- go pear-shaped Brit.
- go pear-shaped Brit.informalgo wrong. [orig. RAF sl.]
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pear-shaped — adjective having hips that are disproportionately wide in relation to the upper part of the body. Phrases go pear shaped Brit. informal go wrong. [orig. RAF sl.] … English new terms dictionary
go pear-shaped — (informal) 1. To put on weight around the hips, waist or bottom 2. To go awry or out of kilter • • • Main Entry: ↑pear * * * go pear shaped british informal phrase to become unsuccessful At that point things started to go p … Useful english dictionary
go pear-shaped — ► go pear shaped Brit. informal go wrong. [ORIGIN: RAF slang.] Main Entry: ↑pear … English terms dictionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
round — adj 1. circular, cycloid, disklike, discoid; ring shaped, ringlike, ringed, hoop, hooplike, hooped, rotiform, annular; cylindrical, tubular; spherical, spheroidal, spheroid, spheric, spheral, spheroidic, ball shaped, globelike, globe shaped,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium
drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of … Useful english dictionary
top — top1 noun 1》 the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface. ↘the leaves, stems, and shoots of a plant, especially those of a vegetable grown for its root. 2》 a thing or part placed on or fitted to the upper part of something. ↘a… … English new terms dictionary
Bergamot — Ber ga*mot (b[ e]r g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di a lord s pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}), having a roundish or pear shaped fruit, from the rind … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
