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oscar1(also oscar cichlid) noun ˈɒskəˈɑskər A South American cichlid fish with velvety brown young and multicoloured adults, popular in aquaria. 地图鱼 Astronotus ocellatus, family Cichlidae. Alternative name: velvet cichlid Example sentencesExamples - Examples include the oscar, Jack Dempsey, jewelfish, convict cichlid, Midas cichlid, and spotted tilapia; and livebearers, such as swordtails, platies and mollies, and armored catfishes.
- The barbasco oozed a milky-white colloid that, after about 20 minutes, brought several dozen catfish, oscars, and killifish to the surface - not dead, but in a dull stupor.
- Feeding as you would expect is no problem as oscars will take all types of food.
- I'm aware that plenty of aquarium fish can live much longer than six years, like oscars, pacus, arowanas, etc, but I've never found anything about tetra or other small characoid lifespans.
- Information on how to keep and breed oscar fish in aquariums.
noun ˈɒskəˈɑskər trademark in US 1The nickname for a gold statuette given as an Academy Award. Example sentencesExamples - He now has a grand total of 40 movie scores and four Emmy awards, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards to go with his three Oscars.
- The film won two Oscars, six Golden Globes and four BAFTA awards.
- Titanic, which both won those same two Oscars for James Cameron, wasn't even nominated for its screenplay or its actors, and won neither actress award.
- The film was nominated for 6 Oscars, including another Best Actress for Hepburn, but only won for the glorious costumes of Edith Head.
- It became the highest grossing film of all time within two months, and every cast member including the dog won Oscars at the Academy Awards.
- We would like to note, however, that both Marisa Tomei and Eminem have won more Oscars than Martin Scorsese.
- Perhaps this is why she is dismissive when her performance is talked about in terms of Golden Globes, Oscars and Baftas.
- Winners of the first supporting acting Oscars originally were not given actual Oscar statuettes, but rather Academy Award plaques.
- With two Oscars and several Golden Globe awards under his belt, he has also made a name, for himself as a major producer.
- Then he started doing movies with Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg and then the Oscars started coming.
- The cinematography won't win any Oscars, but the DVD certainly does deliver some impressive visuals.
- Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins did not deserve their Oscars either.
- After all, expectations would be high after garnering all 5 of the big Oscars from his last film.
- The Oscars the film did win were for Best Picture, Best Director, and for Music, Sound, and Film Editing.
- The only two indie films to be given Oscars this year were Iris and No Man's Land.
- The film isn't going to win any Oscars any time soon, but by God it's a great comic book movie.
- Czechoslovak films picked up Oscars for Best Foreign Films in both 1965 and 1966.
- It is a major contender for the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
- She started dancing at two and went on to win several Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys.
- And without Native Americans, who would accept Oscars for Marlon Brando?
- 1.1the Oscars The annual presentation of the Academy Awards.
Example sentencesExamples - All were robbed of their golden statuettes at the 1999 Oscars, but recompensed by Mingella's fascinating director's commentary provided on this DVD.
- Did the film's failure at the box office and at the Oscars and even in most critics groups make me right?
- I mean, if we just look at the Oscars: Last year's win?
- Richie Roeper predicted that the film will not be nominated for Best Picture at next year's Oscars and that Gibson will not be nominated for Best Director.
- Or it could be the extra thumb on the scale that puts Scorsese into the Best Director race at the Oscars.
- She also thanked the public for their support and took a swipe at more traditional awards ceremonies, despite being considered a favourite for success at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
- At this year's Oscars, Moore, Almodovar, and others reduced the reduction and succeeded in keeping the world, or at least part of it, awake.
- The big dark genre event of the 1994 Oscars was Martin Landau's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood.
- It's not the greatest doc of all time, though I would say that a cinematography nomination at next year's Oscars should not be out of the question.
- The floor had a beautiful red carpet, which was actually better looking than the one they use in the Oscars or in the academy awards when stars arrive.
- The English Patient stormed the Oscars in 1997, winning nine of the twelve Academy Awards for which it was nominated.
- This Scandinavian film won the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 1987.
- It even lost at the MTV Movie Awards to the film that bested it at the Oscars: The Matrix.
- Brokeback Mountain has also been hailed by critics in Boston, making it a strong contender at the Oscars and a major favourite to scoop plenty of Golden Globe nominations when they are announced this week.
- But the movie is Ejiofor's, and the English-Nigerian actor should keep next February clear for the Oscars.
- The greatest among the travesties at this year's Oscars was Roger Deakins not winning for best cinematography.
- From one side of our mouths, we rage about unfairness at the Oscars and promote the event as though the group of voters deserves a level of respect above and beyond all other moviegoers.
- Certainly at the Oscars and Golden Globes you practically have to buy your awards.
- At least one reason so many people watch major award shows like the Golden Globes and the Oscars is to see what the stars are wearing.
- Duke's designs have adorned numerous actresses at the Oscars and Golden Globes over the past 15 years.
OriginOne of the several speculative stories of its origin claims that the statuette reminded Margaret Herrick, an executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of her uncle Oscar. noun ˈɒskəˈɑskər A code word representing the letter O, used in radio communication. Example sentencesExamples - Instead, the NATO alphabet assigns code words to the letters of the English .... Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Metro Nectar Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo etc.
nounˈɒskəˈɑskər mass nounAustralian, NZ dated, informal Money. Example sentencesExamples - I can do with the oscar, but I don't know if I can draw any more photos.
Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money
OriginEarly 20th century: from the name Oscar Asche (1871–1936), Australian actor, used as rhyming slang for ‘cash’. oscar1(also oscar cichlid) nounˈäskərˈɑskər A South American cichlid fish with velvety brown young and multicolored adults, popular in aquariums. 地图鱼 Astronotus ocellatus, family Cichlidae. Alternative name: velvet cichlid Example sentencesExamples - I'm aware that plenty of aquarium fish can live much longer than six years, like oscars, pacus, arowanas, etc, but I've never found anything about tetra or other small characoid lifespans.
- Information on how to keep and breed oscar fish in aquariums.
- The barbasco oozed a milky-white colloid that, after about 20 minutes, brought several dozen catfish, oscars, and killifish to the surface - not dead, but in a dull stupor.
- Feeding as you would expect is no problem as oscars will take all types of food.
- Examples include the oscar, Jack Dempsey, jewelfish, convict cichlid, Midas cichlid, and spotted tilapia; and livebearers, such as swordtails, platies and mollies, and armored catfishes.
nounˈäskərˈɑskər A code word representing the letter O, used in radio communication. Example sentencesExamples - Instead, the NATO alphabet assigns code words to the letters of the English .... Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Metro Nectar Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo etc.
nounˈäskərˈɑskər trademark in US 1The nickname for one of the golden statuettes given as an Academy Award. Example sentencesExamples - The film isn't going to win any Oscars any time soon, but by God it's a great comic book movie.
- And without Native Americans, who would accept Oscars for Marlon Brando?
- Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins did not deserve their Oscars either.
- With two Oscars and several Golden Globe awards under his belt, he has also made a name, for himself as a major producer.
- It is a major contender for the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
- Perhaps this is why she is dismissive when her performance is talked about in terms of Golden Globes, Oscars and Baftas.
- He now has a grand total of 40 movie scores and four Emmy awards, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards to go with his three Oscars.
- Then he started doing movies with Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg and then the Oscars started coming.
- She started dancing at two and went on to win several Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys.
- Winners of the first supporting acting Oscars originally were not given actual Oscar statuettes, but rather Academy Award plaques.
- Titanic, which both won those same two Oscars for James Cameron, wasn't even nominated for its screenplay or its actors, and won neither actress award.
- The film won two Oscars, six Golden Globes and four BAFTA awards.
- Czechoslovak films picked up Oscars for Best Foreign Films in both 1965 and 1966.
- We would like to note, however, that both Marisa Tomei and Eminem have won more Oscars than Martin Scorsese.
- The Oscars the film did win were for Best Picture, Best Director, and for Music, Sound, and Film Editing.
- It became the highest grossing film of all time within two months, and every cast member including the dog won Oscars at the Academy Awards.
- The film was nominated for 6 Oscars, including another Best Actress for Hepburn, but only won for the glorious costumes of Edith Head.
- The only two indie films to be given Oscars this year were Iris and No Man's Land.
- After all, expectations would be high after garnering all 5 of the big Oscars from his last film.
- The cinematography won't win any Oscars, but the DVD certainly does deliver some impressive visuals.
- 1.1the Oscars The annual presentation of the Academy Awards.
Example sentencesExamples - At least one reason so many people watch major award shows like the Golden Globes and the Oscars is to see what the stars are wearing.
- The English Patient stormed the Oscars in 1997, winning nine of the twelve Academy Awards for which it was nominated.
- It's not the greatest doc of all time, though I would say that a cinematography nomination at next year's Oscars should not be out of the question.
- She also thanked the public for their support and took a swipe at more traditional awards ceremonies, despite being considered a favourite for success at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
- I mean, if we just look at the Oscars: Last year's win?
- This Scandinavian film won the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 1987.
- It even lost at the MTV Movie Awards to the film that bested it at the Oscars: The Matrix.
- Duke's designs have adorned numerous actresses at the Oscars and Golden Globes over the past 15 years.
- Certainly at the Oscars and Golden Globes you practically have to buy your awards.
- Did the film's failure at the box office and at the Oscars and even in most critics groups make me right?
- Brokeback Mountain has also been hailed by critics in Boston, making it a strong contender at the Oscars and a major favourite to scoop plenty of Golden Globe nominations when they are announced this week.
- Or it could be the extra thumb on the scale that puts Scorsese into the Best Director race at the Oscars.
- The big dark genre event of the 1994 Oscars was Martin Landau's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood.
- From one side of our mouths, we rage about unfairness at the Oscars and promote the event as though the group of voters deserves a level of respect above and beyond all other moviegoers.
- The floor had a beautiful red carpet, which was actually better looking than the one they use in the Oscars or in the academy awards when stars arrive.
- The greatest among the travesties at this year's Oscars was Roger Deakins not winning for best cinematography.
- But the movie is Ejiofor's, and the English-Nigerian actor should keep next February clear for the Oscars.
- At this year's Oscars, Moore, Almodovar, and others reduced the reduction and succeeded in keeping the world, or at least part of it, awake.
- All were robbed of their golden statuettes at the 1999 Oscars, but recompensed by Mingella's fascinating director's commentary provided on this DVD.
- Richie Roeper predicted that the film will not be nominated for Best Picture at next year's Oscars and that Gibson will not be nominated for Best Director.
OriginOne of the several speculative stories of its origin claims that the statuette reminded Margaret Herrick, an executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of her uncle Oscar. nounˈäskərˈɑskər Australian, NZ dated, informal Money. Example sentencesExamples - I can do with the oscar, but I don't know if I can draw any more photos.
Synonyms cash, hard cash, ready money
OriginEarly 20th century: from the name Oscar Asche (1871–1936), Australian actor, used as rhyming slang for ‘cash’. |