- (a) peculiar habit
- a peculiar habit (manner) странная привычка (манера)
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Habit — Hab it (h[a^]b [i^]t) n. [OE. habit, abit, F. habit, fr. L. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to E. have. See {Have}, and cf. {Able}, {Binnacle}, {Debt}, {Due}, {Exhibit}, {Malady.}] 1. The usual… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
habit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ annoying, antisocial (BrE), bad, dangerous, destructive, dirty, disconcerting (BrE), disgusting, filthy, horrible … Collocations dictionary
peculiar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ become ▪ find sb/sth … Collocations dictionary
habit — Synonyms and related words: a habit, accouter, acquired tolerance, acute alcoholism, addictedness, addiction, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, apparel, array, attire, attitude, automatism, bad habit, barbiturate addiction, barbiturism … Moby Thesaurus
piciform — [pi′sə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Piciformes) of birds, including woodpeckers and toucans, having two front and two hind toes for clinging to vertical surfaces * * * ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of birds… … Universalium
peanut — /pee nut , neuht/, n. 1. the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 2. the plant itself. 3. any small or insignificant person or thing. 4.… … Universalium
Dendrosenecio johnstonii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots … Wikipedia
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wryneck — /ruy nek /, n. 1. Informal. a. torticollis. b. a person having torticollis. 2. any of several small Old World climbing birds of the subfamily Jynginae, of the woodpecker family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck. [1575… … Universalium
Gazella euchore — Springbok Spring bok ( b[o^]k ), Springbuck Spring buck ( b[u^]k ), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he goat, buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African gazelle ({Gazella euchore}) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humming bird — hummingbird hummingbird, humming bird humming bird . (Zo[ o]l.), any bird of the family {Trochilid[ae]}, of which over one hundred genera are known, including about four hundred species. They are found only in America and are most abundant in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English