Определение d-town в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- -town
- Used to form names of townships derived from names of persons or other things
- Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
- Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma (Alabama-Coushatta tribe, Creek Nation)
- Cape Town
- The legislative capital of South Africa
- George Town
- The state capital of Penang (Malaysia)
- George Town
- The capital city of the Cayman Islands
- London Town
- London, predominantly the central fifteen or so boroughs
- Old London Town
- London, predominantly the central fifteen or so boroughs
- Spanish Town
- Jamaica's third largest city, capital until 1872
- boom town
- A community that experiences sudden and rapid growth
- clone town
- A town whose major shopping areas are dominated by chain stores at the expense of local diversity
- county town
- The principal town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom
- ghost town
- A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity
- ghost-town
- Attributive form of ghost town
Downtown Manhattan has a ghost-town emptiness at two in the morning.
- go to town
- To proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly
She really went to town with the party preparations.
- hog town
- Any poor town or out-of-way place
- jerkwater town
- A small town with minimal facilities and conveniences
- man about town
- A worldly, social man who gets "about"
To Bertha this was a charm rather than a defect; his bashful candour touched her, and she compared it favourably with the foolish worldliness of the imaginary man about town whose dissipation she always opposed to her husband's virtues.
- man-about-town
- Alternative spelling of man about town. (A worldly, social man.)
The man-about-town began to follow her, but along the other side of the boulevard, keeping his eyes trained on her.
- market town
- a town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market
- new town
- A town built to address housing shortages post World War II
- on the town
- Casually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city
They were on the town nearly until dawn,.
- one-horse town
- A very small town
It's surrounded by beautiful wilderness, but otherwise it's just a one-horse town.
- out of town
- Away from home; out of one's hometown
- out of town
- Away from home
- out of town
- From a different place; strange, foreign, new
When the out-of-town respondents reported their own feelings about New York City, the result was still more favorable.
- paint the town red
- To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place
Half a dozen cowboys cantered up the main street of Los Portales in a cloud of dust. One of them, older than the rest, let out the wild yell. . . . A second flung into the blue sky three rapid revolver shots. Plainly they were advertising the fact that they had come to paint the town red and did not care who knew it.
- shanty town
- a suburb consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people
- stannary town
- A town considered to be the administrative centre of a stannary region in Devon and Cornwall
- talk of the town
- A subject discussed by many people
- tank town
- A small, unimportant, place. (From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.)
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- town
- a settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city
- town
- The residents,(as opposed to gown, the students etc.) of a community having a university
- town
- a rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week
- town ball
- A non-varsity softball team, typically played by youths (usually girls) under the age of 18. Frequently played in small cities and towns, sponsored by a local business and coached by volunteers
- town car
- A relatively small motor car, of only moderate performance but with reasonable fuel economy, intended for use mostly in urban areas
- town cars
- plural form of town car
- town clerk
- the chief administrative officer of a town, responsible for maintaining its records
- town crier
- A person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets
- town crier
- A gossip
- town criers
- plural form of town crier
- town gas
- a poisonous manufactured gas, supplied to domestic consumers for heating, cooking and (formerly) lighting; it is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen formed by the reaction of coke with steam - C + H2O => CO + H2
- town hall
- A building that houses the local government offices of a town
- town halls
- plural form of town hall
- town houses
- plural form of town house
- town planning
- the physical, social and economic planning of an urban environment (such as a town)
- town square
- An open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, used for community gatherings
- town squares
- plural form of town square
- town twinning
- The pairing of towns or cities from geographically distinct areas, in order to foster human contact and cultural links
- town walls
- A large historic line of walls encircling a town that normally dates back at least to the Middle Ages
- transition town
- a town in the British Isles that is a member of the Transition Towns movement and is striving to develop a higher standard of living and an environmentally friendly future
- twin town
- A town paired with another through town twinning
- coastal town
- town situated by the seashore
- skip town
- (Ev ile ilgili) 1. To quickly leave a city/neighborhood when confronted with a hostile situation. 2. To avoid a rival gang or enemy by leaving a city/neighborhood unannounced. 3. To move to another city/neighborhood when your house/crib gets shot up by a rival gang
- town
- {n} a collection of houses, a district of certain limits, the inhabitants or the legal voters of a town
- Shah Faisal Town
- (Coğrafya) Shah Faisal Town is a small, densely populated town in eastern Karachi and is named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The town is bordered by Malir Town to the northeast, Bin Qasim Town to the east, Korangi Town and Landhi Town to the south, and Faisal Cantonment and Malir Cantonment to the west and northwest. The Malir River forms the southern boundary of the town and the Shahrah-e-Faisal highway forms much of the northern boundary with the Jinnah International Airport at the northern end of the town. The population of Shah Faisal Town was estimated to be about 330,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99 re Muslim. There are several ethnic groups including Urdu speaking, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis
- go to town
- To work or perform efficiently and rapidly.To be highly successful
- one horse town
- (deyim) A small town with few and poor facilities
- one-horse town
- (deyim) A small town with few and poor facilities
- paint the town
- (deyim) Go out to drink and have a good time; celebrate wildly; carouse
It was the sailors' first night ashore; they painted the town red.
- paint the town red
- (deyim) Go out to drink and have a good time; celebrate wildly; carouse
It was the sailors' first night ashore; they painted the town red.
- talk of the town
- Main sensational item around town, being in the public's eye, hot news of the day, what everyone is talking about
