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as in to discover
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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as in to encounter
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
as in discovery
something discovered
that antique plate was a great garage sale find
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findnoun
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findnoun
To encounter, to discover something searched for.
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findverb
To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
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findverb
I find your argument unsatisfactory.
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findnoun
The jury finds for the defendant.
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findnoun
Synonyms:
catch, discovery
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find
Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oftener in the good; he was detected in a fraud; real merit is sure to be discovered. In scientific language, detect is used of delicate indications that appear in course of careful watching; as, a slight fluttering of the pulse could be detected. We discover what has existed but has not been known to us; we invent combinations or arrangements not before in use; Columbus discovered America; Morse invented the electric telegraph. Find is the most general word for every means of coming to know what was not before certainly known. A man finds in the road some stranger’s purse, or finds his own which he is searching for. The expert discovers or detects an error in an account; the auditor finds the account to be correct. Compare DISCERN.
See synonyms for HIDE.
Synonyms:
ascertain, descry, detect, discern, disclose, discover, expose, ferret out, find out, invent
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find
Synonyms:
meet, confront, ascertain, experience, perceive, discover, furnish, inventAntonyms:
miss, elude, overlook, lose, withhold, withdraw, misconstrue
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discovery, breakthrough, findnoun
a productive insight
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uncovering, breakthrough, discoveryAntonyms:
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discovery, find, uncoveringverb
the act of discovering something
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discovery, uncovering, husking, denudation, breakthrough, baring, strippingAntonyms:
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find, happen, chance, bump, encounterverb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
«We find this idea in Plato»; «I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here»; «She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, recover, kick downstairs, find oneself, befall, take chances, get, get hold, run across, gamble, demote, fall out, pass off, retrieve, hazard, knock, rule, notice, meet, chance, determine, see, find out, come about, come up, play, take a chance, encounter, materialize, happen, go on, receive, feel, occur, risk, pass, incur, take place, come across, bechance, observe, run into, adventure, witness, dislodge, run a risk, ascertain, relegate, bump, take on, hap, break, regain, obtain, materialise, discoverAntonyms:
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detect, observe, find, discover, noticeverb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
«She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water»; «We found traces of lead in the paint»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, recover, chance upon, follow, strike, let out, find oneself, get wind, get, get hold, reveal, keep an eye on, attain, let on, acknowledge, retrieve, get word, fall upon, rule, notice, disclose, divulge, chance, abide by, determine, see, find out, keep, key, come up, remark, bring out, celebrate, watch over, comment, take note, honor, identify, name, encounter, learn, come upon, happen, watch, receive, happen upon, feel, describe, point out, chance on, incur, come across, expose, observe, get a line, distinguish, witness, honour, mention, pick up, give away, ascertain, mark, maintain, unwrap, break, respect, bump, light upon, regain, obtain, discover, key out, note, hearAntonyms:
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find, regainverb
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
«Did you find your glasses?»; «I cannot find my gloves!»
Synonyms:
encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, seeAntonyms:
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determine, find, find out, ascertainverb
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
«find the product of two numbers»; «The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize»
Synonyms:
influence, detect, recover, settle, ensure, square up, find oneself, hear, shape, get, get hold, fix, retrieve, get word, square off, rule, notice, regulate, determine, see, find out, get wind, come up, define, specify, line up, assure, control, encounter, happen, watch, receive, feel, incur, mold, observe, get a line, see to it, make up one’s mind, witness, decide, catch out, pick up, ascertain, obtain, bump, limit, set, learn, regain, chance, discover, insure, checkAntonyms:
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find, feelverb
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
«I feel that he doesn’t like me»; «I find him to be obnoxious»; «I found the movie rather entertaining»
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experience, encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, finger, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, palpate, obtain, incur, come up, see, senseAntonyms:
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witness, find, seeverb
perceive or be contemporaneous with
«We found Republicans winning the offices»; «You’ll see a lot of cheating in this school»; «The 1960’s saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions»; «I want to see results»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, recover, take in, figure, date, go out, find oneself, look, get, examine, get hold, run across, see to it, view, go steady, retrieve, get word, control, construe, rule, notice, meet, check, chance, determine, see, find out, reckon, project, come up, visualize, realise, fancy, encounter, escort, assure, envision, happen, watch, receive, visit, feel, run into, regard, incur, take care, come across, observe, get a line, go through, image, picture, witness, get wind, ensure, attend, pick up, understand, experience, ascertain, catch, bump, visualise, consider, interpret, learn, realize, regain, obtain, discover, insure, hearAntonyms:
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line up, get hold, come up, findverb
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
