beaut


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beaut

(informal) someone or something that is beautiful or amazing: His girlfriend is a beaut.
Not to be confused with:
boot – protective footgear covering the foot and part of the leg: Be sure to wear boots in the woods.
butte – a hill that has sloping sides and a flat top: He stood on the butte to survey the valley.
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beaut

 (byo͞ot)
n. Slang
Something outstanding of its kind: "When I make a mistake, it's a beaut!" (Fiorello H. La Guardia).
[Short for beauty.]
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beaut

(bjuːt)
n
1. a person or thing that is outstanding or distinctive
2. a kind, friendly, or trustworthy person
adj
good or excellent
interj
Also: you beaut! an exclamation of joy or pleasure
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beaut

(byut)

n. Informal.
(often used ironically) a beautiful or remarkable person or thing.
[1865–70, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.beaut - an outstanding example of its kindbeaut - an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"
beauty
exemplar, good example, example, model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
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beaut

[bjuːt] N it's a beaut → es sensacional, es pistonudo (Sp)
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beaut

[ˈbjuːt] n (mainly US or Australian) → petit bijou m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

beaut

n (esp Austral inf: = thing) → Prachtexemplar nt; to be a (real) beaut → einsame Klasse sein (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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