind or brain:
A strange thought came into his head.
Use your head (= think)!

3 the top, front or most important part:
She sat at the head of the table.

4 the most important person:
The Pope is the head of the Catholic church.

5 usually Head (British) the person in charge of a school or college same meaning headmaster, headmistress, head teacher:
I've been called in to see the Head.

6 heads (plural) the side of a coin that has the head of a person on it

speaking
You say 'heads or tails?' when you are throwing a coin in the air to decide something, for example who will start a game.

a head, per head for one person:
The meal cost €30 a head.

go to your head to make you too pleased with yourself:
Stop telling him how clever he is, it will go to his head!

head first with your head before the rest of your body

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

head

I. head¹ S1 W1 /hed/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑head, ↑heading, ↑overhead, ↑header, ↑headship; adjective: ↑overhead, ↑heady, ↑headless, ↑headed; verb: ↑head, ↑behead; adverb: ↑overhead]
[Language: Old English; Origin: heafod]
1. TOP OF BODY [countable] the top part of your body that has your face at the front and is supported by your neck:
He kissed the top of her head.
Alan fell asleep as soon as he put his head on the pillow.
They dived head first into the water.
She was dressed in black from head to toe (=over all her body).
He still has a full head of hair (=has all his hair, even though he is getting rather old).
2. MIND [countable] your mind or mental ability:
The problem only exists inside his head.
do something in your head (=calculate something mentally)
I can’t do those figures in my head.
Use your head to work out the answer.
come into/pop into your head
Jackie said the first thing that came into her head.
get something into your head (=understand something)
‘It’s over, Jake,’ she said. ‘Try and get that into your head.’
take/get it into your head (to do something) (=decide to do something, especially something stupid)
At about two in the morning, Alan took it into his head to go for a swim.
get/put something out of your head (=stop thinking or worrying about something)
Try to put it out of your head for the time being.
put something into sb’s head (=make someone think or believe something)
What’s put that idea into her head?
get your head round something British English (=be able to understand something)
I just can’t get my head round what’s been going on here.
3. CALM/SENSIBLE
a) keep your head to remain calm and sensible in a difficult or frightening situation:
We need a candidate who can keep his or her head even when clients get aggressive.
keep a clear/cool/calm head
Get to sleep early tonight – you’ll need to keep a clear head tomorrow at the trial.
b) lose your head to become unable to behave calmly or sensibly in a difficult or frightening situation:
You’ll be OK as long as you don’t lose your head and forget he’s the real enemy.
c) have your head screwed on (straight/right) informal to be sensible and able to deal with difficult situations:
He wondered what Gemma thought about it all. She seemed to have her head screwed on.
4. PERSON IN CHARGE [countable]
a) a leader or person in charge of a group or organization
head of
You should discuss the matter with your head of department.
A meeting of Commonwealth heads of state will be held next month.
head waiter/chef/gardener etc (=the person in charge of a group of waiters etc)
b) (also head teacher) British English the person in charge of a school SYN principal American English:
From now on all violent incidents should be reported directly to the head. ⇨ ↑crowned head, ↑head boy, ↑head girl, ↑headmaster, ↑headmistress
5. FRONT/LEADING POSITION [singular] the front or the most important position
(at) the head of something
Jenny marched proudly at the head of the procession.
At the head of the table (=the place where the most important person sits) sat the senior partners.
at sth’s/sb’s head
The band of soldiers marched into the yard, their defeated captain at their head.
6. CRAZY [countable usually singular] used in particular phrases to talk about someone being crazy or very stupid:
People going out in conditions like this need their heads examined.
be off your head British English:
You must be off your head if you think that.
If I walk in looking like that, they’ll think I’m not right in the head.
7. a head/per head for each person:
Dinner works out at $30 a head.
average incomes per head
8. RIVER/VALLEY [countable usually singular] the place where a river, valley etc begins
9. come to a head (also bring something to a head) if a problem or difficult situation comes to a head, or something brings it to a head, it suddenly becomes worse and has to be dealt with quickly:
Things came to a head in the summer of 1997.
10. FLOWER/PLANT [countable] the top of a plant where its flowers or leaves grow:
She was outside cutting the dead heads off the roses.
head of
a head of lettuce
11. HEIGHT/DISTANCE [singular] the length of a head, used to measure height or distance:
She saw her father, a head above the rest of the crowd.
by a (short) head (=used to say that a horse won or lost a race but only by a small amount)
12. COIN heads the side of a coin that has a picture of a person’s head on it
heads or tails? British English spoken (=used to decide something, by asking someone which side of a coin they guess will be showing when you throw it in the air and it lands) ⇨ tails at ↑tail¹(5b)
13. laugh/shout/scream etc your head off informal to laugh, shout etc very loudly:
Fans were screaming their heads off.
14. have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair to have a lot of hair on your head
15. get/put your head down informal
a) to start working in a quiet determined way:
It’s time you got your head down and did some revision.
b) British English to sleep
16. keep your head down to try to avoid being noticed or getting involved in something:
Do what you’re told and keep your head down.
17. as soon as your head hits the pillow if you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, you fall asleep as soon as you lie down
18. be out of/off your head informal
to not know what you are doing because you have taken drugs or drunk too much alcohol:
He was off his head on various drugs.
19. go to sb’s head informal
a) if alcohol goes to your head, it quickly makes you feel drunk
b) if success goes to someone’s head, it makes them feel more important than they really are:
She never let fame go to her head.
20. TOOL [countable usually singular] the wide end of a long narrow tool or piece of equipment
21. put your heads together to discuss a difficult problem together:
The next morning, we all put our heads together to decide what should be done.
22. go over sb’s head
a) to be too difficult for someone to understand:
The explanation went completely over my head.
b) to do something without discussing it with a particular person or organization first, especially when you should have discussed it with them
23. can’t make head or/nor tail of something informal to be completely unable to understand something
24. have your head in the clouds to think about something in a way that is not practical or sensible, especially when you think things are much better than they really are
25. have a (good) head for figures/facts/business etc to be naturally good at doing calculations, remembering facts etc
26. head for heights the ability to look down from high places without feeling ill or nervous
27. a big head informal the opinion that you are much better, more important, more skilful etc than you really are:
I suppose I did do OK, but I’d be silly to get a big head about it.
28. keep your head above water to manage to continue to live on your income or keep your business working when this is difficult because of financial problems:
For years they struggled to keep their heads above water.
29. be/stand head and shoulders above somebody to be much better than other people:
One contestant stood head and shoulders above the rest.
30. hold up your head (also hold your head high) to show pride or confidence, especially in a difficult situation:
If you do this, you’ll never be able to hold your head up again.
31. be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall spoken used to say that you are making no progress at all in what you are trying hard to do:
I’ve tried to talk some sense into them, but it’s like banging my head against a brick wall.
32. bang/knock sb’s heads together spoken used to say that two people or groups should be forced to stop arguing and start to behave sensibly
33. bite/snap sb’s head off to talk to someone very angrily with no good reason:
I offered to help her, but she just bit my head off.
34. turn/stand something on its head to make people think about something in the opposite way to the way it was originally intended:
The attorney quickly turned his main defense argument on its head.
35. give somebody their head to give someone the freedom to do what they want to do
36. be/fall head over heels in love to love or suddenly start to love someone very much:
Sam was head over heels in love with his new bride.
37. heads will roll spoken used to say that someone will be punished severely for something that has happened:
Heads will roll for this!
38. on your own head be it spoken used to tell someone that they will be blamed if the thing they are planning to do goes wrong
39. do your head in British English spoken informal to make you feel confused and annoyed:
Turn that noise down – it’s doing my head in!
40. be/get in over your head to be or get involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with:
In business, start small and don’t get in over your head.
41. be over your head in debt American English to owe so much money that there is no possibility of paying it all back
42. go head to head with somebody to deal with or oppose someone in a very direct and determined way:
Rather than go head to head with their main rivals, they decided to try a more subtle approach.
43. heads up! American English spoken used to warn people that something is falling from above
44. BEER [countable] the layer of small white ↑bubbles on the top of a glass of beer
45. ELECTRONICS [countable] a piece of equipment that changes information on a recording tape, a computer ↑hard disk etc into electrical messages that electronic equipment can use
46. head of cattle/sheep etc [plural] a particular number of cows, sheep etc:
a farm with 20 head of cattle
47. head of water/steam pressure that is made when water or steam is kept in an enclosed space
48. get/build up a head of steam to become very active after starting something slowly
49. LAND [singular] British English a high area of land that sticks out into the sea – used in names:
Beachy Head
50. INFECTION [countable] the centre of a swollen spot on your skin
51. give (somebody) head informal to perform ↑oral sex on someone
⇨ bury your head in the sand at ↑bury(8), ⇨ knock something on the head at ↑knock¹(16), ⇨ off the top of your head at ↑top¹(18), ⇨ somebody can do something standing on their head at ↑stand¹(40), ⇨ turn sb’s head at ↑turn¹(18), ⇨ two heads are better than one at ↑two(8)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ turn your head John turned his head to look at the boy.
▪ shake your head (=move it from side to side, especially to show disagreement) ‘It’s too much,’ he said, shaking his head.
▪ nod your head (=move it up and down, especially to show agreement) The audience nodded their heads enthusiastically.
▪ sb’s head hurts/aches/throbs Her head was throbbing and she needed to lie down.
▪ raise/lift your head (=look up) Tom raised his head to listen, then went back to his book.
▪ bow/bend/lower your head (=look down) He bowed his head and tried not not to look at her.
▪ hang your head (=look down, especially because you are ashamed) She hung her head, not sure how to reply.
▪ scratch your head (=especially because you do not understand something) He scratched his head and started looking through the drawers again.
▪ cock your head (=hold your head at an angle) The big dog cocked his head to one side and raised his ears.
■ adjectives
▪ bare The sun beat down on her bare head.
▪ bald His bald head shone with sweat.
▪ sb’s blonde/dark/grey etc head (=with blonde etc hair) I saw my son’s blond head sticking out from the car window.
■ head + NOUN
▪ head injury Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injuries.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

head

head [head heads headed heading] noun, verb [hed] [hed]

noun

PART OF BODY
1. countable the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
• She nodded her head in agreement.
• He shook his head in disbelief.
• The boys hung their heads in shame.
• The driver suffered head injuries.
• She always has her head in a book (= is always reading).
• He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair).

see also death's head

MIND

2. countable the mind or brain
• I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours.
• I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying sth).
• The thought never entered my head.
• I can't work it out in my head — I need a calculator.
• I can't get that tune out of my head.
• When will you get it into your head (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more!
• For some reason, she's got it into her head (= believes) that the others don't like her.
• Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)?
• Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for tonight.

see also hothead

MEASUREMENT

3. a head singular the size of a person's or animal's head, used as a measurement of distance or height
• She's a good head taller than her sister.

• The favourite won by a short head (= a distance slightly less than the length of a horse's head).

PAIN

4. countable, usually singular (informal) a continuous pain in your head
Syn: headache

• I woke up with a really bad head this morning.

OF GROUP/ORGANIZATION

5. countable, uncountable the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
• the heads of government/state
• She resigned as head of department.
• the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe
• the head gardener/waiter, etc.

• (BrE) the head boy/girl (= a student who is chosen to represent the school)

OF SCHOOL/COLLEGE

6. countable (often Head) (BrE) the person in charge of a school or college
Syn: headmaster, Syn: headmistress, Syn: head teacher
• I've been called in to see the Head.

• the deputy head

SIDE OF COIN

7. heads uncountable the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide sth

compare tails _n.(⁷)

END OF OBJECT

8. countable, usually singular ~ (of sth) the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it
• the head of a nail

see also bedhead

TOP

9. singular ~ of sth the top or highest part of sth
• at the head of the page

• They finished the season at the head of their league.

OF RIVER

10. singular the ~ of the river the place where a river begins

Syn: source

OF TABLE

11. singular the ~ of the table the most important seat at a table

• The President sat at the head of the table.

OF LINE OF PEOPLE

12. singular the ~ of sth the position at the front of a line of people

• The prince rode at the head of his regiment.

OF PLANT

13. countable ~ (of sth) the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a stem

• Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.

ON BEER

14. singular the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer

OF SPOT
15. countable the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellowish liquid (= pus )

see also blackhead

IN TAPE/VIDEO RECORDER

16. countable the part of a tape recorder or video recorder that touches the tape and changes the electrical signals into sounds and/or pictures

NUMBER OF ANIMALS
17. ~ of sth plural used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd, etc.

• 200 head of sheep

OF STEAM

18. a ~ of steam singular the pressure produced by steam in a confined space

• The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam.

