| bidding | (n) a request to be present, Syn. summons, Example: they came at his bidding |
| bidding contest | (n) a series of competing bids |
| forbiddingly | (adv) in an unpleasant or menacing manner, Example: it was forbiddingly dark in the corridor |
| baleful | (adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, Syn. ominous, minacious, menacing, forbidding, threatening, sinister, minatory, Example: a baleful look; forbidding thunderclouds; his tone became menacing; ominous rumblings of discontent; sinister storm clouds; a sinister smile; his threatening behavior; ugly black clouds; the situation became ugly |
| ban | (n) an official prohibition or edict against something, Syn. forbidding, forbiddance, banning |
| bid | (n) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make, Syn. bidding |
| command | (n) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something, Syn. bidding, bid, dictation |
| dour | (adj) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie, Syn. forbidding, grim, Example: a dour, self-sacrificing life; a forbidding scowl; a grim man loving duty more than humanity; undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw |
| Bidding | n. 1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. “Do thou thy master's bidding.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bidding prayer | 1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Forbidding | a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- For*bid"ding*ly, adv. -- For*bid"ding*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 从命 | [cóng mìng, ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, 从 命 / 從 命] to obey an order; to comply; to do sb's bidding; to do as requested #56,645 [Add to Longdo] |
| 挟制 | [xié zhì, ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄓˋ, 挟 制 / 挾 製] forced submission; to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding #88,844 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虎踞龙盘 | [hǔ jù lóng pán, ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ, 虎 踞 龙 盘 / 虎 踞 龍 盤] lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (成语 saw); fig. forbidding terrain #114,066 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虎踞龙蟠 | [hǔ jù lóng pán, ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ, 虎 踞 龙 蟠 / 虎 踞 龍 蟠] lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (成语 saw); fig. forbidding terrain #236,601 [Add to Longdo] |
| 詻 | [è, ㄜˋ, 詻] harsh; forbidding #284,838 [Add to Longdo] |
| 禁制令 | [jìn zhì lìng, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ, 禁 制 令] prohibition; ban; law forbidding sth [Add to Longdo] |
| 入札 | [にゅうさつ, nyuusatsu] (n, vs) bid; bidding; (P) #14,427 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一般競争入札 | [いっぱんきょうそうにゅうさつ, ippankyousounyuusatsu] (n) open tendering; open competitive bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 官製談合 | [かんせいだんごう, kanseidangou] (n) collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies [Add to Longdo] |
| 競り勝つ;競勝つ | [せりかつ, serikatsu] (v5t, vi) to win after tough bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 競争入札 | [きょうそうにゅうさつ, kyousounyuusatsu] (n) competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 険相 | [けんそう, kensou] (adj-na, n) forbidding look; uncanny look [Add to Longdo] |
| 口止め | [くちどめ, kuchidome] (n, vs) forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 合いみつ | [あいみつ, aimitsu] (n) (See 相見積り) competitive bids or bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 相見積り;相見積もり;合い見積もり;合い見積り;合見積り | [あいみつもり, aimitsumori] (n) (See 合いみつ) competitive bids or bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 談合入札 | [だんごうにゅうさつ, dangounyuusatsu] (n, vs) (See 入札談合) prearranged bidding; collusive bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 入札価格 | [にゅうさつかかく, nyuusatsukakaku] (n) bidding price; price tendered [Add to Longdo] |
| 夫唱婦随 | [ふしょうふずい, fushoufuzui] (n) a wife should do her husband's bidding [Add to Longdo] |
| 夜伽 | [よとぎ, yotogi] (n, vs) (1) attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); (2) act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); (3) keeping overnight vigil over body before burial [Add to Longdo] |
