English Dictionary
|
Video
|
Thesaurus
|
School
|
Translator
|
Grammar
|
Scrabble
|
Blog
Sign Up
|
Log In
English
English
English Thesaurus
English Word Lists
American Thesaurus
Grammar Patterns
Easy Learning English
Easy Learning Spanish
Easy Learning French
Easy Learning German
Easy Learning Italian
English - French
French - English
English - German
German - English
English - Spanish
Spanish - English
English - Italian
Italian - English
English - Chinese
Chinese - English
English - Portuguese
Portuguese - English
English - Hindi
Hindi - English
Menu
English Dictionary
Video
Thesaurus
School
Translator
Grammar
Scrabble
Blog
Sign Up
Log In
meetnapping
New Word Suggestion
the tendency to kidnap a colleague by forcing him to attend a useless meeting
Additional Information
LinkedIn
Submitted By:
dicmxf
- 11/11/2014
Approval Status:
Under Review
Flag as inappropriate
Other submitted words
Desairology
Skeeve
Pay-for-Play
meetnapping
hen lit
not-spot
Brunneous
All submissions
Other submissions from this user
fake homeless
meetnapping
squinching
Librocubicularist
fugazzi
View more words from this user
The past continuous tense
Typical forms of this tense are as shown in: I was winning. but not I was liking it. She was winning. They were winning. Was I winning? Was she winning? Were you winning? I was...
Read more about 'The past continuous tense'
Word of the day:
marquetry
a pattern of inlaid veneers of wood, brass , ivory , etc, fitted together to form a picture or design, used chiefly as ornamentation in furniture
See full definition
New collocations added to dictionary
Collocations are words that are often used together and are brilliant at providing natural sounding language for your speech and writing.
Read more
Unlock language with the Paul Noble method
No books. No rote memorization. No chance of failure. Your chance to have a one-to-one lesson with best-selling language expert Paul Noble, try a FREE audio sample of his brand new Mandarin Chinese course.
Read more
Collins Dictionaries for Schools
Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom.
Read more
Word lists
We have almost 200 lists of words from topics as varied as types of butterflies, jackets, currencies, vegetables and knots! Amaze your friends with your new-found knowledge!
Read more
13th edition of the Collins Dictionary out now!
Updated with all the very latest new words and senses, this new 13th edition is an unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers, and word geeks everywhere. #homeoflivingenglish
Read more
Join the Collins community
All the latest wordy news, linguistic insights, offers and competitions every month.
Read more
Scrabble score for 'marquetry': 23
Latest Word Submissions
hyperandrogenism
Feb 18, 2019
snack [sense]
Feb 18, 2019
hawaji
Feb 18, 2019
multipen
Feb 18, 2019
political problem
Feb 17, 2019
Submit
View More
Create an account and sign in to access this FREE content
Register now
or
login in
to access