SEX

19. uncountable (taboo, slang) oral sex (= using the mouth to give sb sexual pleasure)

• to give head

LINGUISTICS

20. countable the central part of a phrase, which has the same grammatical function as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head.
more at like a bear with a sore head at bear _n., put/lay your head/neck on the block at block _n., not bother yourself/your head with/about sth at bother _v., drum sth into sb/into sb's head at drum _v., have eyes in the back of your head at eye _n., hold/put a gun to sb's head at gun _n., not harm/touch a hair of sb's head at hair, let your heart rule your head at heart, hit the nail on the head at hit _v., put ideas into sb's head at idea, I'll knock your block/head off! at knock _v., laugh your head off at laugh _v., need (to have) your head examined at need _v., (have) an old head on young shoulders at old, a price on sb's head at price _n., sth rears its (ugly) head at rear _v., ring in your ears/head at ring _v., have a roof over your head at roof _n., scratch your head at scratch _v., sb's thick head at thick _adj., off the top of your head at top _n.
Word Origin:
Old English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.
Thesaurus:
head noun
1. C
• I can't get that tune out of my head.
mind • • brain •
a thought enters sb's head/mind
Head or mind? Head is slightly more informal than mind, and is used to talk about thoughts and ideas that get into or that you can't get out of your head.
2. C
• The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya.
leader • • president • • director • • chairman • • chief executive • |BrE governor • • managing director • |informal boss • |especially journalism chief •
be appointed (as) head/leader/president/director/chairman/chief executive/governor/managing director/chief
take over as head/leader/president/chairman/chief executive/managing director
resign/stand down/step down as head/leader/president/director/chairman/chief executive/governor/managing director/chief
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• Don't bother your pretty little head with things like that!
• For some reason she got it into her head that the others don't like her.
• He could feel his head spinning after only one drink.
• He dived head first into the water.
• He hung his head in shame.
• He is only the nominal head of the company.
• He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain.
• He looked at me as if I needed my head examined.
• He put his head around the door.
• He put his head in his hands, exasperated.
• He scratched his head, not understanding a word.
• He scratched his head. ‘I don't understand,’ he said.
• He shaved his head and became a monk.
• He threw his head back and laughed out loud.
• He won by a head.
• Her head tilted to one side as she considered the question.
• His head drooped and tears fell into his lap.
• I called heads and it came down tails.
• I can't get that tune out of my head.
• I can't work it out in my head— I need a calculator.
• I decided to go for a walk to clear my head.
• I have a good head for figures.
• I wish you'd use your head.
• I'm normally asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
• It never entered my head that he might be lying.
• It was an accident, said a voice inside his head.
• It was the first name that popped into my head.
• Peter is a head taller than you.
• She buried her head in the pillow.
• She declined with a brief shake of the head.
• She jerked her head in the direction of the door.
• She needed to keep a clear head if she was to remain in control.
• She rested her head on his shoulder.
• She sat with bowed head.
• She shook her head in disbelief.
• She's taller by a head.
• Simply counting heads reveals that men are far better represented at senior management level than women.
• The Queen is titular head of the Church of England.
• The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.
• The city gates were adorned with severed heads.
• The favourite was a short head in front.
• The firm opened for business with an initial head count of 20 staff.
• The meal cost £15 a head.
• The message was sent to all the crowned heads of Europe.
• The message was sent to all the crowned heads= kings and queens of Europe.
• The soldiers were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd.
• The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads.
• They nodded their heads in agreement.
• Try to put the exams out of your head for tonight.
• When will you get it into your head that I don't want to discuss this any more!
• When will you get it into your head= understand that I don't want to discuss this any more!
• Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head?
• a summit meeting of heads of state
• a woman with a beautiful head of chestnut hair
• I remember sitting outside the Head's office waiting to be called in.
• I've been called to see the Head.
• It is a parliamentary democracy with a president as head of state.
• She is deputy head of Greenlands Comprehensive, a struggling inner city school.
• She resigned as head of department.
• The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya.
• The chairman's resignation finally brought matters to a head.
• The dispute finally came to a head in March that year.
• The minister has written to every secondary head in Scotland.
• The thought never entered my head.
• Things came to a head when several of the nurses made a formal complaint.
Idioms: bang your heads together ▪ banging your head against a brick wall ▪ bite somebody's head off ▪ bring something to a head ▪ bury your head in the sand ▪ can't make head nor tail of something ▪ come to a head ▪ do somebody's head in ▪ do something standing on your head ▪ from head to toe ▪ get your head down ▪ get your head round something ▪ give somebody their head ▪ go head to head ▪ go to somebody's head ▪ have a good head on your shoulders ▪ have a head for something ▪ have your head in the clouds ▪ have your head screwed on ▪ head and shoulders above somebody ▪ head first ▪ head over heels in love ▪ heads or tails? ▪ heads will roll ▪ hold up your head ▪ hold your head high ▪ in over your head ▪ keep a cool head ▪ keep your head ▪ keep your head above water ▪ laugh/scream your head off ▪ lose your head ▪ on your head be it ▪ out of your head ▪ over somebody's head ▪ put our heads together ▪ take it into your head that … ▪ take it into your head to do something ▪ turn somebody's head ▪ turn something on its head ▪ two heads are better than one

Derived: head somebody off ▪ head something off ▪ head something up ▪ heading for something

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

head / hed / noun (BODY PART)

A1 [ C ] the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are:

Put this hat on to keep your head warm.

He banged his head on the car as he was getting in.

She nodded/shook her head (= showed her agreement/disagreement) .

See picture head

[ S ] a person or animal when considered as a unit:

Dinner will cost £20 a/per head (= for each person) .

I did a quick head count (= calculated how many people there were) .

They own a hundred head of (= 100) cattle.

[ S ] a measure of length or height equal to the size of a head:

Her horse won by a head.

Paul is a head taller than Andrew.

head / hed / noun [ C ] (MIND)

B1 the mind and mental abilities:

You need a clear head to be able to drive safely.

What put that (idea) into your head? (= What made you think that?)

I can't get that tune/that man out of my head (= I cannot stop hearing the tune in my mind/thinking about that man) .

Use your head (= think more carefully) !

Harriet has a ( good ) head for figures (= she is very clever at calculating numbers) .

UK Do you have a head for heights (= are you able to be in high places without fear) ?

head / hed / noun (LEADER)

B1 [ C ] someone in charge of or leading an organization, group, etc.:

the head of the History department

the head chef

A2 [ C ] mainly UK a headteacher head boy/girl mainly UK

a boy or girl who is the leader of the other prefects and often represents his or her school on formal occasions

head / hed / noun (TOP PART)

C2 [ S ] the top part or beginning of something:

the head of the queue

the head of the page

Diana, the guest of honour, sat at the head of the table (= the most important end of it) .

[ C ] the larger end of a nail, hammer, etc. [ C ] the top part of a plant where a flower or leaves grow:

a head of lettuce

[ C ] the layer of white bubbles on top of beer after it has been poured [ C ] the upper part of a river, where it begins [ C ] the top part of a spot when it contains pus (= yellow liquid)

head / hed / noun (COIN SIDE)

heads [ U ] the side of a coin that has a picture of someone's head on it

→ Compare tail noun (COIN SIDE)

head / hed / noun [ C ] (DEVICE)

the part of a tape or video recorder (= machine for recording sound or pictures) that touches the tape to record and play music, speech, etc.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

head

/hed/
(heads, heading, headed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

Note: 'Head' is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression ‘off the top of your head’ is explained at ‘top’.

1.
Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
She turned her head away from him...
N-COUNT

2.
You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities.
...an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head.
N-COUNT

3.
The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line.
...the head of the queue...
N-SING: with supp

4.
If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it.
The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard.
VERB: V n

5.
If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it.
Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine.
VERB: V n

6.
The head of something is the highest or top part of it.
...the head of the stairs...
Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart.
= top
N-SING: usu N of n

7.
The head of something long and thin is the end which is wider than or a different shape from the rest, and which is often considered to be the most important part.
Keep the head of the club the same height throughout the swing.
N-COUNT: usu with supp

8.
The head of a school is the teacher who is in charge. (mainly BRIT)
= head teacher
N-COUNT

9.
The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it.
Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.
...the head waiter.
N-COUNT: with supp

10.
If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it.
...Michael Williams, who heads the department’s Office of Civil Rights.
...the ruling Socialist Party, headed by Dr Franz Vranitzky.
VERB: V n, V-ed

11.
The head on a glass of beer is the layer of small bubbles that form on the top of the beer.
N-COUNT: usu sing

12.
If you have a bad head, you have a headache. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp

13.
If you toss a coin and it comes down heads, you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it.
‘We might toss up for it,’ suggested Ted. ‘If it’s heads, then we’ll talk.’...
Heads or tails?
ADV: be ADV, ADV after v

14.
If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place.
He headed for the bus stop...
It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow...
She and her child boarded a plane headed to where her family lived...
VERB: V for n, V adv/prep, V-ed

15.
If something or someone is heading for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. In American English, you can also say that something or someone is headed for a particular result.
The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock...
The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.
VERB: V for/towards n, V-ed

16.
If a piece of writing is headed a particular title, it has that title written at the beginning of it.
One chapter is headed, ‘Beating the Test’.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed quote

17.
If you head a ball in football, you hit it with your head in order to make it go in a particular direction.
He headed the ball across the face of the goal.
VERB: V n prep/adv

18.
see also heading

19.
You use a head or per head after stating a cost or amount in order to indicate that that cost or amount is for each person in a particular group.
This simple chicken dish costs less than £1 a head...
PHRASE: amount PHR

20.
From head to foot means all over your body.
Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.
PHRASE: oft be V-ed PHR [emphasis]

21.
If you a have a head for something, you can deal with it easily. For example, if you have a head for figures, you can do arithmetic easily, and if you have a head for heights, you can climb to a great height without feeling afraid.
I don’t have a head for business.
PHRASE: have/with PHR, PHR n

22.
If you get a fact or idea into your head, you suddenly realize or think that it is true and you usually do not change your opinion about it.
Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

23.
If you say that someone has got something into their head, you mean that they have finally understood or accepted it, and you are usually criticizing them because it has taken them a long time to do this.
Managers have at last got it into their heads that they can no longer accept inefficient operations.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

24.
If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk.
That wine was strong, it went to your head.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

25.
If you say that something such as praise or success goes to someone’s head, you are criticizing them because you think that it makes them too proud or confident.
Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.
PHRASE: V and N inflect [disapproval]

26.
If you are head over heels or head over heels in love, you are very much in love.
PHRASE: v PHR, v-link PHR

27.
If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation.
She was able to keep her head and not panic...
She lost her head and started screaming at me.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

28.
If you knock something on the head, you stop it. (BRIT INFORMAL)
When we stop enjoying ourselves we’ll knock it on the head.
PHRASE: V inflects

29.
Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
PHRASE: N inflects [emphasis]

30.
If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
He’s gone completely off his head.
PHRASE: N inflects, usu v-link PHR [disapproval]

31.
If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
PHRASE: V inflects

32.
If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone’s head, it is too difficult for them to understand.
I admit that a lot of the ideas went way over my head.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

33.
If someone does something over another person’s head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

34.
If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head, you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time.
There was a problem which reared its ugly head about a week after she moved back in...
PHRASE: V inflects

35.
If you stand on your head, you balance upside down with the top of your head and your hands on the ground.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

36.
If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make head or tail of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all. (INFORMAL)
I couldn’t make head nor tail of the damn film.
PHRASE: usu with brd-neg, V inflects, PHR n

37.
If somebody takes it into their head to do something, especially something strange or foolish, they suddenly decide to do it.
He suddenly took it into his head to go out to Australia to stay with his son.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR to-inf

38.
If a problem or disagreement comes to a head or is brought to a head, it becomes so bad that something must be done about it.
These problems came to a head in September when five of the station’s journalists were sacked.
PHRASE: V inflects

39.
If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it.
So everyone put their heads together and eventually an amicable arrangement was reached.
PHRASE: V inflects

40.
If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business.
We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.
PHRASE: V inflects

