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Results for "Met"

190 results

Word

50 words

  • A thing that is not named or not known exactly.

  • On some occasions but not always.

  • metal A2

    A hard, usually shiny material such as iron, gold, or copper that conducts heat and electricity.

  • At a time that is not stated exactly.

  • method A2

    A particular way of doing something, especially a planned or organized one.

  • A place where dead people are buried.

  • helmet B1

    A hard hat worn to protect the head.

  • the total length of the boundary of a two-dimensional shape

  • meter A2

    A unit of length equal to 100 centimetres (US spelling of 'metre').

  • comet B1

    A small icy body in space that travels around the Sun and grows a bright glowing tail as it gets close to it.

  • The town or city where you grew up or where you live.

  • A way of describing something by calling it something else to suggest they are alike, without using 'like' or 'as'.

  • meteor B1

    a streak of light produced when a small piece of matter from space enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes intensely hot

  • made of, containing, or resembling metal

  • relating to a large city or to the densely populated area surrounding it

  • methane C1

    the simplest hydrocarbon, CH4, a colorless flammable gas that is the principal component of natural gas and a powerful greenhouse gas

  • the branch of mathematics that studies points, lines, shapes, surfaces, and spatial relationships

  • gourmet C1

    Of food: high in quality and carefully prepared.

  • A straight line passing through the centre of a circle from one side to the other.

  • a piece of rock or metal from space that survives passage through an atmosphere and reaches the ground

  • An instrument used to measure temperature.

  • a preparation applied to the body, especially the face or hair, to clean it or improve its appearance

  • A list showing the times at which events happen, especially when buses, trains, or classes start.

  • Giving very careful and precise attention to every detail.

  • A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre.

  • the set of chemical processes by which a living organism converts substances into energy and materials needed for life, growth, and repair

  • The basic mathematics of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers.

  • A unit of distance equal to one thousand meters.

  • a transparent purple or violet variety of quartz used as a gemstone

  • Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

  • Done in a careful, orderly, and systematic way.

  • metric B2

    A standard for measuring or judging something, especially performance or quality.

  • In a very careful and precise way, paying attention to every detail.

  • highly abstract and overly theoretical

  • A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre.

  • The set of methods and procedures used to do something in a particular field.

  • An instrument that measures air pressure to help predict the weather.

  • plummet C1

    To fall very quickly and suddenly

  • A factor or limit that defines or sets the boundaries of something.

  • a member or adherent of Methodism, a Protestant Christian movement that grew from the eighteenth-century revival associated with John Wesley

  • mete C2

    to allot, dispense, or administer something, especially punishment or reward, usually in the phrase mete out

  • using measurable physical or behavioral characteristics to identify a person

  • Relating to the weather or the study of the weather.

  • an instrument that separates radiation, particles, or signals into a spectrum and measures their intensity or abundance by wavelength, frequency, energy, or mass-to-charge ratio

  • irregular in shape or outline

  • an instrument in a vehicle that measures and displays its current speed

  • the branch of philosophy studying being and reality

  • like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience

  • meet A1

    met — past tense / past participle of meet

    To come together with someone, by chance or by arrangement.

  • met A1

    past of meet

Affixes

Affixes (1)

Phrases

44 collocations

Idioms

12 idioms

Proverbs(33)

A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist

0 corpus occurrences

Anything worth doing is worth doing well

3 corpus occurrences

Don't look back; something might be gaining on you

1 corpus occurrences

Don't make something out of nothing

0 corpus occurrences

Don't start something you can't finish

3 corpus occurrences

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut

1 corpus occurrences

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

2 corpus occurrences

Everybody has something to hide

0 corpus occurrences

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is

3 corpus occurrences

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything

1 corpus occurrences

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything

1 corpus occurrences

If you love something, let it go; if it comes back to you, it is yours

0 corpus occurrences

If you see something, say something

38 corpus occurrences

If you want something done right, do it yourself

0 corpus occurrences

If you want something done, ask a busy person

0 corpus occurrences

Life is tough; wear a helmet

0 corpus occurrences

Out of evil comes good

2 corpus occurrences

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

9 corpus occurrences

Sometimes the dragon wins

1 corpus occurrences

Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you

1 corpus occurrences

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose

9 corpus occurrences

Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug

2 corpus occurrences

The cemetery is full of indispensable people

1 corpus occurrences

The lady doth protest too much

6 corpus occurrences

The more you put into something, the more you get out

4 corpus occurrences

Use your head for something besides a hat rack

1 corpus occurrences

We have met the enemy, and he is us

12 corpus occurrences

What if they gave a war and nobody came?

4 corpus occurrences

Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere

0 corpus occurrences

You can't beat something with nothing

11 corpus occurrences

You don't get something for nothing

10 corpus occurrences

You get out of life what you put into it

0 corpus occurrences

You're never too old to learn

5 corpus occurrences

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