scad
Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western AtlanticAny of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
» Gina's sheer coldness attracted scads of men with low self-esteem.
Значення
значень: 2Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
Stöcker, Bastardmakrele
any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
(Канада, США, у множині, розмовне)A large number or quantity.
scads of money
Приклади
речень: 3Gina's sheer coldness attracted scads of men with low self-esteem.
Scads of online daters constantly check their desirability.
Harry Partch invented scads of musical instruments, many tuned to his 43-tone scale.
Переклади
мов: 2За значеннями 1
Походження
Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, ofUnknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.
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Форми
множина: scads / scadСиноніми
синонімів: 58Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Множина іменників — Бо у нього неправильна множина