| slovo | definícia |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,chyba n: Zdeněk Brož |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,motat se v: Pino |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,omyl Pavel Machek; Giza |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,potácet se v: Pino |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,trapas n: Zdeněk Brož |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,udělat hloupou chybu v: Pino |
blunder
(encz) | blunder,zaplést se [fráz.] nechtěně, into something - do něčeho Pino |
Blunder
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, v. t.
1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] "To blunder an adversary."
--Ditton.
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2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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He blunders and confounds all these together.
--Stillingfleet.
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Blunder
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, n.
1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.]
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2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness,
stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
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Syn: Blunder, Error, Mistake, Bull.
Usage: An error is a departure or deviation from that which
is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an
error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or
taking of one thing for another, through haste,
inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder
is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a
person to flounder on in his course, from
carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a
verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of
ideas.
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Blunder
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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blunder
(wn) | blunder
n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup,
flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]
v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball,
sin, blunder, boob, goof]
2: make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the
door" [syn: fumble, blunder]
3: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered
his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt, blunder out,
blunder, ejaculate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
blunder out
(encz) | blunder out,vybreptat v: Zdeněk Brožblunder out,vykoktat v: Zdeněk Brožblunder out,vyzvonit v: Zdeněk Brož |
blunderbuss
(encz) | blunderbuss,mušketa n: Zdeněk Brož |
blundered
(encz) | blundered,bloudil v: Zdeněk Brožblundered,chyboval v: Zdeněk Brož |
blunderer
(encz) | blunderer,břídil n: Zdeněk Brožblunderer,fušer n: Zdeněk Brož |
blunders
(encz) | blunders,bloudí v: Zdeněk Brožblunders,chybuje v: Zdeněk Brožblunders,tápá v: Zdeněk Brož |
commit a blunder
(encz) | commit a blunder,dopustit se trapné chyby [fráz.] Pino |
judicial blunders
(encz) | judicial blunders,justiční chyby R.Ševčík |
make a blunder
(encz) | make a blunder,dopustit se trapné chyby [fráz.] Pino |
Blunder
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, v. t.
1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] "To blunder an adversary."
--Ditton.
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2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
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He blunders and confounds all these together.
--Stillingfleet.
[1913 Webster]Blunder \Blun"der\, n.
1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.]
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2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness,
stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
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Syn: Blunder, Error, Mistake, Bull.
Usage: An error is a departure or deviation from that which
is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an
error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or
taking of one thing for another, through haste,
inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder
is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a
person to flounder on in his course, from
carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a
verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of
ideas.
[1913 Webster]Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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Blunderbuss
(gcide) | Blunderbuss \Blun"der*buss\, n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus
tube, box, akin to G. b["u]chse box, gun, E. box; or
corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun,
musket.]
1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of
holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution
without exact aim.
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2. A stupid, blundering fellow.
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Blundered
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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Blunderer
(gcide) | Blunderer \Blun"der*er\, n.
One who is apt to blunder.
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Blunderhead
(gcide) | Blunderhead \Blun"der*head`\, n. [Blunder + head.]
A stupid, blundering fellow.
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Blundering
(gcide) | Blundering \Blun"der*ing\, a.
Characterized by blunders.
[1913 Webster]Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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Blunderingly
(gcide) | Blunderingly \Blun"der*ing*ly\, adv.
In a blundering manner.
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To blunder on
(gcide) | Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blundered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,
confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound
by mixture.]
1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in
writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.
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2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and
stumble.
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I was never distinguished for address, and have
often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.
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Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,
And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.
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To blunder on.
(a) To continue blundering.
(b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more
or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;
as, to blunder on a useful discovery.
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blunder out
(wn) | blunder out
v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He
blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt,
blunder out, blunder, ejaculate] |
blunderbuss
(wn) | blunderbuss
n 1: a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle |
blunderer
(wn) | blunderer
n 1: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn:
bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler,
sad sack, botcher, butcher, fuckup] |
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