- mur|phy
- mur|phy «MUR fee», noun, plural -phies. Slang.1. a white potato.2. a Murphy game.╂[< Murphy, a common Irish surname]
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Mur|phy's Law — «MUR feez», any one of various humorous rules of thumb: »Your reference to Murphy s Law touches on only part of that ancient Irish potentate s laws…His set of the laws of life refer with circularity to nothing, everything and anything. They are:… … Useful english dictionary
Mur·phy bed — /ˈmɚfi / noun, pl ⋯ beds [count] US : a bed with a frame that can be folded into a space in a wall … Useful english dictionary
Mur·phy's Law — /ˈmɚfiz / noun [noncount] used to refer to the humorous statement that if it is possible for something to go wrong then it will go wrong ; called also (Brit) Sod s Law … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
mur — che·mur·gic; cur·mur·ring; de·mur·i·ty; de·mur·ra·ble; de·mur·rage; de·mur·ral; de·mur·rant; fe·mur; le·mur; mur·cia; mur·ci·a·na; mur·der·ee; mur·der·er; mur·der·ess; mur·der·ous; mur·der·ous·ly; mur·der·ous·ness; mur·drum; mur·geon; mur·ji… … English syllables
murphy — mur·phy … English syllables
Murphy'sLaw — Mur·phy s Law (mûrʹfēz) n. Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong. [From the name Murphy.] * * * … Universalium
Murphy percussion sign — Mur·phy percussion, sign (murґfe) [John Benjamin Murphy, American surgeon, 1857–1916] see under percussion and sign … Medical dictionary
Murphy's Law — Mur·phy s Law (mûr’fēz) n. ▸ Any of certain humorous axioms stating that anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong. ╂ [After Edward A. Murphy (1918 1990), American engineer.] Word History: Edward Murphy was an American engineer who… … Word Histories
Murphy's law — Mur|phy s law [ˌmə:fiz ˈlo: US ˌmə:rfiz ˈlo:] n [U] informal especially AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Edward Murphy (born 1917), U.S. engineer who first thought of it] a tendency for bad things to happen whenever it is possible for them to do so… … Dictionary of contemporary English
