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1 well-built
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2 Build
v. trans.Ar. and P. οἰκοδομεῖν, P. κατασκευάζειν, V. τεύχειν.Raise by building: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν (rare P.).Build across: P. παροικοδομεῖν (acc.).Build in or on: P. ἐνοικοδομεῖν (absol.).Build on to: P. προσοικοδομεῖν (τινί τι).Built by the gods, adj.: V. θεόδμητος.Well built (met., of the body): P. εὐπαγής.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Build
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3 rickety
['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) ξεχαρβαλωμένος -
4 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ -
5 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) σχήμα2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) μορφή3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) (φυσική) κατάσταση,φόρμα2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.)2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.)3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.)•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape
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well-built — [ ,wel bılt ] adjective 1. ) a well built person has a body that people admire because of its strength or beauty 2. ) strong because of being built well … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-built — adj someone who is well built has a big strong body see usage note ↑fat1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-built — index solid (sound), stable, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-built — well′ built′ adj … From formal English to slang
well-built — also well built ADJ GRADED A well built person, especially a man, has quite a big body and quite large muscles. Mitchell is well built, of medium height, with a dark complexion … English dictionary
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well-built — UK [ˌwel ˈbɪlt] / US adjective 1) a well built person has a body that people admire because of its strength or beauty 2) strong because of being built well … English dictionary
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well-built — adj. Well built is used with these nouns: ↑man … Collocations dictionary
well built — see well built … English dictionary