«I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener»; «I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing»; «The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, recover, queue up, rise, dress, notice, get, get hold, muster, scratch, uprise, retrieve, feel, come on, rule, go up, surface, rally, lift, chance, encounter, arise, see, find out, come up, scrape up, scrape, bob up, adjust, determine, find oneself, ascend, happen, go on, muster up, summon, incur, observe, align, move up, witness, receive, aline, ascertain, come, bump, queue, rise up, regain, obtain, discoverAntonyms:
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discover, findverb
make a discovery, make a new finding
«Roentgen discovered X-rays»; «Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, distinguish, chance upon, find oneself, get, bring out, get hold, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, describe, get word, retrieve, fall upon, rule, strike, come up, chance, determine, see, find out, key, expose, give away, regain, break, encounter, learn, happen, receive, happen upon, feel, divulge, identify, incur, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, witness, name, pick up, recover, ascertain, obtain, bump, unwrap, hear, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, discover, let outAntonyms:
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discover, findverb
make a discovery
«She found that he had lied to her»; «The story is false, so far as I can discover»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, distinguish, chance upon, find oneself, get, bring out, get hold, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, describe, get word, retrieve, fall upon, rule, strike, come up, chance, determine, see, find out, key, expose, give away, regain, break, encounter, learn, happen, receive, happen upon, feel, divulge, identify, incur, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, witness, name, pick up, recover, ascertain, obtain, bump, unwrap, hear, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, discover, let outAntonyms:
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findverb
obtain through effort or management
«She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents»; «We found the money to send our sons to college»
Synonyms:
encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, seeAntonyms:
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rule, findverb
decide on and make a declaration about
«find someone guilty»
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line up, detect, recover, find oneself, get, get hold, predominate, rein, dominate, retrieve, rule, notice, chance, reign, determine, see, find out, govern, come up, decree, encounter, happen, receive, feel, harness, incur, observe, witness, ascertain, bump, prevail, regain, obtain, discoverAntonyms:
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receive, get, find, obtain, incurverb
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
«These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation»; «His movie received a good review»; «I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions»
Synonyms:
pick up, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, find oneself, become, sustain, receive, retrieve, scram, prevail, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, hold, go, rule, fix, stick, pay back, regain, happen, suffer, feel, beat, set about, get down, get under one’s skin, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, welcome, arrest, meet, witness, bring, bewilder, see, mother, chance, take, buzz off, catch, let, come up, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, invite, ascertain, get, generate, capture, baffle, produce, get hold, start out, pose, vex, aim, induce, find out, perplex, recover, bump, notice, gravel, begin, fetch, father, determine, commence, discover, encounter, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, line up, pay off, detect, bugger off, cause, take in, observe, nonplusAntonyms:
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findverb
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
«I found myself in a difficult situation»; «When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room»
Synonyms:
encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, seeAntonyms:
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recover, retrieve, find, regainverb
get or find back; recover the use of
«She regained control of herself»; «She found her voice and replied quickly»
Synonyms:
line up, detect, go back, find oneself, recoup, get, get hold, recollect, recuperate, reclaim, rule, notice, convalesce, call up, chance, determine, see, find out, come up, think, encounter, happen, retrieve, feel, incur, observe, recall, witness, call back, recover, ascertain, bump, remember, regain, obtain, discover, receiveAntonyms:
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findverb
succeed in reaching; arrive at
«The arrow found its mark»
Synonyms:
encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, seeAntonyms:
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find oneself, findverb
accept and make use of one’s personality, abilities, and situation
«My son went to Berkeley to find himself»
Synonyms:
encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, incur, obtain, come up, seeAntonyms:
lose
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- Change
- Conceive
- Conclude
- Get
- Learn
- Mature
- Perceive
- Pronounce
- Reach
- Sight
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findverb
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discover, fall upon, light upon, meet with, fall in with -
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obtain, get, procure, gain, arrive at, attain to -
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observe, remark, notice, perceive -
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detect, catch -
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supply, furnish, contribute, provide -
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findverb
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(Law.) declare a verdict, determine an issue
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List of paraphrases for «find»:
finding, locate, found, seek, search, identify, get, strike, find, think, discover, finds, reach, trouver, believe, obtain, achieve, locating, see, devise, arrive, look
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Jeffrey Halley:
Gold could find support on dips to $1,750.00 this week, as inflation and U.S. fiscal fears increase.
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Top US:
We’re going to find out if in fact it’s true. And if it is true, we will take action, we’ve known for years that The Russians have been involved, for their own national security interests, in Afghanistan. And The Russians are not our friends. And their involvement is worrisome.