41.
If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
The group’s problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹head /ˈhɛd/ noun, pl heads or in sense 6 head
1 [count] : the part of the body containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
• She patted the dog on the head.
• He nodded his head in agreement.
• The ceiling's low—watch your head!
• head injuries
• They were covered from head to foot/toe in mud. [=they were completely covered in mud]
• He has a full head of hair. [=he has a full amount of hair on his head]
- see picture at human; see also talking head
2 [count] : a person's mental ability : mind or intellect
• You shouldn't let your heart rule your head. [=you should be guided by reason and not by your emotions]
• She did some quick calculations in her head. [=without writing anything; mentally]
• I keep hearing that song in my head. = That song keeps running through my head. = I can't get that song out of my head.
• It never even entered my head to run for office. [=I never thought of running for office]
• The problem is all in his head. [=the problem is not real; he's just imagining it]
• Don't go putting ideas in/into his head. [=don't cause him to have ideas or suspicions that he would not have himself]
• You should put that idea out of your head. [=you should stop thinking about that idea]
• She always says the first thing that comes/pops into her head. [=the first thing that she thinks of]
• I'm sure we can solve this problem if we just use our heads. [=think carefully]
• That guy should have his head examined. = That guy is not right in the head. [=that guy is crazy]
• You need a cool/calm head [=an ability to remain calm] to deal with someone like him.
• a clear head [=an ability to think clearly]
✦If you have a good head on your shoulders, you are intelligent and have good judgment.
• You don't have to worry about her—she's got a good head on her shoulders.
✦When you get/take it into your head to do something, you suddenly decide to do it in a way that seems foolish or surprising.
• He's taken it into his head to try skydiving.
• I somehow got it into my head to run for public office.
✦If you get it into your head that something is true, you begin to believe something even though there is no good reason for believing it.
• She's somehow gotten it into her head that I don't like her. [=she believes that I don't like her although I do like her]
3 [count] : a person who has a specified mental or emotional quality
• A fight was avoided when cooler heads prevailed. [=when calmer or less angry people were able to convince others not to fight]
- see also hothead, sorehead
4 [singular] : a distance equal to the length of a head
• The horse won the race by a head.
• I'm a head taller than you.
5 [count] : the front side of a coin : the side of a coin that shows a picture of a person's head
• the head of a penny
- usually used in the plural to refer to one of the two choices you can make when a coin is thrown in the air to decide something
• I call heads.
• Is it heads or tails? [=did the coin land with heads or tails facing up?]
• It landed heads up.
- compare ¹tail 3
6 head [plural] : individual animals
• 100 head of cattle
7 [count]
a : an end of something that is like a head in shape or position - usually singular; often + of
• She placed the pillows at the head of the bed.
• We arrived early so that we'd be at the head [=front] of the line.
• The chairman sat at the head of the table.
• the head [=top] of a nail/pin/screw
- compare foot
b : the part of an object that hits or touches something else
• a grinding head
• the hammer's head
- often + of
• the head of a spear
• the head of a golf club
- see also arrowhead, spearhead, warhead
8 [noncount] : the position of being a leader
• She's at the head of her class. [=she is the best student in her class]
9 [count]
a : a person who leads or directs a group or organization
• Have you met the new department head?
- often + of
• She is the head of our sales division.
• heads of families/households
• heads of state [=leaders of countries]
- often used before another noun
• the restaurant's head cook
• the team's head coach
b chiefly Brit : head teacher
10 [count] : a tight mass of leaves or flowers on a plant
• The flower heads on the plant are very large.
• a head of cabbage/lettuce
• a head of garlic
11 [count] : the place where a stream or river begins - usually singular
• the head of the Nile
12 [singular] : pressure caused by the water or steam in a machine
✦When an engine has a full head of steam, it has built up a full amount of power. This phrase is often used figuratively to describe something that is moving forward in a fast and powerful way.
• The project started slowly, but now we have a full head of steam.
13 [count] : the bubbles that form on the top of some liquids (such as beer) - usually singular
• the foamy head on a beer
14 [singular] : the point at which a situation becomes very serious or when action is required
• Things came to a head when the workers threatened to go on strike.
• These new revelations brought the scandal to a head.
15 [count] : a small, inflamed area on the skin with a spot in the middle - see also blackhead
a big/swelled head informal : an overly high opinion of yourself
• All those compliments have given him a big head. [=have made him very conceited]
a head : for each person
• The price is $20 a head.
a price on someone's head
- see ¹price
bang heads together
- see ¹bang
bite someone's head off
- see ¹bite
butt heads
- see ³butt
count heads
- see ¹count
eyes in the back of your head
- see ¹eye
get it through someone's head : to cause someone to learn and remember something
• She's finally gotten it through their heads that she doesn't eat meat.
get it through your head : to accept or understand (something)
• He can't seem to get it through his head that I'm not interested in working with him.
get your head round Brit : to understand (something)
• She couldn't get her head round why he had to leave.
go over someone's head : to discuss something with a person who is higher in rank than someone else
• He went over his supervisor's head to complain about the policy to the company's president. [=he complained about the policy to the company's president rather than his supervisor]
go to your head
1 of an alcoholic drink : to make you feel drunk
• I just had one glass of wine, but it went straight to my head.
2 : to make you believe that you are better than other people
• He has never let his fame go to his head.
have a head for : to have an ability to understand or deal with (something)
• She's always had a (good) head for business.
• (Brit) He has a head for heights. [=he is not afraid of heights; being up high does not bother him]
have/get your head (screwed) on right/straight informal : to think or act in a smart and sensible way
• She's young, but it's clear that she has her head screwed on right.
• You think that's a good idea? You need to get your head screwed on straight.
head and shoulders above
- used to say that someone or something is much better than others
• They are/stand head and shoulders above the competition.
head in the sand
✦If you bury/have/hide (etc.) your head in the sand, you ignore something unpleasant that you should be dealing with.
• He can't just bury his head in the sand every time there's a problem.
head over heels : very deeply in love
• We were head over heels (in love).
• He fell head over heels for some girl he met at school.
• (US) He went head over heels for her.
heads roll informal
✦If you say that heads will roll or (less commonly) heads are going to roll, you mean that people will be severely punished or will lose their jobs because of something that has happened.
• When the boss finds out about the mistake, heads will roll.
hit the nail on the head
- see ¹hit
hold up your head or hold your head (up) high : to be proud : to not feel ashamed
• Even though they lost the game, they can still hold up their heads because they tried their best.
keep your head : to remain calm
• She has shown that she can keep her head in a crisis.
keep your head above water : to avoid financial failure while having money problems
• We have so much debt that we're barely able to keep our heads above water.
keep your head down informal : to behave in a quiet way that does not attract attention
• a politician who is keeping his head down and trying to avoid controversy
knock heads
- see ¹knock
knock someone's head off
- see ¹knock
knock some sense into someone's head
- see ¹sense
knock (something) on the head
- see ¹knock
lose your head : to become very upset or angry
• He lost his head and said some things he regrets.
not make head or/nor tail of or US not make heads or/nor tails (out) of informal : to be unable to understand (something)
• I couldn't make heads or tails of her reaction.
• His handwriting was so bad that we couldn't make heads or tails out of it.
off the top of your head
- see ¹top
off your head Brit informal : crazy or foolish
• He's not just eccentric—he's completely off his head!
• He's gone off his head over some girl.
on your head
1 : with the upper and lower parts of your body reversed in position
• Can you stand on your head?
2 : in or into great disorder
• News of the discovery turned the scientific world on its head.
3
- used to say that you will be blamed for something
• If we miss our deadline, it will be on your head. [=it will be your fault]
out of your head informal : unable to act or think in a reasonable and controlled way because of drunkenness or strong emotion
• He was (drunk) out of his head. [=he was extremely drunk]
• Her parents were out of their heads with worry [=were extremely worried and upset] when she didn't come home on time.
over your head : beyond your understanding or ability
• The technical details were over my head. [=too complicated for me to understand]
• That joke went right over my head. [=I did not get that joke]
• We realized after we started the business that we were (in) over our heads. [=we were trying to do something that was too difficult]
per head : for each person
• The price is $20 per head.
put/stick/raise your head above the parapet
- see parapet
put your heads together : to think of a solution to a problem with another person
• I'm sure we can solve this problem if we just put our heads together.
rear/raise its ugly head
✦If something bad rears/raises its ugly head, it suddenly becomes obvious or causes trouble.
• Inflation threatened to rear its ugly head.
scratch your head informal : to be confused about something and unable to understand the reason for it
• His odd behavior left us all scratching our heads.
scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) your head off informal : to scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) very loudly or for a long time
• She was screaming her head off.
• You can shout your head off at him, but he still won't listen.
• If they saw me dressed like this, they'd laugh their heads off.
shake your head
- see ¹shake
two heads are better than one
- used to say that it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone;
turn heads : to attract attention or notice
• The car's sleek design is bound to turn heads.

mouth

mouth [noun] (BODY PART)

The opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue

/maʊθ/

دهان

مثال:

Open your mouth.

دهانت‌ را باز كن‌.

The opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue

معادل فارسی:

دهان

مثال انگلیسی:

Open your mouth.

دهانت‌ را باز كن‌.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

mouth

noun (plural mouths )

1 the part of your face below your nose that you use for eating and speaking:
Open your mouth, please!

2 the place where a river goes into the sea:
the mouth of the Thames

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

mouth

I. mouth¹ S2 W1 /maʊθ/ BrE AmE noun (plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: muth]
1. FACE the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking:
He lifted his glass to his mouth.
Liam was fast asleep with his mouth wide open.
2. keep your mouth shut informal
a) to not tell other people about a secret:
He demanded £2,000 to keep his mouth shut.
b) to not say something even if you think it:
I wished that I’d kept my mouth shut.
3. open your mouth to prepare to speak:
‘I’ll go,’ Travis said quickly before she could open her mouth.
open your mouth to say/speak/protest etc
Julia opened her mouth to reply, but they were interrupted.
4. (you) watch your mouth spoken informal used to tell someone not to speak in such a rude way
5. ENTRANCE the entrance to a large hole or ↑cave:
As the train entered the mouth of the tunnel, the lights came on.
6. RIVER the part of a river where it joins the sea:
the mouth of the River Tees
7. BOTTLE/CONTAINER the open part at the top of a bottle or container
8. big mouth informal if someone has a big mouth, they say too much or tell another person’s secrets
9. me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc spoken used to criticize yourself or another person for saying something that should not have been said:
Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Me and my big mouth.
10. mouth to feed/hungry mouth someone who you must provide food for, especially one of your children:
To these parents, a new baby is just another hungry mouth.
11. make your mouth water if food makes your mouth water, it smells or looks so good you want to eat it immediately:
The smell of the cooked fish made her mouth water. ⇨ ↑mouth-watering
12. down in the mouth informal unhappy:
Tim’s looking very down in the mouth.
13. out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) used humorously when a small child has just said something clever or interesting
14. be all mouth British English spoken if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about what they will do but are not brave enough to actually do it
⇨ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at ↑born²(8), ⇨ by word of mouth at ↑word¹(13), ⇨ be foaming at the mouth at ↑foam²(2), ⇨ put your foot in your mouth at ↑foot¹(15), ⇨ put your money where your mouth is at ↑money(18), ⇨ put words into sb’s mouth at ↑word¹(21), ⇨ shut your mouth at ↑shut¹(2), ⇨ shoot your mouth off at ↑shoot¹(12), ⇨ ↑foul-mouthed, ↑mealy-mouthed
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ open/shut/close your mouth He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.
▪ cover your mouth She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.
▪ wipe your mouth He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.
▪ purse your mouth (=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry) Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.
▪ kiss somebody on the mouth She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.
▪ sb’s mouth falls/drops open (=in surprise) ‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open.
▪ sb’s mouth tightens written (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger) ‘You mean you knew about this?’ His mouth tightened.
▪ sb’s mouth twists written (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression) His mouth twisted in a sneer.
■ adjectives
▪ dry (=especially because someone is nervous or ill) My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
▪ a big/large/wide/small mouth He had a big nose and a big mouth. | Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
▪ a generous mouth (=a large mouth that is attractive) On her generous mouth was a smile.
▪ a full mouth (=with large attractive lips) She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.
▪ a thin mouth (=with thin lips) a woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouth
▪ a rosebud mouth (=a small red attractive mouth) The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.
■ phrases
▪ the corner/side of your mouth A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
▪ the roof of your mouth (=the top inside part) He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.
▪ with your mouth full (=with food in your mouth) Don’t talk with your mouth full.
▪ with your mouth open He chews with his mouth open.
▪ (with your) mouth agape written (=with your mouth open in surprise) She stared at him, mouth agape.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ parts of a river
▪ mouth the part of a river where it joins the sea: Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.
▪ bank land along the side of a river: the river bank | He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.
▪ source the place where a river or stream starts: The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mouth

mouth [mouth mouths mouthed mouthing] noun, verb

noun [maʊθ] ; [maʊθ] (pl. mouths [maʊðz] ; [maʊðz] )

PART OF FACE
1. the opening in the face used for speaking, eating, etc; the area inside the head behind this opening
• She opened her mouth to say something.
• His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
• Their mouths fell open (= they were surprised).
• Don't talk with your mouth full (= when eating).
• The creature was foaming at the mouth.

see also foot-and-mouth disease

PERSON NEEDING FOOD

2. a person considered only as sb who needs to be provided with food
• Now there would be another mouth to feed.

• The world will not be able to support all these extra hungry mouths.

ENTRANCE/OPENING

3. ~ (of sth) the entrance or opening of sth
• the mouth of a cave/pit

see also goalmouth

OF RIVER

4. the place where a river joins the sea

• A number of industries sprang up around the mouth of the river.

WAY OF SPEAKING

5. a particular way of speaking
• He has a foul mouth on him!
• Watch your mouth! (= stop saying things that are rude and/or offensive)

see also loudmouth

-MOUTHED

6. (in adjectives) having the type or shape of mouth mentioned
• a wide-mouthed old woman
• a narrow-mouthed cave

see also open-mouthed

7. (in adjectives) having a particular way of speaking
• a rather crude-mouthed individual
see also foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthed
more at have a big mouthme and my big mouth at big _adj., born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born, take the bread out of sb's mouth at bread, butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth at butter _n., foam at the mouth at foam _v., put your foot in your mouth at foot _n., look a gift-horse in the mouth at gift, sb's heart is in their mouth at heart, (straight) from the horse's mouth at horse _n., live (from) hand to mouth at live¹, melt in your mouth at melt, put your money where your mouth is at money, shoot your mouth off at shoot _v., shut your mouth/face at shut _v., leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth at taste _n., watch your mouth/tongue at watch _v., by word of mouthput words into sb's mouthtake the words right out of sb's mouth at word _n.
Word Origin:
Old English mūth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mond and German Mund, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mentum ‘chin’.
Example Bank:
• A cool smile played across her mouth.
• A smile played around his strong mouth.
• A tight mouth was the only sign of her nerves.
• Don't talk with your mouth full!
• Good mouth care is very important when you are having chemotherapy.
• He began to stuff his mouth with pasta.
• He coughed as the blood filled his mouth.
• He covered his mouth to hide his yawn.
• He pulled the boy from the river and gave him mouth-to-mouth.
• He wiped his greasy mouth on his sleeve.
• Her mouth curved into a smile.
• Her mouth suddenly set in a determined line.
• His mouth compressed into a thin, hard line.
• His mouth lifted in a wry smile.
• His mouth widened to a smile.
• I could taste blood in my mouth.
• I was so thirsty my tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth.
• My mouth started watering when I smelled the food.
• Our mouths dropped open in surprise.
• She has four hungry mouths to feed.
• She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the cough.
• Suddenly a hand cupped her mouth.
• The corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile.
• The dog was foaming at the mouth and near death.
• The hot coffee burned her mouth.
• There was blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
• There were lines of tension about his mouth.
• Twins would mean two extra mouths to feed.
• They drew nearer to the mouth of the cave.
• Up ahead was the tunnel mouth.
Idioms: all mouth ▪ down in the mouth ▪ keep your mouth shut ▪ out of the mouths of babes ▪ run off at the mouth

Derived: mouth off

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

mouth / maʊθ / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue:

Open your mouth wide and say "Ah".

You shouldn't put so much food in your mouth at once.

See picture head

mouth / maʊθ / noun [ C usually singular ] (OPENING)

C1 the opening of a narrow container, the opening of a hole or cave, or the place where a river flows into the sea:

Quebec is at the mouth of the St Lawrence River.

