One can get used to anything in life—even to the hurly-burly of New York (Atlantic).
SYNONYM(S): hubbub, commotion.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hurly-burly — hurl•y burl•y [[t]ˈhɜr liˈbɜr li, ˌbɜr [/t]] n. pl. burl•ies, adj. 1) noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; tumult 2) full of commotion; tumultuous • Etymology: 1520–30; alter. of hurling (and) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in now… … From formal English to slang
Rhotic and non-rhotic accents — English pronunciation can be divided into two main accent groups: a rhotic (pronounced /ˈroʊtɨk/, sometimes /ˈrɒtɨk/) speaker pronounces a rhotic consonant in words like hard; a non rhotic speaker does not. That is, rhotic speakers pronounce /r/… … Wikipedia
Jinn in popular culture — Genies frequently occur as characters or plot elements in fictional works. They are often divided into different categories, of which the most prominent are marid, genie, and ifrit. Contents 1 Genie 1.1 Books 1.2 Comics … Wikipedia
peg — Synonyms and related words: amble, amount, anchor, articulate, baby tooth, barge, batten, batten down, beverage, bicuspid, bilge, bind, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bolt, boss, bow, bowl, bowl along, bridle, bubble, buckle, bucktooth, bulb, bulge … Moby Thesaurus
