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= weather stripping. (Cf. ↑weather stripping)to fit or seal with weather stripping.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
weath|er-strip
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weather strip — noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold • Syn: ↑weatherstrip, ↑weather stripping, ↑weatherstripping • Hypernyms: ↑strip, ↑slip * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
Weather strip — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weatherstrip — weath′er•strip or weath′er strip n. bui a narrow strip of metal, wood, rubber, or the like placed between a door or window sash and its frame to exclude rain, wind, etc • Etymology: 1840–50, amer. weath′er strip , v.t. stripped, strip•ping … From formal English to slang
weather stripping — weath|er strip|ping [ weðər ,strıpıŋ ] noun count or uncount a thin piece of material such as plastic that is placed around the sides of a door or window to prevent cold air from coming in ╾ weath|er strip verb transitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
weatherstripping — weath′er•strip ping or weath′er strip ping n. 1) bui weatherstrip 2) bui weatherstrips collectively • Etymology: 1940–45, amer … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
weatherstripping — noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold • Syn: ↑weather strip, ↑weatherstrip, ↑weather stripping • Hypernyms: ↑strip, ↑slip * * * weather strip or weathˈerstripping … Useful english dictionary
Stress of weather — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make bad weather — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