See picture mouth

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

mouth

Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form 'mouths' is pronounced /maʊðz/.
(mouthing, mouthed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are.
She clamped her hand against her mouth...
His mouth was full of peas.
N-COUNT: oft poss N
• -mouthed
He straightened up and looked at me, open-mouthed.
COMB in ADJ

2.
You can say that someone has a particular kind of mouth to indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things.
You’ve got such a crude mouth!
N-COUNT: with supp, oft adj N
• -mouthed
...Simon, their smart-mouthed teenage son.
COMB in ADJ

3.
The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
= entrance
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
• -mouthed
He put the flowers in a wide-mouthed blue vase.
COMB in ADJ

4.
The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
...the town at the mouth of the River Dart.
N-COUNT: usu with supp

5.
If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma...
‘It’s for you,’ he mouthed.
VERB: V n, V with quote

6.
If you mouth something, you say it, especially without believing it or without understanding it.
I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes...
VERB: V n

7.
If you have a number of mouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and look after that number of people.
He had to feed his family on the equivalent of four hundred pounds a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.
PHRASE: N inflects

8.
If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth...
PHRASE: V and N inflect, with brd-neg [emphasis]

9.
If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret.
You wouldn’t be here now if she’d kept her mouth shut.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

10.
to live hand to mouth: see hand
heart in your mouth: see heart
from the horse’s mouth: see horse
to put your money where your mouth is: see money
shut your mouth: see shut
to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth: see spoon
word of mouth: see word

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹mouth /ˈmaʊɵ/ noun, pl mouths /ˈmaʊðz/
1 : the opening through which food passes into the body : the part of the face that includes the lips and the opening behind them

[count]

• He kissed her on the mouth.
• He threatened to punch me in the mouth.
• She stood there with her mouth agape/open.
• I burned the roof of my mouth.
• They told him to keep his mouth closed when chewing and not to talk with his mouth full.
• He wiped his mouth with a napkin after eating.
• She regretted saying it as soon as the words were out of her mouth.
• The smell of the food made my mouth water.
• The candy melts in your mouth.
• He says something stupid every time he opens his mouth. [=every time he speaks]
• The experience left a bad taste in my mouth. [=the experience left me feeling bad or disgusted]

[noncount]

• The medication is taken by mouth.
2 [count] : an opening in something - usually + of
• the mouth of a cave/bottle
- see also goal mouth
3 [count] : the place where a river enters the ocean
• the mouth of the river = the river's mouth
4 [singular] informal : an unpleasant or offensive way of talking
• That guy has quite a mouth on him.
• He has a loud mouth.
• He cursed and his mother angrily told him to watch his mouth. [=to not use offensive language]
- see also big mouth, loudmouth, smart-mouth
all mouth (and no trousers/action) Brit informal
- used to describe someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it;
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- see born
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
- see ¹butter
by word of mouth
- see ¹word
down in the mouth : unhappy or depressed
• I was surprised to see her looking so down in the mouth.
foam at the mouth
- see ²foam
from the horse's mouth
- see ¹horse
froth at the mouth
- see ²froth
hand to mouth
- see ¹hand
heart in your mouth
- see heart
keep your mouth shut
1 : to not say anything
• When he starts talking about politics, I just keep my mouth shut.
2 : to not talk about something (such as a secret)
• She told me to keep my mouth shut about the news. [=she told me not to tell anyone about the news]
• I never tell him anything important because he doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. [=he tells other people what he has been told]
look a gift horse in the mouth
- see ¹horse
melt in your mouth
- see ¹melt
mouth to feed : a person (such as a child) who needs to be fed
• They can't afford another child. They already have too many (hungry) mouths to feed.
put words in/into someone's mouth
- see ¹word
put your foot in your mouth
- see ¹foot
put your money where your mouth is
- see money
run your mouth
- see ¹run
shoot your mouth off
- see ¹shoot
shut your mouth
- see ¹shut
take the words right out of someone's mouth
- see ¹word

nose

nose [noun] (BODY PART)

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

/noʊz/

/nəʊz/

بینی

مثال:

He has a big nose.

او بینی بزرگی دارد.

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

معادل فارسی:

بینی

مثال انگلیسی:

He has a big nose.

او بینی بزرگی دارد.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

nose

noun

1 the part of your face, above your mouth, that you use for breathing and smelling:
Blow your nose! (= Clear your nose by blowing through it.)

2 the front part of a plane

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

nose

I. nose¹ S2 W2 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: nosu]
1. ON YOUR FACE [countable] the part of a person’s or animal’s face used for smelling or breathing ⇨ nasal, nostril:
Someone punched him on the nose.
2. (right) under sb’s nose
a) if something bad or illegal happens under someone’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is happening very close to them and they should have noticed it:
The drugs were smuggled in right under the noses of the security guards.
b) if something is right under someone’s nose, they cannot see it even though it is very close to them:
The key was right under my nose all the time.
3. stick/poke your nose into something to become involved in something that does not concern you, in a way that annoys people ⇨ nosy:
She always has to stick her nose into matters that do not concern her.
4. keep your nose out (of something) spoken to avoid becoming involved in something that does not concern you:
I wish he’d keep his nose out of my business!
5. turn your nose up (at something) informal to refuse to accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you:
My children turn their noses up at home cooking.
6. with your nose in the air behaving as if you are more important than other people and not talking to them:
She just walked past with her nose in the air.
7. have a (good) nose for something to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something:
a reporter with a good nose for a story
8. get (right) up sb’s nose British English spoken to annoy someone very much:
I wish he wouldn’t keep interrupting. It really gets up my nose.
9. keep your nose clean spoken to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal:
Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll end up back in prison.
10. on the nose American English spoken exactly:
He gets up at 6 a.m. on the nose every morning.
11. keep your nose to the grindstone informal to work very hard, without stopping to rest:
Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone.
12. have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper to be reading a book etc, especially with a lot of interest:
She always had her nose in a book.
13. by a nose if a horse wins a race by a nose, it only just wins
14. have a nose around British English spoken to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there
15. put sb’s nose out of joint informal to annoy someone, especially by attracting everyone’s attention away from them:
His nose has been put a bit out of joint ever since Marion got here.
16. nose to tail especially British English cars, buses etc that are nose to tail are in a line without much space between them:
Traffic was nose to tail for three miles.
17. PLANE [countable] the pointed front end of a plane, ↑rocket etc
18. SMELL [singular] the smell of a wine or tobacco SYN bouquet
⇨ ↑hard-nosed, ↑brown-nose, ⇨ cut off your nose to spite your face at CUT OFF(10), ⇨ ↑nose job, ⇨ lead somebody by the nose at ↑lead¹(16), ⇨ look down your nose at somebody/something at ↑look¹(8), ⇨ pay through the nose at ↑pay¹(16), ⇨ as plain as the nose on your face at ↑plain¹(1), ⇨ poke your nose into something at ↑poke¹(7), ⇨ powder your nose at ↑powder²(2), ⇨ rub sb’s nose in it/in the dirt at ↑rub¹(9), ⇨ thumb your nose at somebody/something at ↑thumb²(2)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ big See that guy over there, the one with the big nose?
▪ small She had high cheekbones and a small nose.
▪ long His nose was long and his chin square.
▪ straight Her nose was long, straight and elegant.
▪ runny (=with liquid coming out) A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction.
▪ snotty (=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out) a group of dirty children with snotty noses
▪ blocked (=so that you cannot breathe easily) My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything.
▪ red (=because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold) His nose was red from the cold.
▪ a snub/turned-up nose (=one that curves up at the end) She had big eyes and a turned-up nose.
▪ a hooked nose (=one that curves down at the end) an old man with a hooked nose
▪ a Roman/aquiline nose formal (=one that curves out near the top) He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.
▪ a broken nose (=one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall) a boxer with a broken nose
■ verbs
▪ blow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth) She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief.
▪ wipe your nose (=wipe liquid away from your nose) The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.
▪ pick your nose (=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger) Stop picking your nose, Freddy.
▪ wrinkle your nose (=move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something) Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose.
▪ hold your nose (=so that you cannot smell a bad smell) The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose.
▪ breathe through your nose Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
▪ somebody's nose is running (=liquid is coming out) She was crying hard and her nose was running.
■ phrases
▪ the bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes) Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nose

nose [nose noses nosed nosing] noun, verb [nəʊz] [noʊz]

noun
1. countable the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things
• He broke his nose in the fight.
• She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
• He pressed his nose up against the window.
• He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ).
• a blocked/runny nose
• Stop picking your nose! (= removing dirt from it with your finger)

see also nasal, parson's nose, Roman nose

2. -nosed (in adjectives) having the type of nose mentioned
• red-nosed
• large-nosed

see also hard-nosed, toffee-nosed

3. countable the front part of a plane, spacecraft, etc
• Heat detectors are fitted in the nose of the missile.

4. singular a ~ for sth a special ability for finding or recognizing sth
Syn: instinct

• As a journalist, she has always had a nose for a good story.

5. singular a sense of smell

• a dog with a good nose

6. singular (of wine) a characteristic smell
Syn: bouquet
more at follow your nose at follow, lead sb by the nose at lead¹_v., pay through the nose at pay _v., (as) plain as the nose on your face at plain _adj., powder your nose at powder _v., rub sb's nose in it at rub _v., it's no skin off my, your, his, etc. nose at skin _n., thumb your nose at sb/sth at thumb _v.
Word Origin:
Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā.
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings.
• Charlie pressed his nose against the window.
• He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
• He pushed the nose down for the final approach.
• He stuck his bulbous red nose back into his pint of beer.
• He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture.
• His nose wrinkled with distaste.
• I had to wear a black moustache and false nose for the role.
• People who live in that area tend to look down their noses at their poorer neighbours.
• She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose.
• She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose.
• She had to wear a false nose for the role.
• She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone.
• She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward.
• She was weeping loudly and her nose was running.
• She wasn't happy with her appearance so she had a nose job.
• She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelled a bad smell.
• Stop poking your nose into my business!
• The boy sat there with his finger up his nose.
• The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook.
• The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm.
• The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway.
• The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look.
• The traffic was nose to tail for miles.
• They tend to look down their noses at people who drive small cars.
• They thumb their noses at all of our traditions.
• a child with a runny nose
Idioms: cut off your nose to spite your face ▪ get up somebody's nose ▪ have a nose round ▪ have your nose in something ▪ keep your nose clean ▪ keep your nose out of something ▪ keep your nose to the grindstone ▪ look down your nose at somebody ▪ nose to tail ▪ on the nose ▪ poke your nose into something ▪ put somebody's nose out of joint ▪ turn your nose up at something ▪ under somebody's nose ▪ with your nose in the air

Derived: nose about ▪ nose something out

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

nose / nəʊz / / noʊz / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell:

a large/long/pointed nose

I've got a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose) .

Come on now, stop crying - blow your nose on my hanky.

→ See also nasal

See picture nose

specialized the particular smell of a wine:

a wine praised for its smoky nose

nose / nəʊz / / noʊz / noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)

the front of a vehicle, especially an aircraft:

The symbol was painted on each side of the plane's nose.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

nose

/noʊz/
(noses, nosing, nosed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.
She wiped her nose with a tissue...
She’s got funny eyes and a big nose.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

2.
The nose of a vehicle such as a car or aeroplane is the front part of it.
Sue parked off the main street, with the van’s nose pointing away from the street.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

3.
You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose.
The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose.
N-COUNT

4.
If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction.
He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward...
Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.
VERB: V adv/prep, V n prep/adv

5.
see also hard-nosed, toffee-nosed

6.
If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble. (INFORMAL)
If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

7.
If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you’re at the old railway.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

8.
If you follow your nose, you do something in a particular way because you feel it should be done like that, rather than because you are following any plan or rules.
You won’t have to think, just follow your nose.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

9.
If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.
He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

10.
If you say that someone or something gets up your nose, you mean that they annoy you. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He’s just getting up my nose so much at the moment.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

11.
If you say that someone looks down their nose at something or someone, you mean that they believe they are superior to that person or thing and treat them with disrespect.
They rather looked down their noses at anyone who couldn’t speak French.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR at n [disapproval]

12.
If you say that you paid through the nose for something, you are emphasizing that you had to pay what you consider too high a price for it. (INFORMAL)
We don’t like paying through the nose for our wine when eating out.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n [emphasis]

13.
If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them. (INFORMAL)
We don’t like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs...
Why did you have to stick your nose in?
= meddle
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n [disapproval]

14.
To rub someone’s nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it. (INFORMAL)
His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n

15.
If you say that someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face, you mean they do something that they think will hurt someone, without realizing or caring that it will hurt themselves as well.
There is evidence that the industry’s greed means that it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
PHRASE: V inflects [disapproval]

16.
If vehicles are nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use bumper-to-bumper)
...a line of about twenty fast-moving trucks driving nose to tail.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

17.
If you thumb your nose at someone, you behave in a way that shows that you do not care what they think.
He has always thumbed his nose at the media.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR at n

18.
If you turn up your nose at something, you reject it because you think that it is not good enough for you.
I’m not in a financial position to turn up my nose at several hundred thousand pounds.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR at n

19.
If you do something under someone’s nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them.
Okay so have an affair, but not right under my nose.
PHRASE: N inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹nose /ˈnoʊz/ noun, pl nos·es
1 [count] : the part of the face or head through which a person or animal smells and breathes
• The ball hit me right on/in the nose.
• You need to wipe/blow your nose.
• Stop picking your nose.
• I have a runny/stuffy nose.
• the long nose of the anteater
• He got some water up his nose.
• She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
- see picture at face
2 [singular] : the ability to smell things : the sense of smell
• That dog has a good nose.
- often used figuratively
• He is a good reporter with a nose for news. [=he's a reporter who is good at finding news]
• a baseball scout with a nose for talent [=a scout who is good at finding new talent]
3 : the front end or part of something

[count]

- usually singular
• the nose of an airplane

[noncount]

• The whale measures 40 feet from nose to tail.
• (Brit) The cars were nose to tail [=(US) bumper-to-bumper] on the highway today.
- see picture at face
4 [singular] of wine : a particular smell
• The wine has a lovely nose. [=bouquet]
as plain as the nose on your face informal : very clear or obvious
• The solution is as plain as the nose on your face.
by a nose
✦If an animal wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very short distance.
• Secretariat won the race by a nose!
cut off your nose to spite your face : to do something that is meant to harm someone else but that also harms you
• You can refuse to talk to her if you like, but you're just cutting off your nose to spite your face.
follow your nose
- see follow
get up someone's nose Brit informal : to annoy or irritate (someone)
• His jokes are really beginning to get up my nose. [=(US) get on my nerves]
have your nose in
✦If you have your nose in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc., you are reading it.
• It seems like she always has her nose in a book [=she's always reading a book] whenever I see her.
hold your nose : to hold your nostrils together so that you cannot smell something
• The smell was so bad that we had to hold our noses.
keep your nose clean : to stay out of trouble by behaving well
• He is a former criminal who has kept his nose clean since he got out of prison.
keep your nose out of : to avoid becoming involved in (someone else's situation, problem, etc.)
• It's not your problem, so keep your nose out of it.
lead someone (around) by the nose informal : to completely control a person
• I'm amazed that he lets them lead him around by the nose like that.
look down your nose at
- see ¹look
nose in the air
✦If you have your nose in the air, you behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people.
• She walks around with her nose in the air like she's some big shot.
nose to the grindstone
- see grindstone
no skin off my nose
- see ¹skin
on the nose informal : very accurate : done very accurately
• You hit it on the nose. [=you are exactly right]
• Her prediction was right on the nose.
pay through the nose informal : to pay a very high price
• I found the perfect dress, but I paid through the nose for it.
powder your nose
- see ²powder
rub someone's nose in
- see ¹rub
stick/poke your nose in/into : to get involved in or want information about (something that does not concern you)
• He's always poking his nose into other people's business.
thumb your nose at
- see ²thumb
turn up your nose or turn your nose up : to refuse to take or accept something because it is not good enough
• I offered the cat some food, but it turned up its nose and walked away.
- usually + at
• They turned up their nose at our offer. [=they rejected our offer]
under your nose
- used to describe something that you fail to see or notice even though you should
• I don't know why you couldn't find it—it's right here under your nose.
• They were embezzling funds right under his nose.
• The answer was right under our noses [=the answer was very obvious] the whole time.

eye

eye (BODY PART)

One of the two organs in your face, which you use to see with

/aɪ/

چشم

مثال:

He opened his eyes.

