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• taw|dry — «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

• dry — dry·ad; dry·as; dry; dry·de·ni·an; dry·i·nid; dry·in·i·dae; dry·ly; dry·man; dry·ness; dry·o·bal·a·nops; dry·ob·a·tes; dry·o·phyl·lum; dry·o·pi·the·cid; dry·o·pith·e·ci·nae; dry·o·pi·the·cus; dry·op·te·ris; dry·op·te·roid; gynan·dry;… …   English syllables

• taw´dri|ness — taw|dry «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

• taw — ca·taw·ba; choc·taw; mul·li·ga·taw·ny; TAW; taw·dri·ly; taw·dri·ness; taw·ery; taw·hid; taw·ie; taw·kee; whit·taw·er; taw; taw·dry; taw·er; taw·pie; pris·taw; taw·kin; whit·taw; …   English syllables

• taw — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to prepare (soil), taw, from Old English tawian to prepare, make; akin to Old High German zawjan to hasten, Gothic taujan to do, make Date: before 12th century to tan (skins) usually by a dry process… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Dry Tortugas — /draɪ tɔˈtugəz/ (say druy taw toohguhz) plural noun a group of ten small islands at the northern entrance to the Gulf of Mexico; a part of Florida; the site of Fort Jefferson …  

• Nga Laik Kan Tha Eco Resort (Nay Pyi Taw) — (Kyweshin,Мьянма) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес …   Каталог отелей

• tawdry — taw·dry …   English syllables

• tawdry — taw•dry [[t]ˈtɔ dri[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, n. 1) showy and cheap; gaudy 2) low or mean; base 3) cheap, gaudy apparel • Etymology: 1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey s Fair in Ely, England taw′dri•ly,… …   From formal English to slang

• tawdry — taw|dry [ tɔdri ] adjective 1. ) unpleasant or immoral: a tawdry affair 2. ) inexpensive and of bad quality ╾ taw|dri|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English