su|per|an|nu|a|ble

su|per|an|nu|a|ble
su|per|an|nu|a|ble «SOO puhr AN yu uh buhl», adjective.
Especially British. qualifying one for a pension: »

Posts are superannuable and an allowance of £50 per child is paid (Economist).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hy|per|ex|cit|a|ble — «HY puhr ehk SY tuh buhl», adjective. excessively or abnormally excitable: »The animals became hyperexcitable and leaped into the air squealing pathetically when shocked on the tail (G. Luce and E. Peper) …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|per|ir|ri|ta|ble — «HY puhr IHR uh tuh buhl», adjective. excessively or abnormally irritable …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|im|pos|a|ble — «SOO puhr ihm POH zuh buhl», adjective. that can be superimposed: »Any compound will theoretically do this if one form is not superimposable on its mirror image (Ralph C. Dougherty) …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|serv|ice|a|ble — «SOO puhr SUR vuh suh buhl», adjective. 1. extremely serviceable. 2. doing or offering service beyond what is desired; officious …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|per|var|i|a|ble min|i|sat|el|lite — «HY puhr VAIR ee uh buhl MIHN ee SAT uh lyt», any of a class of short segments of satellite DNA, containing repeating sequences of base pairs whose number varies from individual to individual: »Since hypervariable minisatellites are completely… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

  • per|cep´ti|ble|ness — per|cep|ti|ble «puhr SEHP tuh buhl», adjective. that can be perceived; observable; appreciable: »a perceptible improvement, a perceptible time. The other ship was barely perceptible in the fog. SYNONYM(S): palpable, cognizable.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per|cep|ti|ble — «puhr SEHP tuh buhl», adjective. that can be perceived; observable; appreciable: »a perceptible improvement, a perceptible time. The other ship was barely perceptible in the fog. SYNONYM(S): palpable, cognizable. –per|cep´ti|ble|ness, noun.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • per´me|a|ble|ness — per|me|a|ble «PUR mee uh buhl», adjective. that can be permeated; allowing the passage or diffusion of liquids or gases through it: »permeable cell walls. A sponge is permeable by water. SYNONYM(S): pervious. ╂[< Latin permeābilis <… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”