او چشمان‌ خود را باز كرد.

One of the two organs in your face, which you use to see with

معادل فارسی:

چشم

مثال انگلیسی:

He opened his eyes.

او چشمان‌ خود را باز كرد.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

the eye and surrounding area

سطح:

A1 (پایه)

Region:

American English

British English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eye

noun
one of the two parts in your head that you see with:
She's got blue eyes.
Open your eyes!

catch somebody's eye

1 to make somebody look at you:
Try to catch the waiter's eye the next time he comes this way.

2 If something catches your eye, you see it suddenly:
Her bright yellow hat caught my eye.

in somebody's eyes in the opinion of somebody:
Richard is 42, but in his mother's eyes, he's still a little boy!

keep an eye on somebody or something to look after or watch somebody or something:
Will you keep an eye on my bag while I go to the toilet?

see eye to eye with somebody to agree with somebody:
Mr Harper doesn't always see eye to eye with his neighbours.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eye

I. eye¹ S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: eage]
1. FOR SEEING WITH [countable] one of the two parts of the body that you use to see with:
He’s got beautiful eyes.
There were tears in her eyes as she listened to the story.
Ow! I’ve got something in my eye!
blue-eyed/one-eyed/bright-eyed etc
a brown-eyed girl ⇨ ↑wide-eyed
2. WAY OF SEEING/UNDERSTANDING [countable usually singular] a particular way of seeing, judging, or understanding something:
Go through your shopping list with a critical eye for foods with a high fat content.
with the eye of somebody
The magazine combines the accuracy of the scientist with the eye of the artist.
to sb’s eye(s)
The picture quality, to my eye, is excellent.
through the eyes of somebody (=from the point of view of a particular person)
The story is told through the eyes of a refugee child.
in the eyes of somebody (=according to a particular person or group)
Carl could do no wrong in the eyes of his parents.
3. keep an eye on something/somebody to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safe:
Mary will keep an eye on the kids this afternoon.
We keep a watchful eye on our elderly neighbors.
4. have/keep your eye on somebody to carefully watch everything that someone does, especially because you do not trust them:
We want Taylor in jail where we can keep an eye on him.
5. eye contact when you look directly at someone at the same time as they are looking at you:
People who are lying tend to avoid eye contact.
In a formal interview, try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.
6. keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something to be watching someone or something at the same time that you are doing something else:
Louise was stirring the soup with half an eye on the baby.
7. have your eye on something to want something that you think might become available:
He has his eye on the bigger apartment next door.
8. the naked eye if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a ↑telescope or ↑microscope
with the naked eye
It’s just about possible to see the planet with the naked eye on a clear night.
visible/invisible to the naked eye
Dust mites are tiny creatures, invisible to the naked eye.
9. before your very eyes (also (right) in front of your eyes) especially spoken if something happens before your very eyes, it happens where you can clearly see it:
The murder had apparently taken place before our very eyes.
10. can’t take your eyes off somebody/something to be unable to stop looking at someone or something, especially because they are extremely interesting or attractive:
She looked stunning. I couldn’t take my eyes off her all evening.
11. under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of somebody while being watched by someone who is making sure that you behave properly or do something right:
We went to dances, but only under the watchful eye of our father.
12. run/cast your eye over something to look at something quickly:
She cast her eye over the front page of the paper.
13. set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something spoken to see something or meet someone, especially for the first time:
I loved that house from the moment I clapped eyes on it.
14. keep an eye open/out (for somebody/something) to watch carefully so that you will notice when someone or something appears:
Keep an eye out for rabbits in the field.
15. with an eye to (doing) something if you do something with an eye to doing something else, you do it in order to make the second thing more likely to happen:
Most novels are published with an eye to commercial success.
16. close/shut your eyes to something to ignore something or pretend that you do not know it is happening:
Most governments know that we’re heading for an environmental catastrophe but they shut their eyes to it.
17. have an eye/a good eye for something to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc:
Ernest has an eye for detail.
She’s definitely got a good eye for a bargain.
18. keep your eyes peeled/skinned spoken to watch carefully and continuously for something
keep your eyes peeled/skinned for
She stumbled along, keeping her eyes peeled for a phone box.
19. with your eyes open knowing fully what the problems, difficulties, results etc of a situation might be:
I’ve no-one to blame but myself – I went into this deal with my eyes open.
20. can do something with your eyes shut/closed to be able to do something very easily:
Believe me, you could run that place with your eyes closed.
21. make eyes at somebody/give somebody the eye informal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive:
Don’t look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye.
22. an eye for/on/to the main chance if you have an eye for the main chance, you will take advantage of any possible opportunity to get what you want – used to show disapproval
23. one in the eye for somebody British English spoken something that will annoy someone or give them a disadvantage – used especially when you think this is a good thing:
This latest judgement will definitely be one in the eye for the fast food corporations.
24. an eye for an eye the idea that if someone does something wrong, you should punish them by doing the same thing to them:
An eye for an eye is no way to run a civilised justice system.
25. for sb’s eyes only used to say that something is secret and must only be seen by one particular person or group:
The information is for police eyes only.
26. have eyes in the back of your head to know what is happening all around you, even when this seems impossible:
We’ll have to be really careful – old Jonesey has eyes in the back of his head.
27. get/keep your eye in British English informal to practise or to continue practising an activity so that you become good at it
28. have eyes like a hawk to notice every small detail or everything that is happening, and therefore be very difficult to deceive:
We never got away with anything in Mrs. Podell’s class – she had eyes like a hawk.
29. his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head) British English especially spoken to be very surprised, shocked, or excited by something you see
30. be up to your eyes in something British English informal to be very busy doing something:
He’s up to his eyes in paperwork.
31. have eyes bigger than your belly spoken used to say that you have taken more food than you are able to eat
32. only have eyes for somebody if someone only has eyes for someone, they love and are interested in that person only
33. my eye! old-fashioned spoken used to say that you do not believe something
34. all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc
a) used to say that everyone is looking at someone or something:
All eyes were on the speaker, and nobody noticed me slip into the hall.
b) used to say that a lot of people are paying attention to a particular person or situation:
For the time being, all eyes are on the White House.
35. in a pig’s eye! American English spoken used to show that you do not believe what someone is saying
36. CAMERA [singular] the eye of the camera is the way that you appear in photographs:
Fashion models are completely comfortable with the eye of the camera.
37. NEEDLE [countable] the hole in a needle that you put the thread through
38. FOR FASTENING CLOTHES [countable] a small circle or U-shaped piece of metal used together with a hook for fastening clothes
39. STORM [singular] the calm centre of a storm such as a ↑hurricane
40. POTATO [countable] a dark spot on a potato that a new plant can grow from
⇨ BIRD’S-EYE VIEW, ↑black eye, ↑Catseye, ↑private eye, ↑red eye, ⇨ the apple of sb’s eye at ↑apple(2), ⇨ not bat an eye at ↑bat²(2), ⇨ turn a blind eye (to something) at ↑blind¹(3), ⇨ see something out of the corner of your eye at ↑corner¹(8), ⇨ the evil eye at ↑evil¹(5), ⇨ give somebody the glad eye at ↑glad(6), ⇨ look somebody in the eye/face at ↑look¹(7), ⇨ in your mind’s eye at ↑mind¹(40), ⇨ here’s mud in your eye at ↑mud, ⇨ open sb’s eyes (to) at ↑open²(17), ⇨ in the public eye at ↑public¹(4), ⇨ make sheep’s eyes at at ↑sheep(4), ⇨ a sight for sore eyes at ↑sight¹(14), ⇨ in the twinkling of an eye at ↑twinkling, ⇨ keep a weather eye on at ↑weather¹(5), ⇨ pull the wool over sb’s eyes at ↑wool(4)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ colour
▪ brown/blue/grey/green Both their children have blue eyes.
▪ dark brown/pale brown His eyes are dark brown.
▪ deep blue/pale blue She looked into his deep blue eyes. | The tiny child 's pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.
▪ hazel (=pale brown and slightly green or golden) He was a quiet, kindly man, with hazel eyes.
▪ sleepy/tired (also weary literary) He rubbed his tired eyes and yawned.
▪ moist/watery/tearful (=full of tears) Bethan’s eyes grew moist as she talked about her family.
▪ sad He gazed at her with sad eyes as she slowly walked away.
▪ cold/cruel (=unfriendly or unkind) He smiled, but his blue eyes were cold and cruel.
■ shape/position
▪ big She looked at me with those big brown eyes.
▪ small His small cold eyes seemed full of menace.
▪ round/wide The children gazed at the screen, their eyes wide with excitement.
▪ narrow He has a thin face and narrow eyes.
▪ bulging (=round and sticking far out) His bulging eyes made him rather look like a frog.
▪ beady eyes (=small round and bright, and noticing a lot of things) His beady eyes darted around the room.
▪ deep-set (=far back in someone's face) Mac’s eyebrows were thick and dark, above deep-set eyes.
▪ close-set (=close together) He had a small nose and close-set eyes.
▪ wide-set (=wide apart) Claudette studied the wide-set eyes that looked so innocent.
▪ sunken (=having fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness) The man's eyes were sunken, with deep black rings around them.
■ showing your feelings/character
▪ sleepy/tired His eyes looked sleepy. | Her hair was a mess and her eyes were tired.
▪ sad Her beautiful eyes suddenly looked sad.
▪ tearful/moist/misty (=feeling that you want to cry) As she left a village, people waved at her with tearful eyes.
▪ bright (=happy or excited) the bright eyes of the children
▪ cold (=unfriendly and not showing any emotion) Her eyes were cold and uncaring.
▪ red/bloodshot (=red because you are upset, tired, ill etc) My mother's eyes were red from crying.
▪ puffy (=swollen because you are ill or upset) The girl's eyes were puffy and full of tears.
▪ soulful eyes (=showing strong emotions, especially sadness) The dog looked up at her with big soulful eyes.
▪ wild/mad eyes (=very angry, afraid etc) He stared at them with wild eyes.
▪ hungry/greedy eyes (=showing that you want something very much ) The men looked around the room with their greedy eyes.
■ verbs
▪ open your eyes I slowly opened my eyes.
▪ sb’s eyes open Suddenly his eyes opened.
▪ close/shut your eyes Joe closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.
▪ sb’s eyes close She let her eyes close for just a moment.
▪ rub your eyes Anna rubbed her eyes wearily.
▪ shade/shield your eyes (=protect them from a bright light or the sun) They gazed out to sea, shielding their eyes from the sun.
▪ narrow your eyes (=partly close them, especially to show that you do not trust someone) She narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.
▪ sb’s eyes narrow (=become half closed, especially because someone does not trust another person) Her dark eyes narrowed for a moment.
▪ sb’s eyes widen (=become more open because they are surprised) His eyes widened in shock.
▪ sb’s eyes sparkle/shine (=show that they are very happy) Jenny’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
▪ somebody's eyes light up (=become excited) His eyes lit up when I mentioned the word money.
▪ drop/lower your eyes (=look down at the ground) The servants lowered their eyes as the countess walked past.
▪ avert your eyes literary (=look away from something) He averted his eyes from the body.
■ phrases
▪ keep your eyes open (=prevent them from closing) I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.
▪ have/keep etc your eyes glued to something (=be watching something with all your attention) Ted sat with his eyes glued to the television.
▪ sb’s eyes are full of tears When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.
▪ sb’s eyes are full of hatred/fear etc The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.
■ eye + NOUN
▪ an eye test (also an eye exam American English) (=to find out how well you can see) You should have an eye test every couple of years.
▪ eye make-up (=make-up that you put on your eyelids or eyelashes) She never leaves the house without lipstick and eye make-up.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'black eyes' when you mean dark brown eyes. You normally use 'black eye' when someone has a bruise around their eye, after being hit by someone.
II. eye² BrE AmE verb (present participle eyeing or eying) [transitive]
to look at someone or something carefully, especially because you do not trust them or because you want something:
The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously.
A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence.
eye somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive:
There was a group of lads at the bar, eyeing up every girl who walked in.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eye

eye [eye eyes eyed eyeing eying] noun, verb [aɪ] [aɪ]

noun
PART OF BODY
1. countable either of the two organs on the face that you see with
• The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.
• to close/open your eyes
• to drop/lower your eyes (= to look down)
• There were tears in his eyes.
• I have something in my eye.
• His eyes narrowed suspiciously.
• Her eyes widened in horror.
• to make/avoid eye contact with sb (= to look/avoid looking at them at the same time as they look at you)
• All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage.

see also black eye, compound eye, lazy eye, shut-eye

2. -eyed (in adjectives) having the type or number of eyes mentioned
• a blue-eyed blonde

• a one-eyed monster

ABILITY TO SEE

3. singular the ability to see
• A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand.

see also eagle eye

WAY OF SEEING

4. countable, usually singular a particular way of seeing sth
• He looked at the design with the eye of an engineer.
• She viewed the findings with a critical eye.

