Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
chip something off — ˌchip ˈoff | ˌchip sthˈoff derived to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to be damaged in this way • He chipped off a piece of his tooth. • The paint had chipped off. Main entry: ↑chipderived … Useful english dictionary
chip off — verb break off (a piece from a whole) Her tooth chipped • Syn: ↑chip, ↑come off, ↑break away, ↑break off • Derivationally related forms: ↑chip (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chip away at something — ˌchip aˈway at sth derived to keep breaking small pieces off sth • He was chipping away at the stone. • (figurative) They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) … Useful english dictionary
market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… … Financial and business terms
List of Sonic the Hedgehog comic book characters — This article lists the fictional characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. Contents 1 Cast creation and influence 2 Main characters 2.1 Antoine D Coolette 2.2 … Wikipedia
block — block1 W2S2 [blɔk US bla:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(solid material)¦ 2¦(streets/area)¦ 3¦(large building)¦ 4¦(quantity of things)¦ 5 block booking/voting 6¦(inability to think)¦ 7¦(stopping movement)¦ 8¦(punishment)¦ 9 put your he … Dictionary of contemporary English
design — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 making drawings of how sth should be made ADJECTIVE ▪ graphic ▪ computer aided ▪ a specialist in computer aided design ▪ architectural, industrial … Collocations dictionary
ball — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 round object in games ADJECTIVE ▪ bowling, cricket, golf, ping pong/Ping Pong™, rugby, soccer (esp. AmE), tennis, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
flow — [fləʊ ǁ floʊ] verb [intransitive] 1. if money flows somewhere, such as into a bank account or into a particular country, it is moved there: flow from/into/between etc • A record $10 billion in foreign capital flowed into Mexican stocks last… … Financial and business terms
base — 1 /beIs/ verb (T) to establish or use somewhere as the main place for your business or work: a Denver based law firm base sth on/upon sth phrasal verb (transitive often passive) to use particular information or facts as a point from which to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