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Liu Xiaojin:
I’m not planning on stealing new clients, I just want to protect my existing customers, but of course if we can find a real way to stimulate our cash flow that will be great as well.
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Charles Raison:
If your kid is going off the rails, and that means they are acting extremely bizarrely, they are totally different than they were before, they’re not functioning, it’s an emergency, and the best thing you can do is push, push, push to get your kid the best care you can find and as quickly as possible.
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Don Fowler:
I find it a little ludicrous to take seriously the notion that if the majority is attained on first ballot, then the automatic delegates will get a chance to vote for something that will be truly meaningless, if you take the vote away from members of the DNC, state chairs and vice chairs and other members, you will find that the quality of the DNC members and the state chairs and vice chairs over a period of time will decrease because there won’t be as much value in spending time with the party on behalf of the party.
Translations for find
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- vindAfrikaans
- وجد, لقى, اكتشافArabic
- tapmaq, bulmaqAzerbaijani
- знаходзіць, знайсціBelarusian
- изчислявам, намиране, убеждавам се, находка, решавам, намирамBulgarian
- kavoutBreton
- trobarCatalan, Valencian
- nalézt, najít, objevit, nacházet, nalézat, pokládat zaCzech
- dømme, udpege, træffe, finde, fundDanish
- Fund, findenGerman
- βρίσκωGreek
- trovaĵo, trovi, trovitaĵo, juĝiEsperanto
- creer, encontrar, determinar, hallazgo, juzgar, hallarSpanish
- leidmaEstonian
- topatu, aurkituBasque
- نمایاندن, یافتن, پیدا کردنPersian
- osoittaa, löytö, löytäminen, pitää, löytääFinnish
- finnaFaroese
- trouver, trouvailleFrench
- treffe, fineWestern Frisian
- aimsigh, faighIrish
- lorg, amais, faighScottish Gaelic
- atopar, encontrar, achado, achar, toparGalician
- מצא, מציאה, הצביעHebrew
- पानाHindi
- lelet, találHungarian
- գտնելArmenian
- trovarInterlingua
- menemukanIndonesian
- fundur, finnaIcelandic
- scoperta, trovare, sottolineare, puntualizzare, chicca, evidenziareItalian
- 評決, 指摘, 見つけるJapanese
- პოვნა, მითითება, მიგნება, ჩვენებაGeorgian
- табуKazakh
- រកឃើញKhmer
- 찾다Korean
- табууKyrgyz
- invenīre, arbitrare, designare, arbitror, decernere, nanciscor, inventusLatin
- ບອກLao
- surastiLithuanian
- rast, atrastLatvian
- констатира, востановува, наоѓање, утврдува, пронаоѓа, наоѓа, наодMacedonian
- олохMongolian
- vondst, vinden, achten, van mening zijn, ontdekken, aantreffenDutch
- finne, funnNorwegian
- znaleźć, znalezisko, znajdowaćPolish
- achado, determinar, encontrar, achar, encontro, julgarPortuguese
- tariyQuechua
- găsi, descoperireRomanian
- находка, находить, найти, выискиватьRussian
- naći, наћиSerbo-Croatian
- සොයා ගන්නවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- nájsťSlovak
- najtiSlovene
- gjejAlbanian
- konstatera, hitta, utröna, uppdaga, fynd, finna, upptäckaSwedish
- пайдо кардан, ёфтанTajik
- พบ, หา, เจอThai
- tapmakTurkmen
- bulmakTurkish
- табаргаTatar
- знаходити, знайтиUkrainian
- topmoqUzbek
- tìmVietnamese
- tuvönVolapük
- troverWalloon
- געפֿינעןYiddish
- 寻找Chinese
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vb
1 catch sight of, chance upon, come across, come up with, descry, discover, encounter, espy, expose, ferret out, hit upon, lay one’s hand on, light upon, locate, meet, recognize, run to earth, run to ground, spot, stumble upon, track down, turn up, uncover, unearth
2 achieve, acquire, attain, earn, gain, get, obtain, procure, win
3 get back, recover, regain, repossess, retrieve
4 arrive at, ascertain, become aware, detect, discover, experience, learn, note, notice, observe, perceive, realise, remark
5 be responsible for, bring, contribute, cough up (informal) furnish, provide, purvey, supply
n
6 acquisition, asset, bargain, catch, discovery, good buy
Antonyms
1 lose, mislay, misplace, miss, overlook
find out
1 detect, discover, learn, note, observe, perceive, realize
2 bring to light, catch, detect, disclose, expose, reveal, rumble (Brit. informal) suss (out) (slang) uncover, unmask
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
find
( finds plural & 3rd person present) ( finding present participle) ( found past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you find someone or something, you see them or learn where they are.
