Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as Oxford mixture (which see, under mixture).
Examples
“I've never seen a dog so panicked over a thunder-and-lightning storm," says Dan, 49, a former farm and factory worker.”
The Wall Street Journal: Shell-Shocked Dog of War Finds a Home With the Family of a Fallen Hero
“The Giants rushed for 117 yards on 32 carries and for the first time, Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Jacobs looked like the thunder-and-lightning set the Giants envisioned, as Mr. Jacobs got involved early.”
“The last few weeks everyone has been complaining about the heat (though we have had a few lovely hour-long thunder-and-lightning storms in the evenings), which means the temperature has been in the mid-eighties.”
“It's also very impressive in a thunder-and-lightning storm.”
“Except in Castro Valley, where a stray cloud produced a spectacular 25-minute combination hail storm and thunder-and-lightning show this morning.”
“I recollect my costume very well: a thunder-and-lightning coat, a white waistcoat embroidered neatly at the pockets, a lace frill, a pair of knee-breeches, and elegant white cotton or silk stockings.”
“We must give Webster all the thunder-and-lightning circulars and advertising enginery that is needful.”
“Dams, pressing forward with many a blustering oath, at the head of the warriors of Hell-gate, clad in their thunder-and-lightning gaberdines; and lastly, the standard-bearers and body-guard of”
“The sun was completely obscured by the mountains and the end-of-the-day thunder-and-lightning show had changed venues and was illuminating the eastern plains and not the foothills.”
“Two to one in half-crowns on the big un," says Rattle, one of the amateurs, a tall fellow, in thunder-and-lightning waistcoat, and puffy, good-natured face.”
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Hyphen Nation
Terms with multiple hyphens, such as rent-a-crowd. Not intended to be a see-how-many-words-one-can-string-together-with-hyphens-used-adjectively sort of list.
much-talked-of, vis-à-vis, tête-à-tête, rope-a-dope, will-o'-the-wisp, dick-a-tuesday, will-in-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, jack-with-a-lantern, ear-to-ear, whack-a-mole, no-man's-land and 205 more...
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