motley crew

motley crew
A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal.

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  • Motley crew — This page refers to a common cliché in fiction. For the 1980s Rock band, see Mötley Crüe. For the 1976–1999 comic strip, see Motley s Crew. A motley crew is a cliché for a roughly organized assembly of characters. Typical examples of motley crews …   Wikipedia

  • Motley Crew — Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mötley Crüe — de izquierda a derecha: Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, y Vince Neil. Datos generales …   Wikipedia Español

  • Motley Crue — Mötley Crüe Gründung 1981 Genre Heavy metal Hair Metal Rock Glam Rock Website …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • crew — n. group working together 1) a ground; gun; road; skeleton; stage; tank; work; wrecking crew ship s personnel 2) a ship s crew 3) a crew mutinies 4) in a crew rowing team 5) a varsity crew 6) to go out for crew misc. 7) a motley crew ( a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • crew — I UK [kruː] / US [kru] noun Word forms crew : singular crew plural crews *** 1) a) [countable] the people who work on a ship, aircraft etc: can be followed by a singular or plural verb The jet crashed soon after takeoff, killing all the… …   English dictionary

  • crew — 1 /kru:/ noun 1 (C) all the people working on a ship, plane etc: These planes carry over 300 passengers and crew. 2 (C) all the people working on a ship, plane etc except the most important officers: How many crew does he need to sail his yacht?… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • crew — crew1 [ kru ] noun *** 1. ) count the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc.: The jet crashed killing all the passengers and crew. a ) the people who work on a military ship or aircraft, not including the officers 2. ) singular INFORMAL a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Motley — For other uses, see Motley (disambiguation). Harlequin in motley attire, year 1761 by Maurice Sand Motley refers to the traditional costume of the court jester, or the harlequin character in commedia dell arte. The latter wears a patchwork of red …   Wikipedia

  • motley — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 a motley crew/bunch/assortment etc a group of people of very different kinds especially people that you do not approve of: I looked at the motley bunch we were sailing with and began to feel uneasy about the trip …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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