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Murphy bed (iou) and brilliant (oh)


Murphy bed (iou)



Murphy bed noun phr. N. Amer. E20.
[from Murphy (see below) + BED noun.]
Any of various types of folding bed, developed from an original design by the American manufacturer William Lawrence Murphy (1876-1959).

brilliant (oh)



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1 ?bright?
2 ?clever?
3 ?excellent?
4 ?successful?
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[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: , present participle of briller 'to shine', from Italian brillare, probably from Latin beryllus; BERYL]
?BRIGHT?
brilliant light or colour is very bright and strong
::She closed her eyes against the brilliant light .
::We sat outside in the brilliant sunshine .
::She was dressed in brilliant white.
?CLEVER?
extremely clever or skilful
::I think that's a brilliant idea .
::a brilliant performance
::a brilliant young musician
?EXCELLENT?
BrE excellent
::The Film was absolutely brilliant .
?SUCCESSFUL?
very successful
::He had a long and brilliant career .
::The project was a brilliant Success .
-- brilliantly adv
::The sun was shining brilliantly.
::The goalkeeper played brilliantly.