• To my eye, the windows seem out of proportion.

OF NEEDLE

5. countable the hole in the end of a needle that you put the thread through

ON CLOTHES
6. countable a small thin piece of metal curved round, that a small hook fits into, used for fastening clothes

• It fastens with a hook and eye.

OF STORM

7. singular a/the ~ of a/the storm, tornado, hurricane, etc. a calm area at the centre of a storm, etc.

ON POTATO
8. countable a dark mark on a potato from which another plant will grow
see also bullseye, Catseye, evil eye, fisheye lens, red-eye
more at the apple of sb's eye at apple, bat your eyes/eyelashesnot bat an eyelid/eye at bat _v., beauty is in the eye of the beholder at beauty, not believe your ears/eyes at believe, a bird's-eye view (of sth) at bird, turn a blind eye at blind _adj., in the blink of an eye at blink _n., blue-eyed boy at blue _adj., catch sb's eye at catch _v., keep a close eye/watch on sb/sth at close²_adj., cock an ear/eye at sth/sb at cock _v., see sth out of the corner of your eye at corner _n., not a dry eye in the house at dry _n., easy on the ear/eye at easy _adj., as far as the eye can/could see at far _adv., feast your eyes at feast _v., hit sb (straight/right) in the eye at hit _v., meet sb's eyethere is more in/to sb/sth than meets the eye at meet _v., your mind's eye at mind _n., the naked eye at naked, keep your ears/eyes open (for sth) at open _adj., open your/sb's eyes (to sth) at open _v., please the eye at please _v., in the public eye at public _adj., pull the wool over sb's eyes at pull _v., have a roving eye at roving, a sight for sore eyes at sight _n., in the twinkling of an eye at twinkling, keep a weather eye on sth at weather _n.
Word Origin:
Old English ēage, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oog and German Auge.
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• A movement in the reeds caught my eye.
• As my eyes accustomed to the darkness, I could make out a shape by the window.
• Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off.
• Could you keep an eye on my bag for a moment?
• Could you keep an eye on my bag while I go to the toilet?
• From the moment he set eyes on her he knew that he wanted to marry her.
• He couldn't keep his eyes off the girl sitting opposite him.
• He drew the curtains to make sure no prying eyes saw what he was doing.
• He held up the newspaper to shield his eyes from the sun.
• He let his eyes roam around the scene.
• He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye.
• He pictured the scene in his mind's eye.
• He saw his students with new eyes now that he had a child of his own.
• He screwed up his eyes against the glare of the sun.
• He seemed unwilling to meet my eye.
• He turned his eyes to the door when he heard the handle turning.
• Her bleary eyes showed that she hadn't slept.
• Her eye caught mine.
• Her eyes danced with amusement.
• Her eyes dilated with horror at what she had done.
• Her eyes dropped to her lap as she answered.
• Her eyes flew open in surprise.
• Her eyes glazed over when I said I worked in dictionaries.
• Her eyes prickled with unshed tears.
• Her eyes squinted against the brightness.
• Her eyes told me nothing.
• Her skill at working with wood is coupled to a keen eye for design.
• His eyes blazed with menace.
• His eyes bulged in fury.
• His eyes crinkled up at the corners as he smiled.
• His eyes darted from face to face.
• His eyes drifted over to Helen's chair.
• His eyes hardened as he remembered how they had laughed at him.
• His eyes held a mischievous gleam.
• His eyes never left mine.
• His eyes reflected his anguish.
• His eyes rounded in mock amazement.
• His eyes scanned the room as he entered.
• His eyes were drawn to a bundle of papers in the corner.
• His eyes were wide with horror.
• His narrow eyes betrayed his impatience.
• I cast my eyes around the room but couldn't see any familiar faces.
• I didn't want to strain my eyes to read, so I put the light on.
• I knew he was lying because he wouldn't make eye contact with me.
• I walked around the store, keeping an eye out for bargains.
• I want you under my eye.
• If I hadn't seen his jump with my own eyes, I would never have believed it possible.
• In the eyes of the law his knife was an offensive weapon.
• It fastens with a hook and eye.
• It is essential to wear some form of eye protection.
• My eyes followed his every move.
• My eyes strained to make anything out in the darkness.
• My eyes stream when I chop onions.
• My eyes took in every detail as I entered the house for the first time in twenty years.
• Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Harry start forward.
• Rapid eye movements frequently accompany dreaming.
• She averted her eyes from his face.
• She can do no wrong in his eyes.
• She could feel the old lady's eyes bore into her.
• She just looked at me with those big blue eyes of hers.
• She laughed, her eyes alight with excitement.
• She looked her father straight in the eye and answered his question truthfully.
• She reached up and tried to gouge her attacker's eyes.
• She responded softly, her eyes showing concern.
• She rolled her eyes heavenward when she saw what her husband was wearing.
• She rolled her eyes in disgust.
• She tried the door, her eyes rolling in panic.
• She tried to sit up, her eyes fixed on Jean's face.
• Skiers wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sun.
• The children's eagle eyes spotted an ice-cream seller half a mile away.
• The doctor gave me eye drops to put in three times a day.
• The dog's hungry eyes were on my sandwich.
• The government is keeping a close eye on the economy.
• The planet should be visible to the naked eye.
• The series has plenty of eye candy.
• The store detective had his eye on a group of boys who were acting suspiciously.
• The sun was in my eyes and I couldn't see the road.
• The team went through their paces under their trainer's critical eye.
• The tide was out, leaving nothing but mud as far as the eye could see.
• Their eyes locked together in a battle of wills.
• There were tears in his eyes as he spoke.
• Tina squeezed her eyes shut and bit her lip.
• To an expert eye, the painting is an obvious fake.
• To my eye, the windows seem out of proportion.
• Tom fell in love the moment he laid eyes on her.
• You need to look at your website through the user's eyes.
• Your computer screen should be at eye level so that you can work with your neck straight.
Idioms: all eyes ▪ eye for an eye ▪ for somebody's eyes only ▪ get your eye in ▪ give somebody the eye ▪ have an eye for something ▪ have eyes in the back of your head ▪ have eyes like a hawk ▪ have one eye an eye on something ▪ have your eye on somebody ▪ have your eye on something ▪ in front of somebody's eyes ▪ in somebody's eyes ▪ in the eyes of the law/world ▪ keep an eye on somebody ▪ keep an eye out ▪ keep your eye on the ball ▪ keep your eyes peeled ▪ lay eyes on somebody ▪ look somebody in the eye ▪ make eyes at somebody ▪ my eye! ▪ not see eye to eye with somebody ▪ not take your eyes off somebody ▪ one in the eye ▪ only have eyes for eyes only for somebody ▪ run an eye eyes over something ▪ see/look at something through somebody's eyes ▪ shut your eyes to something ▪ somebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach ▪ take your eye off the ball ▪ under the eye of somebody ▪ up to your eyes in something ▪ what the eye doesn't see ▪ with an eye on the main chance ▪ with an eye to to doing something ▪ with your eyes open ▪ with your eyes shut

Derived: eye somebody up

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

eye / aɪ / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

eye

A1 one of the two organs in your face, which you use to see with:

He has no sight in his left eye.

She's got beautiful green eyes.

He closed his eyes and went to sleep.

See picture head

eye / aɪ / noun [ C ] (PLANT)

a dark spot on a potato or similar plant part, from which a new stem and leaves will grow

eye / aɪ / noun [ C ] (HOLE)

the hole in a needle through which you put the thread

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eye

/aɪ/
(eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see.
I opened my eyes and looked...
Maria’s eyes filled with tears.
...a tall, thin white-haired lady with piercing dark brown eyes...
He is now blind in one eye.
N-COUNT: oft poss N in pl

2.
If you eye someone or something in a particular way, you look at them carefully in that way.
Sally eyed Claire with interest...
Martin eyed the bottle at Marianne’s elbow.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n

3.
You use eye when you are talking about a person’s ability to judge things or about the way in which they are considering or dealing with things.
William was a man of discernment, with an eye for quality...
Their chief negotiator turned his critical eye on the United States...
He first learnt to fish under the watchful eye of his grandmother.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft a N for n

4.
An eye on a potato is one of the dark spots from which new stems grow.
N-COUNT

5.
An eye is a small metal loop which a hook fits into, as a fastening on a piece of clothing.
N-COUNT

6.
The eye of a needle is the small hole at one end which the thread passes through.
N-COUNT

7.
The eye of a storm, tornado, or hurricane is the centre of it.
The eye of the hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami.
N-SING: the N of n

8.
see also black eye, private eye, shut-eye

9.
If you say that something happens before your eyes, in front of your eyes, or under your eyes, you are emphasizing that it happens where you can see it clearly and often implying that it is surprising or unpleasant.
A lot of them died in front of our eyes...
PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR [emphasis]

10.
If you cast your eye or run your eye over something, you look at it or read it quickly.
I would be grateful if he could cast an expert eye over it and tell me what he thought of it...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR prep

11.
If something catches your eye, you suddenly notice it.
As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught her eye.
PHRASE: V inflects
see also eye-catching

12.
If you catch someone’s eye, you do something to attract their attention, so that you can speak to them.
I tried to catch Chrissie’s eye to find out what she was playing at.
PHRASE: V inflects

13.
To clap eyes on someone or something, or set or lay eyes on them, means to see them. (INFORMAL)
That’s probably the most bare and bleak island I’ve ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on...
What was he doing when you last set eyes on him?
PHRASE: V inflects, oft after superl, oft with brd-neg

14.
If you make eye contact with someone, you look at them at the same time as they look at you, so that you are both aware that you are looking at each other. If you avoid eye contact with someone, you deliberately do not look straight at them because you feel awkward or embarrassed.
She was looking at me across the room, and we made eye contact several times...
I spent a fruitless ten minutes walking up and down the high street, desperately avoiding eye contact with passers-by.
PHRASE: PHR after v

15.
If you close your eyes to something bad or if you shut your eyes to it, you ignore it.
Most governments must simply be shutting their eyes to the problem.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

16.
If you cry your eyes out, you cry very hard. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects

17.
If there is something as far as the eye can see, there is a lot of it and you cannot see anything else beyond it.
There are pine trees as far as the eye can see.
PHRASE

18.
If you say that someone has an eye for something, you mean that they are good at noticing it or making judgments about it.
Susan has a keen eye for detail, so each dress is beautifully finished off.
PHRASE: V inflects

19.
You use expressions such as in his eyes or to her eyes to indicate that you are reporting someone’s opinion and that other people might think differently.
The other serious problem in the eyes of the new government is communalism...
Richard Dorrington was, in their eyes, a very sensible and reliable man...
PHRASE: PHR with cl-group

20.
If you keep your eyes open or keep an eye out for someone or something, you watch for them carefully. (INFORMAL)
I ask the mounted patrol to keep their eyes open...
You and your friends keep an eye out–if there’s any trouble we’ll make a break for it.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n

21.
If you keep an eye on something or someone, you watch them carefully, for example to make sure that they are satisfactory or safe, or not causing trouble.
I’m sure you will appreciate that we must keep a careful eye on all our running costs...
I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

22.
You say ‘there’s more to this than meets the eye’ when you think a situation is not as simple as it seems to be.
This whole business is very puzzling. There is a lot more to it than meets the eye.
PHRASE

23.
If something, especially something surprising or impressive, meets your eyes, you see it.
The first sight that met my eyes on reaching the front door was the church enveloped in flames.
PHRASE: V inflects

24.
If you say that all eyes are on something or that the eyes of the world are on something, you mean that everyone is paying careful attention to it and what will happen. (JOURNALISM)
All eyes will be on tomorrow’s vote...
The eyes of the world were now on the police.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

25.
If someone has their eye on you, they are watching you carefully to see what you do.
As the boat plodded into British waters and up the English Channel, Customs had their eye on her.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

26.
If you have your eye on something, you want to have it. (INFORMAL)
...if you’re saving up for a new outfit you’ve had your eye on.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

27.
If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
We want all our members to undertake this trip responsibly, with their eyes open.
PHRASE: PHR after v

28.
If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was.
Watching your child explore the world about her can open your eyes to delights long forgotten.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR to n

29.
If you see eye to eye with someone, you agree with them and have the same opinions and views.
Yuriko saw eye to eye with Yul on almost every aspect of the production...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with n, pl-n PHR

30.
When you take your eyes off the thing you have been watching or looking at, you stop looking at it.
She took her eyes off the road to glance at me...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

31.
If someone sees or considers something through your eyes, they consider it in the way that you do, from your point of view.
She tried to see things through his eyes...
PHRASE: PHR after v

32.
If you say that you are up to your eyes in something, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of it to deal with, and often that you are very busy. (INFORMAL)
I am up to my eyes in work...
PHRASE: v-link PHR, usu PHR in n [emphasis]

33.
the apple of your eye: see apple
to turn a blind eye: see blind
to feast your eyes: see feast
in your mind’s eye: see mind
the naked eye: see naked
to pull the wool over someone’s eyes: see wool

