english disease — noun Usage: usually capitalized E archaic : rickets * * * English disease noun The British disease • • • Main Entry: ↑English * * * English disease, 1. bronchi … Useful english dictionary
English disease — an expression that has been used by people in Europe about various different aspects of English life. In the 1960s and 1970s it meant the poor performance of English workers and the many strikes in factories, etc. In the 1980s it was used to… … Universalium
(the) English disease — the English disease [the English disease] an expression that has been used by people in Europe about various different aspects of English life. In the 1960s and 1970s it meant the poor productivity of English factories and the many strikes by… … Useful english dictionary
the English disease — 1. male homosexuality A usage not often heard in England: We call this thing a disease and sometimes the English disease. (Burgess, 1980 a New Yorker was talking about male homosexuality) 2. a propensity to go on strike This time the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
English sickness — same as ↑English disease above. • • • Main Entry: ↑English * * * English sickness, = English disease. (Cf. ↑English disease) … Useful english dictionary
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students
Disease in colonial America — was a very dangerous unknown entity with very few remedies at the beginning of Colonial America. Throughout Colonial America many diseases came, some deadly and others treatable but all had in common, that they were the first diseases that were… … Wikipedia
English Armada — Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585) Monument of the heroine María Pita in the Square of the Town Hall of La Co … Wikipedia
Disease Models & Mechanisms — Abbreviated title (ISO) … Wikipedia
English plural — English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English personal pronouns English plural English relative clauses English verbs English irregular verbs En … Wikipedia