The police also found a pistol… V n
I wonder if you could find me a deck of cards? V n n, Also V n for n
2 verb If you find something that you need or want, you succeed in achieving or obtaining it.
So far they have not found a way to fight the virus… V n
He has to apply for a permit and we have to find him a job… V n n
Does this mean that they haven’t found a place for him? V n for n, Also V n for n to-inf
3 v-passive If something is found in a particular place or thing, it exists in that place.
Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables. be V-ed
4 verb If you find someone or something in a particular situation, they are in that situation when you see them or come into contact with them.
They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach… V n -ing
She returned to her east London home to find her back door forced open… V n -ed
Thrushes are a protected species so you will not find them on any menu. V n prep/adv
5 verb If you findyourself doing something, you are doing it without deciding or intending to do it.
It’s not the first time that you’ve found yourself in this situation… V pron-refl prep/adv
I found myself having more fun than I had had in years… V pron-refl -ing
It all seemed so far away from here that he found himself quite unable to take it in. V pron-refl adj
6 verb If you find that something is the case, you become aware of it or realize that it is the case.
The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well… V that
At my age I would find it hard to get another job… V it adj to-inf
We find her evidence to be based on a degree of oversensitivity… V n to-inf
I’ve never found my diet a problem. V n n
7 verb When a court or jury decides that a person on trial is guilty or innocent, you say that the person has been found guilty or not guilty.
She was found guilty of manslaughter and put on probation for two years… be V-ed adj
When they found us guilty, I just went blank. V n adj
8 verb You can use find to express your reaction to someone or something.
We’re sure you’ll find it exciting!… V n adj
I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire… V it adj that
But you’d find him a good worker if you showed him what to do. V n n
9 verb If you find a feeling such as pleasure or comfort in a particular thing or activity, you experience the feeling mentioned as a result of this thing or activity.
How could anyone find pleasure in hunting and killing this beautiful creature?… V n in -ing
I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise. V n in n
10 verb If you find the time or money to do something, you succeed in making or obtaining enough time or money to do it.
I was just finding more time to write music… V n
My sister helped me find the money for a private operation. V n
11 n-count If you describe someone or something that has been discovered as a find, you mean that they are valuable, interesting, good, or useful.
usu adj N
Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders…, His discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century.
13 If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
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find one’s way phrase V inflects, oft PHR prep/adv
After a while I pulled myself to my feet and found my way to the street.
14 If something finds its way somewhere, it comes to that place, especially by chance.
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finds its/their way phrase V inflects, PHR adv/prep
It is one of the very few Michelangelos that have found their way out of Italy…
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1 phrasal verb If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
(=discover)
It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what’s going to happen… V P wh
I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder… V P that
Yesterday, the men’s families held a news conference in their campaign to find out the truth… V P n (not pron)
As soon as we found this out, we closed the ward… V n P
2 phrasal verb If you find someone out, you discover that they have been doing something dishonest.
Her face was so grave, I wondered for a moment if she’d found me out. V n P
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
«find your silence»
n.
be silent, stop talking etc
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cutie pie |
n. |
endearment phrase used for someone we find sweet |
[Fam.] syn.: sweetie, pumpkin, cutie, cutesy pie |
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undatable |
adj. |
who cannot find a partner, a date |
[Fam.] |
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! truffle out
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v. |
To find stg that’s difficult to find by searching very hard |
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! SundryShop |
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One place to find many different unique antiques, collectibles, and novelty items |
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one-stop shop |
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a single place where you can find everything you need, usually found in different places |
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fix someone up |
exp. |
find a a partner for someone and act as an intermediary for the two persons to meet |
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criminal check |
n. |
verification conducted by police to find out if a person has a criminal record or not. |
Usually requested by an individual for new employment, citizenship applications, name changes, etc. |
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! peeling the onion |
n. |
Peeling the onion means going back in stages find out how a problem actually started. |
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misery loves company |
exp. |
expression meaning that someone who is not happy tends to find comfort in seeing others unhappy too |
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be caught between two stools |
id. |
find it difficult to choose between two alternatives ; feel torn between two situations |
Rosalie loved Cesar and David both equally, for different reasons, and was caught between two stools |
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A.L.C.M. |
n. |
sigle of «Air Launched Cruise Missile» that can find his target electronically by his own means at a long distance according to a memorized map of the landscape he has to pass over |
can also be launched from the soil or the sea. they can be reprogrammed or destroyed during the fly by the «sender» |
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