Dandy - English meaning

noun

A boyfriend or male admirer.

noun

The flat cutting edge of a knife, saw, or other tool or weapon.

Usage examples:

Cut cleanly using a sharp blade

verb

Skate using rollerblades.

Usage examples:

She loves to run, bike, blade, and explore the city

noun

The thin, flat cutting part of a tool or weapon

Usage examples:

The blade on this knife isn’t very sharp., the boy made a whistle from a blade of grass.

noun

The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.

Usage examples:

Drops of blood

verb

Initiate (someone) in a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Clubs are too slow to blood young players

noun

A member of a north american people belonging to the blackfoot confederacy.

Usage examples:

Even if charlie had concentrated more on the blackfeet and bloods, the overall look of de yong's wa…

noun

A wealthy, fashionable socialite.

Usage examples:

He charmed the judges the way a boulevardier charms wealthy tourists.

noun

The male of some horned animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.

Usage examples:

Some places base the cost of a deer hunt on the size of a buck's antlers - the bigger the antlers, …

verb

(of a horse) to perform a buck.

Usage examples:

He's got to get his head down to buck

adjective

Another term for vaulting horse.

noun

A vain and conceited man; a dandy.

Usage examples:

His manner assures her ‘that he was exactly the coxcomb she had heard him described to be.’

noun

The crest or comb of a domestic cock.

noun

A man who is too proud of his appearance

noun

A man; a guy (often as a form of address).

Usage examples:

Hey dude, what's up?

verb

Dress up elaborately.

Usage examples:

My brother was all duded up in silver and burgundy

adjective

(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the world's most eminent statisticians

adjective

Famous and important

Usage examples:

The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures., this shows eminent good sense.

adjective

Extremely good; outstanding.

Usage examples:

The lorry was in excellent condition

exclamation

Used to indicate approval or pleasure.

Usage examples:

‘what a lovely idea! excellent!’

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

The car is in excellent condition., the school is known for its excellence.

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

noun

A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way.

Usage examples:

The fops and dandies had no interest in war and concentrated instead on their seraglios.

noun

(especially in the past) a man who is extremely interested in his appearance and who wears very decorative clothes

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

Usage examples:

These marvellous technological toys are fun to play with

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

He's done a marvellous job of the decorating., it took me ages to get it right, but it was a marvel…

noun

Carnival celebrations.

Usage examples:

Mas bands

noun

One's mother.

Usage examples:

I want my ma

noun

Mother

Usage examples:

She was thrilled when her baby said, "ma.", my brother has an m.a. in linguistics.

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

More important or better than others

Usage examples:

She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

noun

An implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used especially for drawing together cut grass or smoothing loose soil or gravel.

Usage examples:

Moving the soil surface with a rake in winter will expose many slugs and their eggs to frost damage.

verb

Draw together with a rake or similar implement.

Usage examples:

I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass

noun

A fashionable or wealthy man of immoral or promiscuous habits.

Usage examples:

A merry restoration rake

adjective

Of very great excellence or beauty.

Usage examples:

Mozart's sublime piano concertos

verb

(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.

Usage examples:

The ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable, and therefore satisfying

Usage examples:

Sublime food/scenery

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

A superb performance

verb

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Her bruised knee was already swelling up

noun

A full or gently rounded shape or form.

Usage examples:

The soft swell of her breast

adjective

Excellent; very good.

Usage examples:

You're looking swell

noun

A rich or upper-class person.

Usage examples:

A ban won't just affect a few toffs and their rich country chums.

verb

Be smartly dressed.

Usage examples:

He was all toffed up in officer's broadcloth

noun

A rich person from a high social class

Usage examples:

Gone are the days when champagne-drinking was just for toffs.

adjective

Very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

I enjoyed being able to go out and buy trendy clothes

noun

A person who is very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

Taiwan's well-heeled young trendies

adjective

Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

Usage examples:

They all think she's wonderful

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Becoming a father was the most wonderful experience of my life., i took a vacation and feel wonderf…