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21 narrowly
adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) μόλις -
22 satin
['sætin](a closely woven type of silk with a shiny surface: The baby's skin was as smooth as satin; ( also adjective) a satin dress.) σατέν -
23 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) σκοτάδια3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) μαύρος κύκλος4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ίχνος2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) σκιάζω2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) παρακολουθώ•- shadowy- shadowiness
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24 sift
[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) κοσκινίζω2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) ψιλοκοσκινίζω,περνώ από κόσκινο -
25 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) αδερφή2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) αδελφή,νοσοκόμα3) (a female member of a religious group.) αδελφή,μοναχή4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) αδελφή,συντρόφισσα2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) αδελφός -
26 snug
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27 snuggle
verb (to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc: She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.) κουλουριάζομαι -
28 stand over
(to supervise closely: I have to stand over him to make him do his schoolwork.) επιτηρώ,στέκομαι από πάνω -
29 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) κολλώ, κοτσάρω2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) ακολουθώ κατά πόδας -
30 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) ουρά2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) ουρά2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) παρακολουθώ από κοντά- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) γράμματα!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
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31 thicket
['Ɵikit](a group of trees or bushes growing closely together: He hid in a thicket.) σύδεντρο, συστάδα -
32 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) λεπτός, ψιλός2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) αδύνατος3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) αραιός4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) αραιός5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) ισχνός, διόλου πειστικός2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) αραιώνω- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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33 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) σκεπάζω, βάζω κάποιον για ύπνο2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) πέφτω με τα μούτρα (στο φαϊ) -
34 Scrutinise
v. trans.Examine: P. and V. ἐξετάζειν, ζητεῖν, σκοπεῖν, διασκοπεῖν, ἀναθρεῖν, θεᾶσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀναζητεῖν; see Examine.Search: P. and V. ἐρευνᾶν, V. ἐξερευνᾶν, P. διερευνᾶν.Look closely at: P. and V. βλέπειν (εἰς, acc.), ἀποβλέπειν, εἰς (acc. or πρός, acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scrutinise
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