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹eye /ˈaɪ/ noun, pl eyes
1 [count] : the part of the body that you see with
• Her eyes slowly became accustomed to the dark.
• He wears a patch over one eye.
• I have something in my eye.
• He has (a pair of) bright blue eyes.
• bright/sad/sleepy eyes
• She has good/strong/bad/weak eyes. [=eyesight]
• Her eyes lit up [=she looked excited and happy] when he showed her the ring.
• His eyes were popping out of his head with astonishment [=he looked very astonished] when he saw how big it was!
• He punched him right between the eyes. [=punched him hard in the face]
• She looked me (right) in the eye [=she looked directly at me] and told me I was fired.
• The garden is a feast for the eyes. [=the garden is very beautiful]
• The display was very pleasing to the eye. [=pleasing to look at]
• I measured the distance by eye. = I measured the distance with my eye. [=by looking at it to get a rough idea of its size]
• Their daughter came home from school with tears in her eyes. [=she was crying]
• Seeing her again brought tears to my eyes. = Seeing her again brought a tear to my eye. [=made me shed tears]
• He had/kept half an eye on [=he occasionally looked at] the TV while he read the paper.
2 [singular]
a : an ability to understand and appreciate something seen
• Only a trained eye can tell the difference between the original painting and a good copy.
• For decorating, they rely on her discerning/discriminating/expert eye.
• He has an artist's eye for color.
✦If you have an eye for something or a good/keen/sharp eye for something, you have a special ability to recognize a particular thing or quality.
• He has a keen eye for detail.
• He has a good eye for quality.
b
- used to describe the way something looks to you
• It looks a little awkward to my eye. [=it looks awkward to me]
c : a way of looking at or judging something
• He reviewed the proposal with a jaundiced/critical eye.
• The biographer cast a cold/critical/skeptical eye on the artist's life.
3 [count]
- used to describe where someone is looking
• Her eye was attracted to the bright colors in the painting.
• She dropped her eyes [=she looked down] when he looked at her. = Her eyes fell when he looked at her.
• He averted his eyes [=he looked away] when she approached him.
• I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye. [=to the side of where I was looking]
• Her eyes fell on [=she noticed] a piece of evidence no one had noticed before.
• All eyes were on her [=everyone was looking at her] as she entered the room.
• She fixed her eyes on me [=she kept looking or staring at me] for a long time before answering.
4 [count] : a way of looking at or thinking about something
• We need to look at this problem with a fresh eye. [=to look at the problem in a new way]
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. [=different people have different ideas about what is beautiful]
- often plural
• He was guilty in the eyes of the police. [=the police considered him guilty]
• He was handsome in her eyes. [=she thought he was handsome]
• In the eyes [=opinion] of many, he is the best person for the job.
5 [count] : the hole through the top of a needle
• the eye of a needle
6 [count] : a loop that a hook fits into to fasten or attach something
7 [count] : an area on a potato from which a new plant can grow : a bud on a potato
8 [count] : the center of a storm (such as a hurricane) where there is little wind or rain and sometimes there is clear sky
• The eye of the storm should reach the coast by morning.
all eyes : watching something or someone closely : very attentive
• She was all eyes as I opened the box.
an eye for an eye or an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- used to say that a person who has committed a crime should be given punishment that is the same as or as serious as the crime
• The ancient code of law called for punishment in the form of an eye for an eye.
as far as the eye could see : as far as could be seen
• The crowd stretched away as far as the eye could see.
a sight for sore eyes
- see ¹sight
a twinkle in your eye
- see ¹twinkle
bawl your eyes out
- see bawl
before your eyes or in front of your eyes
✦If something happens (right) before your eyes or in front of your (very) eyes, it happens in a very open and visible way so that you can see it very clearly.
• Technology is changing right before our eyes.
• We were watching a disaster take place in front of our very eyes.
can't believe your eyes
- see believe
cast/run your eye over : to read or look at (something) quickly.
• Please run your eye over this and let me know what you think.
• She cast her eye over the apartment, appalled by the mess.
catch your eye
- see ¹catch
close/shut your eyes to : to refuse to notice or accept the truth or existence of (something) : to ignore (something)
• Our legislators have closed their eyes to the poverty that surrounds them.
cock an/your eye
- see ²cock
cry your eyes out
- see ¹cry
easy on the eyes
- see ¹easy
eyes in the back of your head
✦When people are surprised that you have seen or noticed something that is behind you, they may say that you have eyes in the back of your head.
• How did you know we were here? You must have eyes in the back of your head!
feast your eyes on
- see ²feast
for your eyes only : intended to be seen only by you
• This memo is for your eyes only.
give (someone) the eye informal : to look at (someone) in a way that shows sexual attraction
• Several men were giving her the eye across the bar.
have/keep an/your eye out for : to be looking for (someone or something) : to hope to see or find (someone or something)
• I'm keeping my eye out for a good cheap used car.
• He'll be here soon, so keep your eye out for him.
have an eye to/toward : to have (something) in your thoughts as a goal or purpose
• She has an eye to attending graduate school. [=she hopes to attend graduate school]
(have) stars in your eyes
- see ¹star
have your eye on
1 : to watch (someone or something) closely
• I'll have my eye on the kids while they're swimming.
2 : to be thinking about buying (something)
• I have my eye on a new car.
• She's had her eye on that house for a long time.
in a pig's eye US slang
- used to express strong disagreement
• You want me to apologize to him? In a pig's eye! [=Never!]
in the blink of an eye
- see ²blink
in the public eye : in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
• The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.
in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye : in a very short time : very quickly
• He was back in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.
in your mind's eye
✦If you see something in your mind's eye, you imagine or remember how it looks.
• I can still see the old playground in my mind's eye.
keep an/your eye on : to watch or take care of (someone or something)
• Will you keep an eye on my suitcase (for me) while I get something to eat?
keep your eye on the ball
- see ¹ball
keep your eyes glued to informal : to watch (something) very closely for a long time
• They kept their eyes glued to the television, waiting for more news about the accident.
keep your eyes open or keep your eyes peeled or Brit keep your eyes skinned informal : to look or watch closely in order to see or find (something)
• We kept our eyes peeled for a sign that would tell us where to turn.
lay/set eyes on or Brit clap eyes on : to see or look at (someone or something)
• I hope never to lay eyes on him again!
• We liked the house from the moment we set eyes on it. [=the moment when we first saw it]
make eyes at informal : to look at (someone) in a way that shows sexual attraction
• Some guy was making eyes at her from across the room.
more than meets the eye
✦If something is more than meets the eye or there is more to something than meets the eye, there is more to it than there appears to be at first.
• There is more to this proposal than meets the eye.
my eye informal
- used to express surprise or mild disagreement
• A diamond, my eye! That's glass!
not bat an eye
- see ⁴bat
only have eyes for : to only be attracted to (a particular person) : to only feel love for (someone)
• He only has eyes for you.
open someone's eyes : to cause someone to notice or be aware of something important
• The experience really opened his eyes and changed the way he felt about his life.
- often + to
• It's time they opened their eyes to the truth.
• His film helped open people's eyes to the problem.
open your eyes : to begin to notice or be aware of something important
• You need to open your eyes and face the truth.
- often + to
• We have to open our eyes to these problems and stop ignoring them.
pull the wool over someone's eyes
- see wool
roving eye
- see roving
run your eye down : to quickly read or look at (something, such as a list)
• She ran her eye down the list looking for her name.
see eye to eye : to have the same opinion : agree
- usually used in negative statements
• They don't see eye to eye (with each other) on this issue.
take your eyes off : to stop looking at (someone or something)
• I took my eyes off the road for one second.
• She was so beautiful, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
the apple of someone's eye
- see apple
turn a blind eye
- see ¹blind
under the eye of : while being watched by (someone)
• The students did their work under the watchful/vigilant eye of their teacher.
up to your eyes : deeply involved in or affected by something
• We're up to our eyes in work. [=we are very busy]
• They're up to their eyes in debt.
with an eye to/toward : with (something) in your thoughts as a goal or purpose
• They hired him with an eye toward increased sales.
• They bought the house with an eye toward its restoration.
• He took the job with an eye to the future. [=he took the job because he felt it would help him in the future]
with your/both eyes open : fully aware of what could happen
• I went into the job with my eyes (wide) open.
• If you do this, you need to do it with both eyes open.
with your eyes shut/closed informal : with little or no effort : very easily
• She could run that company with her eyes shut.
your eyes are bigger than your stomach
✦If your eyes are bigger than your stomach, you have taken more food than you can possibly eat.
• I can't finish my meal—I guess my eyes were bigger than my stomach!

- see also black eye, evil eye, rib eye, seeing eye

American English

British English

the eye and surrounding area

A1 (پایه)

noun

beard

beard [noun]

The hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face

/bɪrd/

/bɪəd/

ریش

مثال:

Darwin had a long beard.

داروين‌ ريش‌ بلندى داشت‌.‏

The hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face

معادل فارسی:

ریش

مثال انگلیسی:

Darwin had a long beard.

داروين‌ ريش‌ بلندى داشت‌.‏

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

beard

noun
the hair on a man's chin:
He has got a beard.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

beard

I. beard¹ S3 /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
1. hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks ⇨ moustache
2. something similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal’s chin

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beard

beard [beard beards bearded bearding] noun, verb [bɪəd] [bɪrd]

noun countable, uncountable
hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals
• He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.
• a week's growth of beard
• a goat's beard
• a false beard
compare moustache
Word Origin:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart.
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• He had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin.
• He sported a neat goatee beard.
• His beard is streaked with grey.
• Jim stroked his beard reflectively.
• My beard's grown a lot.
• She's scared of men with beards.

Example Bank:
• He was a huge bearded man with a shock of dark hair.
• His bearded face peered around the door.
Idiom: beard the lion in his den

Derived Word: bearded

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

beard / bɪəd / / bɪrd / noun [ C ]

A1 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face:

a flowing white beard

He's growing a beard.

He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

See picture hair

the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

beard

/bɪə(r)d/
(beards)

A man’s beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
He’s decided to grow a beard.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

beard

beard /ˈbiɚd/ noun, pl beards [count]
1 : the hair that grows on a man's cheeks and chin
• He grew a beard and mustache.
2 : the long hair that grows on the chin of some animals
• the beard of a goat
- beard·ed /ˈbiɚdəd/ adj
• a bearded college professor

curly

curly [adjective]

Having curls or a curved shape

/ˈkɝː.li/

/ˈkɜː.li/

فرفری

مثال:

My grandson, Brian, has curly, yellow hair

نوه‌ام‌ برايان‌ موى فرفرى طلايى‌ دارد.‏

Having curls or a curved shape

معادل فارسی:

فرفری

مثال انگلیسی:

My grandson, Brian, has curly, yellow hair

نوه‌ام‌ برايان‌ موى فرفرى طلايى‌ دارد.‏

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

سطح:

Region:

Oxford Essential Dictionary

curly

adjective (curlier, curliest)
with a lot of curls opposite straight:
He's got curly hair.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

curly

curl‧y /ˈkɜːli $ ˈkɜːrli/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having a lot of curls OPP straight:
long dark curly hair
2. British English curved in shape:
cows with curly horns
—curliness noun [uncountable]

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curly

curly [curly curlier curliest] [ˈkɜːli] [ˈkɜːrli] adjective
(curl·ier, curli·est)
having a lot of curls or a curved shape
• short curly hair
• I wish my hair was curly.
• a curly-headed boy
• a dog with a curly tail
• curly cabbage leaves
Opp: straight
Example Bank:
• She wished she had naturally curly hair.

• Your hair's gone all curly!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

curly / ˈkɜː.li / / ˈkɝː- / adjective

curly

B1 having curls or a curved shape:

He has blond, curly hair.

These pigs all have curly tails.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

curly

/kɜ:(r)li/
(curlier, curliest)

1.
Curly hair is full of curls.
I’ve got naturally curly hair...
Her hair was dark and curly.
≠ straight
ADJ

2.
Curly is sometimes used to describe things that are curved or spiral in shape.
...cauliflowers with extra long curly leaves.
...dragons with curly tails.
≠ straight
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

curly

curly /ˈkɚli/ adj curl·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : having curls
• She has curly hair and blue eyes.
2 : formed into a round shape
• curly french fries
• The dog's tail is curly.

wavy

wavy [adjective]

Having a series of curves

/ˈweɪ.vi/

موجدار

مثال:

She has a wavy blonde hair.

او موهای بلوند موج دار دارد.

Having a series of curves

معادل فارسی:

موجدار

مثال انگلیسی:

She has a wavy blonde hair.

او موهای بلوند موج دار دارد.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

patterns and shapes

Region:

American English

British English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

wavy

adjective (wavier, waviest)
having curves; not straight:
a wavy line
She has wavy black hair.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wavy

wav‧y /ˈweɪvi/ BrE AmE adjective
1. wavy hair grows in waves
2. a wavy line is smoothly curved
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ bent no longer straight: The knife was bent in the middle. | a bent nail | She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn't see her face.
▪ twisted having a bent shape that turns around - used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape: a twisted tree trunk | All that was left was a pile of twisted metal. | His knee was all twisted. | a twisted ankle
▪ curved bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way: The bird has a long curved bill. | a curved dagger | The plane's wings are curved.
▪ warped bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness: warped floorboards | The windows are warped and won't open anymore.
▪ crooked not straight, but bending sharply in one or more places, especially in a way that looks different from normal or does not look right - often used about a part of someone's body, a path, or a picture: He had crooked teeth. | her crooked nose and long thin face | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine. | The picture looks crooked - can you move it up on the left? | a crooked path | the narrow crooked streets of the financial district
▪ wavy having smooth bends in it, usually in a regular pattern – used about hair or lines: her brown wavy hair | The pictures were separated by a thin wavy line.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wavy

wavy [wavy wavier waviest] [ˈweɪvi] [ˈweɪvi] adjective
(wavi·er, wavi·est)
having curves; not straight
• brown wavy hair
• a pattern of wavy lines
Example Bank:

• her dark, naturally wavy hair

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

wavy / ˈweɪ.vi / adjective

wavy

having a series of curves:

Sarah's got lovely wavy blond hair.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wavy

/weɪvi/
(wavier, waviest)

1.
Wavy hair is not straight or curly, but curves slightly.
She had short, wavy brown hair.
ADJ

2.
A wavy line has a series of regular curves along it.
The boxes were decorated with a wavy gold line.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

wavy

wavy /ˈweɪvi/ adj wav·i·er; -est : having the curving shape of a wave or of many waves
• She has wavy blond hair.
• wavy lines
- wav·i·ness /ˈweɪvinəs/ noun [noncount]

straight

straight [adjective] (NOT CURVING)

continuing in one direction without bending or curving

/streɪt/

صاف

مثال:

Her brothers have curly hair but her hair is straight.

