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1 slender
['slɛndə(r)]adj* * *['slendə]1) (thin, slim or narrow.) wysmukły2) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) znikomy -
2 slender body
ciało cienkieciało smukłe -
3 baton
['bætən]n ( MUS)batuta f; (ATHLETICS) pałeczka f (sztafetowa); ( policeman's) pałka f* * *1) (a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon.) pałka2) (a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir: The conductor raised his baton.) batuta -
4 wand
[wɔnd]n(also: magic wand) (czarodziejska) różdżka f* * *[wond](a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) różdżka -
5 wasp
[wɔsp]n abbr (US)( inf) = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant określenie, mające często negatywne zabarwienie, oznaczające białego Amerykanina o anglosaskim rodowodzie* * *[wosp](a type of winged insect having a sting and a slender waist.) osa -
6 weasel
['wiːzl]nłasica f* * *['wi:zl](a type of small flesh-eating animal with a long slender body.) łasica -
7 willow
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Slender — Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slender — [slen′dər] adj. [ME slendre, sclendre < ?] 1. small in width as compared with the length or height; long and thin 2. having a slim, trim figure [a slender girl] 3. small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager [slender earnings] 4. of … English World dictionary
Slender — may refer to:*Slenderness *Slender group … Wikipedia
slender — (adj.) c.1300, probably from a French source, often said to be from O.Fr. esclendre thin, slender, which could be from O.Du. slinder, but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful … Etymology dictionary
slender — / slim [adj1] thin, not heavy attenuate, beanpole*, beanstalk*, fine, insubstantial, lean, lithe, narrow, reedy, skeleton, skinny, slight, spare, stalky, stick, svelte, sylphlike, tenuous, threadlike, trim, twiggy, willowy; concepts 490,491 Ant.… … New thesaurus
slender — ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
slender — index insubstantial, insufficient, minimal, slight, subtle (refined), tenuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
slender — *thin, slim, slight, tenuous, rare Analogous words: *lean, spare, lanky, skinny: flimsy, flaccid, flabby, *limp: trivial, trifling, *petty, paltry, puny … New Dictionary of Synonyms
slender */ — UK [ˈslendə(r)] / US [ˈslendər] adjective Word forms slender : adjective slender comparative slenderer superlative slenderest 1) a) tall or long and thin in an attractive way slender fingers a slender young man She has a tall slender figure. b)… … English dictionary
slender — [[t]sle̱ndə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) A slender person is attractively thin and graceful. [WRITTEN] She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat... He gazed at her slender neck. 2) ADJ GRADED:… … English dictionary
slender — slenderly, adv. slenderness, n. /slen deuhr/, adj., slenderer, slenderest. 1. having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post. 2. thin or slight; light and graceful: slender youths. 3. small in size,… … Universalium