Oval

  • 121oval kumquat — a spineless shrub or small citrus tree, Fortunella margarita, of China, having oval shaped, orange yellow fruit with sweet and acid flesh. Also called nagami kumquat. * * * …

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  • 122oval window — Anat. an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted. [1675 85] * * * …

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  • 123Oval Office — «овальный кабинет» (рабочий кабинет президента США в Белом доме). Ассоциируется с президентским креслом (при выборах, когда речь идет о кандидатах в президенты) и местом принятия основных решений: Oval office is considered an even more specific… …

    Словарь топонимов США

  • 124Oval Office — n. oval shaped office of the president of the United States of America located in the White House; United States presidency …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 125oval office —    American    the vagina viewed sexually    Punning on the personal office of the President of the United States, without any implication that the holder of that position would ever be guilty of sexual impropriety:     Ace, he was looking for a… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 126Oval Office — noun the office of the US president, in the White House, Washington DC: We re waiting for a reaction from the Oval Office …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 127oval window — o′val win′dow n. anat. an oval opening in the wall between the middle and inner ear against which the base of the stapes vibrates during sound transmission • Etymology: 1675–85 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 128oval ball — /ˈoʊvəl bɔl/ (say ohvuhl bawl) noun the, the oval shaped ball used in such football codes as Rugby League and Rugby Union. Compare round ball …