برادرانش‌ موى فرفرى دارند ولى‌ گيسوى او صاف‌ است‌.

Continuing in one direction without bending or curving

معادل فارسی:

صاف

مثال انگلیسی:

Her brothers have curly hair but her hair is straight.

برادرانش‌ موى فرفرى دارند ولى‌ گيسوى او صاف‌ است‌.

سطح، موضوع و برچسب

موضوع:

describing angles - lines and orientations

سطح:

A2 (مبتدی)

Region:

American English

British English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

straight

adjective (straighter, straightest)

1 with no curve or bend:
Use a ruler to draw a straight line.
His hair is curly and mine is straight.

2 with one side as high as the other:
This picture isn't straight.

3 honest and direct:
a straight answer to a straight question

get something straight to make sure that you understand something completely:
Let's get this straight. Are you sure you left your bike by the cinema?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

straight

I. straight¹ S1 W2 /streɪt/ BrE AmE adverb
[Word Family: verb: ↑straighten; noun: ↑straight; adverb: ↑straight; adjective: ↑straight]
1. IN A STRAIGHT LINE in a line or direction that is not curved or bent
straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc
The book is on the table straight in front of you.
She was looking straight at me.
Terry was so tired he couldn’t walk straight.
He was sitting with his legs stretched straight out in front of him.
2. POSITION in a level or correct position:
He stopped in front of the mirror to put his tie straight.
Sit up straight, don’t slouch.
3. IMMEDIATELY immediately, without delay, or without doing anything else first
straight to/up/down/back etc
I went straight up to bed.
Go straight home and tell your mother.
straight after
I’ve got a meeting straight after lunch.
I think I should get straight to the point.
4. ONE AFTER THE OTHER happening one after the other in a series:
He’s been without sleep now for three days straight.
5. HONEST (also straight out) if you say or ask something straight, you say it in an honest direct way, without trying to hide your meaning:
I just told him straight that I wouldn’t do it.
She came straight out with it and said she was leaving.
I hope, for your sake, you’re playing it straight (=being honest).
I told him straight to his face (=speaking directly to him) what I thought of him.
6. think/see straight if you cannot think or see straight, you cannot think or see clearly:
Turn the radio down – I can’t think straight.
7. straight away (also straight off) British English spoken immediately or without delay:
I phoned my mum straight away.
8. go straight informal to stop being a criminal and live an honest life:
Tony’s been trying to go straight for about six months.
9. straight up spoken
a) used to ask someone if they are telling the truth:
Straight up? Did you really pay that much for it?
b) used to emphasize that what you are saying is true:
No, straight up, I’ve never seen him before.
10. straight from the shoulder British English informal if someone speaks straight from the shoulder, they say things in a very direct way, without trying to be polite

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective (straight·er, straight·est)

WITHOUT CURVES
1. without a bend or curve; going in one direction only
• a straight line
• a straight road
• long straight hair (= without curls)
• a boat sailing in a straight line

• straight-backed chairs

CLOTHING

2. not fitting close to the body and not curving away from the body

• a straight skirt

AIM/BLOW

3. going directly to the correct place

• a straight punch to the face

IN LEVEL/CORRECT POSITION

4. positioned in the correct way; level, vertical or parallel to sth

• Is my tie straight?

CLEAN/NEAT

5. not usually before noun clean and neat, with everything in the correct place

• It took hours to get the house straight.

HONEST

6. honest and direct
• a straight answer to a straight question
• I don't think you're being straight with me.
• It's time for some straight talking.

• You can trust Ben— he's (as) straight as a die (= completely honest).

CHOICE

7. only before noun simple; involving only two clear choices
• It was a straight choice between taking the job and staying out of work.

• (BrE) The election was a straight fight between the two main parties.

ACTOR/PLAY

8. only before noun (of an actor or a play) not connected with comedy or musical theatre, but with serious theatre

WITHOUT INTERRUPTION
9. only before noun one after another in a series, without interruption
Syn: consecutive

• The team has had five straight wins.

ALCOHOLIC DRINK

10. (NAmE) (BrE neat) not mixed with water or anything else

NORMAL/BORING

11. (informal) you can use straight to describe a person who is normal and ordinary, but who you consider dull and boring

SEX
12. (informal) heterosexual
Opp: gay
more at ramrod straight(as) straight as a ramrod at ramrod, put/set the record straight at record _n.
Word Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective and adverb): archaic past participle of stretch.
Synonyms:
honest
frank • direct • open • outspoken • straight • blunt
These words all describe people saying exactly what they mean without trying to hide feelings, opinions or facts.
honest • not hiding the truth about sth: ▪ Thank you for being so honest with me.
frank • honest in what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like: ▪ To be frank with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.
direct • saying exactly what you mean in a way that nobody can pretend not to understand: ▪ You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
Being direct is sometimes considered positive but sometimes it is used as a ‘polite’ way of saying that sb is rude.
open • (approving) (of a person) not keeping thoughts and feelings hidden: ▪ He was quite open about his reasons for leaving.
outspoken • saying exactly what you think, even if this shocks or offends people: ▪ She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan.
straight • honest and direct: ▪ I don't think you're being straight with me.
blunt • saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite: ▪ She has a reputation for blunt speaking.
which word?
Honest and frank refer to what you say as much as how you say it: ▪ a(n) honest/frank admission of guilt. They are generally positive words, although it is possible to be too frank in a way that other people might not like. Direct, outspoken and blunt all describe sb's manner of saying what they think. Outspoken suggests that you are willing to shock people by saying what you believe to be right. Blunt and direct often suggest that you think honesty is more important than being polite. Open is positive and describes sb's character: ▪ I'm a very open person.
honest/frank/direct/open/outspoken/straight about sth
honest/frank/direct/open/straight/blunt with sb
a(n) honest/direct/straight/blunt answer
a frank/direct/blunt manner
Example Bank:
• Can you hang that sign straight for me?
• His teeth were white and perfectly straight.
• I think he was pretty straight with me.
• I'm trying to get the house straight before the weekend.
• Keep going in a dead straight line.
• Keep the car straight when you're backing out.
• Keep your back absolutely straight.
• Let's get this absolutely straight.
• She had curled her naturally straight hair.
• She held herself very straight.
• She soon set me straight about what had happened.
• She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.
• He stepped back to make sure that the picture was straight.
• I don't think you're being straight with me.
• I expect a straight answer to a straight question.
• I was stranded for nine straight weeks.
• It's time for some straight talking.
• She won in straight sets.
• The team has had six straight wins.
• This was our third straight victory.

• You can trust Ben— he's (as) straight as a die.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

straight / streɪt / adjective , adverb (NOT CURVING)

A2 continuing in one direction without bending or curving:

a straight line

She's got straight blonde hair.

Skirts this summer are long and straight.

Can't you see it? - it's straight ahead (of you)!

The dog seemed to be coming straight at/for me.

Go straight along this road and turn left at the traffic lights.

See picture hair

straight / streɪt / adjective , adverb (HONEST)

B2 honest:

Just be straight with her and tell her how you feel.

informal Tell me straight, would you rather we didn't go tonight?

→ Compare bent adjective (DISHONEST)

straight out If you tell someone something straight out, you tell them directly and honestly, without trying to make what you are saying more pleasant:

I told her straight out that I didn't love her any more.

straight / streɪt / adverb (IMMEDIATELY)

B1 immediately:

I got home and went straight to bed.

Shall we go straight to the party or stop off at a pub first?

Time is short so I'll get straight to the point (= explain the matter immediately) .

→ See also straightaway

straight away/off B1 mainly UK immediately:

I knew straight away what you were thinking.

We don't need to go straight off - we can stay for a little while.

straight / streɪt / adjective [ before noun ] (CLEAR)

C1 clear or not complicated:

It's a straight choice - either you leave him or you stay.

Let's get this straight - you're travelling to Frankfurt on Monday and Brussels on Tuesday, is that correct?

→ See also straightforward (SIMPLE)

straight / streɪt / adjective (LEVEL)

B2 level and not sloping to either side:

This picture's not straight.

The shelf isn't straight - it sags in the middle.

straight / streɪt / adjective [ after verb ] mainly UK (TIDY)

tidy, or arranged in order:

It only took an hour to get the flat straight after the party.

Have you got a mirror? - I'll just put my hair straight.

straight / streɪt / adjective (PLAIN)

plain and basic, or without anything added:

No tonic for me, please, I like my vodka straight.

Straight pasta is very bland - you need some kind of sauce to make it interesting.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

straight / streɪt / adjective [ before noun ] (FOLLOWING EACH OTHER)

following one after another without an interruption:

They're the only team to have won ten straight games this season.

straight / streɪt / adjective informal (TRADITIONAL)

traditional or serious:

disapproving He was a nice enough bloke, but he was so straight - I always felt I had to be on my best behaviour with him.

There's a lot of straight theatre at the festival as well as the newer, more experimental stuff.

straight / streɪt / adjective informal (SEXUAL PREFERENCE)

not gay

straight / streɪt / adjective informal (NO DRUGS)

not using illegal drugs or alcohol:

He's been straight for five months.

straight / streɪt / adjective [ after verb ] informal (NOT OWING MONEY)

neither owing nor owed any money:

You bought the tickets, so if I pay for the taxi, we'll be straight.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

straight

/streɪt/
(straighter, straightest, straights)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve.
Keep the boat in a straight line...
Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size...
There wasn’t a single straight wall in the building.
ADJ
•
Straight is also an adverb.
Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot...
ADV: ADV after v

2.
Straight hair has no curls or waves in it.
Grace had long straight dark hair which she wore in a bun.
ADJ: usu ADJ n

3.
You use straight to indicate that the way from one place to another is very direct, with no changes of direction.
The ball fell straight to the feet of Klinsmann...
He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me...
Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.
ADV: ADV prep/adv

4.
If you go straight to a place, you go there immediately.
As always, we went straight to the experts for advice...
ADV: ADV prep/adv

5.
If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly.
What a shifty arguer he is, refusing ever to give a straight answer.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Straight is also an adverb.
I lost my temper and told him straight that I hadn’t been looking for any job.
ADV: ADV after v

6.
Straight means following one after the other, with no gaps or intervals.
They’d won 12 straight games before they lost.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Straight is also an adverb.
He called from Weddington, having been there for 31 hours straight.
ADV: n ADV

7.
A straight choice or a straight fight involves only two people or things.
It’s a straight choice between low-paid jobs and no jobs...
ADJ: ADJ n

8.
If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are normal and conventional, for example in their opinions and in the way they live.
Dorothy was described as a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job.
ADJ

9.
If you describe someone as straight, you mean that they are heterosexual rather than homosexual. (INFORMAL)
His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight...
≠ gay
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
•
Straight is also a noun.
...a standard of sexual conduct that applies equally to gays and straights.
N-COUNT

10.
A straight drink, especially an alcoholic drink, has not had another liquid such as water added to it.
...a large straight whiskey without ice...
= neat
ADJ: ADJ n, v n ADJ

11.
On a racetrack, a straight is a section of the track that is straight, rather than curved.
I went to overtake him on the back straight on the last lap.
N-COUNT
see also home straight

12.
If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does. (SPOKEN)
Let’s get things straight. I didn’t lunch with her.
PHRASE: V inflects

13.
If a criminal is going straight, they are no longer involved in crime.
PHRASE: V inflects

14.
If something keeps people on the straight and narrow, it helps to keep them living an honest or healthy life.
All her efforts to keep him on the straight and narrow have been rewarded.
PHRASE: PHR after v

15.
a straight face: see face
to set the record straight: see record

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹straight /ˈstreɪt/ adj straight·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : not having curves, bends, or angles
• a straight line/edge
• She has long, straight hair.
• Keep your back straight.
2 : vertical or level
• The flagpole is perfectly straight.
• The picture isn't quite straight.
3 always used before a noun : following one after the other in order
• He has won three straight [=consecutive] tournaments. : following each other without interruption
• We sat in the airport for five straight hours.
4 : honest and direct
• They wouldn't give me a straight answer.
• He's known for his straight dealing.
• They're not being straight with you.
• What we want is some straight talk.
5 always used before a noun
a : including only two people or things
• It was a straight choice: accept the offer or don't.
• a straight exchange/swap
b : not including any things or parts of a different kind
• a straight romance novel
• The band plays straight blues.
• (US) He always votes a straight Democratic ticket. [=he always votes for Democratic candidates]
• (US) She got straight A's in all her classes last year. [=she got an A in every class]
• (US) a straight-A student
6 not used before a noun : with everything in its proper place
• After supper, the kids helped set/put the kitchen straight. [=tidy up the kitchen]
7 not used before a noun : agreeing with what is true or what is stated to be true
• We have to have our stories straight or else the police will get suspicious.
• Let me get this straight [=I am surprised/confused by what you are saying and I want to be sure that I understand you correctly]: You want me to lend you $2,000?
• You need to get your facts straight. [=you need to get your facts correct]
• He set/put her straight about/on what happened. [=he corrected her and explained to her what actually happened]
- see also set/put the record straight at ¹record
8 not used before a noun informal : having nothing owed by either side
• You pay for my ticket, and I'll consider us straight. [=even]
9 : behaving in a way that is socially correct and acceptable
• (disapproving) She's too straight [=conventional] and needs to lighten up.
• (informal) He left the gang and promised himself that he would go straight. [=stop being a criminal]
10 informal : heterosexual
• He's gay but he has a lot of straight friends.
11 : not using drugs or alcohol
• She has been straight for two years now.
12 US of alcoholic drinks : not mixed with anything : without ice or water added
• I like my bourbon/whiskey straight. [=neat]
• I'll have a martini straight up.
13 : not joking or funny : serious
• a straight actor
• straight theatrical drama
- see also straight man
- straight·ness noun [noncount]

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