- biting down
- gnawing away at
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
biting down
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biting — bit|ing [ˈbaıtıŋ] adj 1.) a biting wind is unpleasantly cold = ↑icy ▪ A biting wind blew down from the hills. 2.) a biting criticism, remark etc is cruel or unkind ▪ a biting satire on corruption >bitingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
biting — adjective 1 a biting wind is unpleasantly cold: A biting wind blew down from the hills. 2 a biting criticism, remark is cruel or unkind: biting sarcasm bitingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Biting rule — The principle that a provision in a deed or will to be inoperative where it attempts to cut down, modify, or qualify an apparent fee theretofore granted in the instrument. Hanks v McDanell, 307 Ky 243, 210 SW2d 784, 17 ALR2d 1 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Operation Biting — Coordinates: 49°40′16.06″N 0°09′42.60″E / 49.6711278°N 0.161833°E / 49.6711278; 0.161833 … Wikipedia
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List of Watership Down characters — This is a list of characters in Watership Down, a 1972 novel by Richard Adams. The majority also appear in the 1978 feature film adaptation, the 1999 television series adaptation and/or 1996 follow up collection of short stories. Contents 1 Main… … Wikipedia
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List of characters in Watership Down — This is a list of characters in Watership Down , a 1972 novel by Richard Adams. The majority also appear in the 1978 feature film adapation, 1996 follow up collection of short stories, and 1999–2001 television adaptation.Watership Down… … Wikipedia
scarf (up/down) — vb to devour greedily and completely, eat and/or drink voraciously. Perhaps a humorous alternative, tinged with ono matopoeia, of scoff, the term originated in the USA where it was adopted by ado lescents from low life milieus in the 1960s. (… … Contemporary slang
Mazinibaganjigan — Contemporary birch bark biting by Kelly Church (Odawa Ojibwe) Mazinibaganjigan (plural: mazinibaganjiganan) is an ancient folk art made by the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), Cree and other Algonquian peoples who use birch bark, by biting down on small… … Wikipedia
