Search result for

*hugger*

   
Languages
Dictionaries languages






Chinese Phonetic Symbols


ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: hugger, -hugger-
Some results are hidden.
configure
Dictionaries languages






Chinese Phonetic Symbols


ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
huggerShe never uses paper towels. She is such a tree hugger, you know.

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
hugger
thuggery

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
thuggery
hugger-mugger

WordNet (3.0)
hugger(n) a person who hugs
hugger mugger(v) act stealthily or secretively
hugger-mugger(n) a state of confusion, Example: he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
hugger-mugger(adv) in secrecy, Example: they did it all hugger-mugger
thuggery(n) violent or brutal acts as of thugs
tree hugger(n) derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests
clandestine(adj) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods, Syn. hugger-mugger, cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, surreptitious, secret, underground, hole-and-corner, undercover, Example: clandestine intelligence operations; cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines; hole-and-corner intrigue; secret missions; a secret agent; secret sales of arms; surreptitious mobilization of troops; an undercover investigation; underground resistance
disorderly(adj) in utter disorder, Syn. higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, Example: a disorderly pile of clothes

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Hugger

v. t. & i. To conceal; to lurk ambush. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hugger

n. One who hugs or embraces. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hugger-mugger

n. [ Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen. ] 1. Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confusion; disorder. [ PJC ]

Hugger-mugger

a. 1. Secret; clandestine; sly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thuggism

{ } n. Thuggee. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Thuggery

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Unordnung { f }huggermugger [Add to Longdo]

add this word


You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit


Are you satisfied with the result?



Discussions

About our ads
We know you don’t love ads. But we need ads to keep Longdo Dictionary FREE for users. Thanks for your understanding! Click here to find out more.
Go to Top