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AS SOUND AS A ROACH

Definition: AS SOUND AS A ROACH

AS SOUND AS A ROACH

1. [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Modern Translation: AS SOUND AS A ROACH

Language Translations for "AS SOUND AS A ROACH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

mint hal a vízben (to be in easy street), úgy érzi magát (to feel like a boiled rag). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

asay oundsay asay aay oachray

   

Romanian

  

sãnãtos tun (hale and hearty). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: AS SOUND AS A ROACH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-c-d-h-n-o-o-r-s-s-s-u"

-5 letters: anasarcous.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AS SOUND AS A ROACH


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 53      53 4F 55 4E 44      41 53      41      52 4F 41 43 48

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

                

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01010011 00100000 01010011 01001111 01010101 01001110 01000100 00100000 01000001 01010011 00100000 01000001 00100000 01010010 01001111 01000001 01000011 01001000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#83 &#32 &#83 &#79 &#85 &#78 &#68 &#32 &#65 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#32 &#82 &#79 &#65 &#67 &#72

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0053      0053 004F 0055 004E 0044      0041 0053      0041      0052 004F 0041 0043 0048

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3553253495548382355323525249353742

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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