Angels - English meaning

noun

A person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially.

Usage examples:

He was the principal backer of the company

noun

Someone who gives financial support to something

Usage examples:

We need financial backers for the project.

noun

A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

Usage examples:

A low-interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall

noun

Someone who gives money to help an organization, society, or person

noun

Someone who gives money to a person or organization, usually without expecting anything back in return

Usage examples:

They hope to find a benefactor, and turn the factory into a museum.

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Usage examples:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Usage examples:

The doors have been bricked up

noun

A rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses

Usage examples:

The chimney was made of bricks., the stark structure is built from concrete, brick, and glass., a b…

noun

Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person.

Usage examples:

Good night, darling

adjective

Beloved.

Usage examples:

His darling wife

noun

Used to show affection when speaking to someone

Usage examples:

Hello, darling., here’s a picture of my darling child.

adjective

Regarded with deep affection.

Usage examples:

A dear friend

noun

Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.

Usage examples:

Don't you worry, dear

adverb

At a high cost.

Usage examples:

They buy property cheaply and sell dear

noun

A precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.

Usage examples:

A pagoda embellished with precious gems

verb

Decorate with or as with gems.

Usage examples:

Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead

noun

A jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape

noun

A person or thing that gives or acts as a guarantee.

Usage examples:

The role of the police as guarantors of public order

noun

A person or organization that promises to pay back a loan if the person or organization that originally borrowed the money does not

Usage examples:

Guarantor for/on sth some providers lend young people more if their parents agree to be guarantor f…

adjective

Having no match or equal; unrivalled.

Usage examples:

He is a nonpareil storyteller

noun

An unrivalled or matchless person or thing.

Usage examples:

A great player, britain's nonpareil of the 1980s

adjective

Better than any other

Usage examples:

Her nonpareil beauty, [ after noun ] he was the teacher nonpareil., she was, he was convinced, the …

idiom

Extremely unlikely

Usage examples:

Don't worry - the chances of anything going wrong are one in a million., thanks again - you're one …

noun

A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.

Usage examples:

A celebrated patron of the arts

noun

A person or group that gives money or support to a person, an activity, or an organization

Usage examples:

Auchincloss is a longtime patron of the arts.

noun

Someone who uses a particular shop, restaurant, hotel, etc., especially regularly

Usage examples:

This car park is for patrons only., arts patron/patron of the arts the company has been a longtime …

noun

A person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production.

Usage examples:

A boxing promoter

noun

A person or company that organizes or finances a sports event or a performance, esp. of musical entertainment

noun

A person, organization, or government that tries to encourage something to happen or develop

Usage examples:

The country is now a leading promoter of regional trade., he was a promoter of education and the ar…

noun

A person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in christian faith as being in heaven after death.

Usage examples:

A place dedicated to a seventh-century saint

verb

Formally recognize as a saint; canonize.

Usage examples:

The sandy shores of the river nid, where holy olaf's bones were laid to rest before he had been sai…

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Usage examples:

We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

noun

A state of mind or attitude

Usage examples:

It’s very important to play the game in the right spirit., rock music in the 1960s expressed the sp…

noun

A person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising.

Usage examples:

The production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors

verb

Provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out).

Usage examples:

Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme

verb

To support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help

Usage examples:

The rotary club sponsors little league baseball in the summer., corporate sponsors support many pub…

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

noun

A government, organization, or other group that pays part of the cost of something

Usage examples:

European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports., he claims the banks act as s…

noun

A person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc.

Usage examples:

Labour supporters

noun

A person who actively helps someone

Usage examples:

Supporters of the bill expect it to pass., he is a strong supporter of states’ rights.

noun

A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.

Usage examples:

The ransom was to be paid in diamonds and treasure

verb

Keep carefully (a valuable or valued item).

Usage examples:

My mother gave me the ring and i'll treasure it always

noun

Great wealth, esp. in the form of a store of gold, silver, precious stones, or money

Usage examples:

[ u ] pirates are said to have buried treasure there., [ c ] jazz is america’s national treasure., …

noun

A person or company that underwrites an insurance risk.

Usage examples:

None of the five main british insurance underwriters would be willing to offer cover

noun

An organization, or someone working for one, that underwrites insurance policies

Usage examples:

Mortgage insurance underwriters refuse coverage for loans made to borrowers with credit scores less…