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• poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• poor as a church mouse — extremely poor, having no money at all …   English contemporary dictionary

• poor — poorness, n. /poor/, adj., poorer, poorest, n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare. 2. Law. dependent upon charity or public support. 3. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly… …   Universalium

• poor — /pɔ / (say paw) adjective 1. having little or nothing in the way of wealth, goods, or means of subsistence. 2. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagrely supplied or endowed with resources or funds. 3. (of the circumstances, life, home, dress,… …  

• poor as a rat — (also poor as a church mouse, poor as job) Very poor, extremely poor, destitute …   New dictionary of synonyms

• poor\ as\ a\ church\ mouse — adj. phr. informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice …   Словарь американских идиом

• poor as a church mouse — (as) poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor …   Useful english dictionary

• poor — adj 1 Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life. Poor describes a person, a people, or an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Extremely low frequency — (ELF) is the band of radio frequencies from 3 to 30 Hz. ELF was used by the US Navy and Soviet/Russian Navy to communicate with submerged submarines.ExplanationBecause of the electrical conductivity of salt water, submarines are shielded from… …   Wikipedia