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four British & World English

equivalent to the product of two and two; one more than three, or six less than ten; 4

iv in four British & World English

equivalent to the product of two and two; one more than three, or six less than ten; 4

flat-four British & World English

(of an engine) having four horizontal cylinders, two on each side of the crankshaft

four-eyes British & World English

a person who wears glasses

four-ply British & World English

(of a material) having four strands or layers

four-star British & World English

(especially of accommodation) given four stars in a grading system, typically one in which this denotes the highest standard or the next standard to the highest

two-four British & World English

a case of twenty-four bottles of beer

four-by-four (also 4 × 4) British & World English

a vehicle with four-wheel drive

Final Four British & World English

the four teams that qualify for the championship round in the annual NCAA men’s or women’s college basketball tournament

four-color British & World English

denoting a color printing process using red, cyan (greenish blue), yellow, and black inks on separate plates that are serially transferred to the same sheet to produce images in full color

four flush British & World English

a poker hand of little value, having four cards of the same suit and one of another

four-o'clock British & World English

a tropical American herbaceous plant with fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that open late in the afternoon

four-poster (also four-poster bed) British & World English

a bed with a post at each corner supporting a canopy

four-square British & World English

(of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance

four-stroke British & World English

denoting an internal-combustion engine having a cycle of four strokes (intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust)

petit four British & World English

a very small fancy cake, biscuit, or sweet, typically made with marzipan and served after a meal

Four Corners British & World English

the point where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet

four-eyed fish British & World English

a small live-bearing freshwater fish of tropical America. Each eye is divided into two, allowing the fish to see both above and below the water while swimming at the surface

four freedoms British & World English

the four essential human freedoms as proclaimed in a speech to Congress by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear

four hundred British & World English

the social elite of a community

the Big Three or Four etc. in big British & World English

the three, four, etc., most important or powerful figures in a particular field

four-in-hand British & World English

a vehicle with four horses driven by one person

four-leaf clover (also four-leaved clover) British & World English

a clover leaf with four lobes, thought to bring good luck

four-letter word British & World English

any of several short words referring to sexual or excretory functions, regarded as coarse or offensive

four-wheel drive British & World English

a transmission system which provides power directly to all four wheels of a vehicle

Gang of Four British & World English

(in China) a group of four associates, including Mao Zedong’s wife, involved in implementing the Cultural Revolution. They were among the groups competing for power on Mao’s death in 1976, but were arrested and imprisoned

two-by-four British & World English

a length of wood with a rectangular cross section nominally two inches by four inches

four-dimensional British & World English

having four dimensions, typically the three dimensions of space (length, breadth, and depth) plus time

the four freedoms in four British & World English

the four essential human freedoms as proclaimed in a speech to Congress by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear

four noble truths in four British & World English

the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching

four o'clock plant British & World English

another term for marvel of Peru.

twenty-four hours British & World English

a long-legged arboreal lizard of tropical America, related to the anoles

twenty-four-hour clock (also 24-hour clock) British & World English

a method of measuring the time based on the full twenty-four hours of the day, rather than dividing it into two units of twelve hours

Four Cantons, Lake of the British & World English

another name for Lake Lucerne (see Lucerne, Lake).

fourfold British & World English

four times as great or as numerous

the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in apocalypse British & World English

four allegorical mounted figures, commonly identified as Pestilence (or Conquest), War, Famine, and Death, whose arrival heralds the end of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation

sixty-four thousand dollar question British & World English

something that is not known and on which a great deal depends

four-poster bed in four-poster (also four-poster bed) British & World English

a bed with a post at each corner supporting a canopy

four-leaved clover in four-leaf clover (also four-leaved clover) British & World English

a clover leaf with four lobes, thought to bring good luck

ruff4 British & World English

one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick (double-stroke ruff or drag) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks (four-stroke ruff)

four-stroke ruff in ruff4 British & World English

one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick (double-stroke ruff or drag) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks (four-stroke ruff)

four English-French

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