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1 cord
[ko:d]1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) virve; aukla2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) balss saites3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) vads4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) velvets; velveta bikses* * *virve, aukla; saite; kokvilnas samts; kords; sasiet ar auklu -
2 shave
[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) skūties; skūt2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) ēvelēt; drāzt3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) aizķert; nobrāzt2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) skūšana; skūšanās- shaven- shavings* * *skūšanās, skūšana; skaida; blēdība; skūt; skūties; cirpt, griezt; ēvelēt, drāzt; viegli aizķert; noblēdīt, apkrāpt; pazemināt
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razor-thin — adj AmE razor thin victory/margin in an election, a razor thin victory is won by only a small number of votes … Dictionary of contemporary English
razor-thin — ra zor thin a. as thin as a razor blade; very thin. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
razor-thin — adjective AMERICAN a razor thin margin/majority a very small difference between two amounts or results … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
razor-thin — adj, always used before a noun chiefly US : very small or thin razor thin models He won by a razor thin margin. It was a razor thin victory. [=a victory that was won by a very small margin or amount] * * * ˌrazor ˈthin f13 [razor thin] … Useful english dictionary
razor-thin — adjective a) Extremely fine. So thin that it can almost not be seen. The Socialists have a razor thin majority. b) A very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items … Wiktionary
razor-thin — adj. Razor thin is used with these nouns: ↑majority, ↑margin … Collocations dictionary
thin — thin1 W2S2 [θın] adj comparative thinner superlative thinnest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thick)¦ 2¦(not fat)¦ 3¦(hair)¦ 4¦(liquid)¦ 5¦(smoke/mist)¦ 6¦(air)¦ 7¦(excuse/argument/evidence etc)¦ 8 a thin … Dictionary of contemporary English
razor blade — noun A sharp blade used in a razor • • • Main Entry: ↑razor * * * noun, pl ⋯ blades [count] : a small, thin, sharp piece of metal that is used in a razor * * * ˈrazor blade [razor blade razor blades] … Useful english dictionary
Razor-backed — Ra zor backed ( b[a^]kt ), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor backed hog, perch, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
razor blade — razor ,blade noun count a thin flat blade with a very sharp edge, used in a razor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
razor clam — noun marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell • Syn: ↑jackknife clam, ↑knife handle • Hypernyms: ↑clam • Member Holonyms: ↑Ensis, ↑genus Ensis * * * ˈrazor shell 7 … Useful english dictionary
