disapproval

  • 121mindless — [[t]ma͟ɪndləs[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a violent action as mindless, you mean that it is done without thought and will achieve nothing. [mainly BRIT] ...a plot that mixes blackmail, extortion and mindless violence. Syn …

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  • 122nose — [[t]no͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ noses, nosing, nosed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N 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.… …

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  • 123pig — [[t]pɪ̱g[/t]] pigs, pigging, pigged 1) N COUNT A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon. → See also guinea pig ...the… …

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  • 124puritan — [[t]pjʊ͟ərɪt(ə)n[/t]] puritans 1) N COUNT (disapproval) You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin… …

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  • 125think — [[t]θɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦ thinks, thinking, thought 1) VERB: no cont If you think that something is the case, you have the opinion that it is the case. [V that] I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising... [V th …

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  • 126vulgar — [[t]vʌ̱lgə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as vulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality. I think it s a very vulgar house... The film is tasteless, vulgar and even badly shot. Syn: tasteless… …

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  • 127boo — buː n. exclamation used to frighten or express disapproval v. cry boo at to frighten; cry boo at to show disapproval interj. cry of disapproval or contempt …

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  • 128booed — buː n. exclamation used to frighten or express disapproval v. cry boo at to frighten; cry boo at to show disapproval interj. cry of disapproval or contempt …

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