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state noun 1 a dirty, ill-kempt or poorly preserved condition UK, 1879. 2 a condition of excitement; agitation; anxiety; a state of drunkenness UK, 1837. 3 a state prison US, 1991
idiomstate► the nanny statein a state of natureused about something natural that has not been affected by the modern world:Let me live upon this mountain, in the state of nature and innocence described by Rousseau.Citizens are better off under any system than they would be under a state of nature if there were no political organization.state of the art(also state-of-the-art)modern used about equipment, methods, buildings etc that use the most modern and recently developed ideas, systems, or materials:The 3-D film will take you into a new dimension, using state of the art computer graphics.The institute provides state-of-the-art accommodation for companies involved in biotechnology.the state of playwhat is happening now, in a process that has not finished yet or in a situation that is still developing:What's the current state of play with the rebuilding project?After this track we'll have the traffic report to let you know the state of play on the roads this morning.state-of-play: What I really need is a state-of-play report every Monday morning to keep me in touch.
See:- a fine state of affairs
- a pretty state of affairs
- a sad state (of affairs)
- a sorry state (of affairs)
- a state of affairs
- be in a sorry state
- be in a state
- blue state
- deep state
- flyover states
- green state
- in a (constant) state of flux
- in a lather
- in a sorry state
- in a state
- in a state of nature
- in flux
- in good/poor/etc. state of repair
- in state
- lie in state
- nanny state
- pretty state of affairs
- purple state
- raise (someone or something) from (some state)
- raise (someone or something) out of (some state)
- raise to (some state)
- red state
- sad state of affairs, a
- send into (something or some place)
- send into a state or condition
- ship of state
- something is rotten in (the state of) Denmark
- something is rotten in the state of Denmark
- state of affairs
- state of grace
- state of mind
- state of play
- state of the art
- swing state
- the nanny state
- the state of play
- turn state's evidence
- whip into a state
- yellow state
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