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• tall drink of water — Someone who is very tall and slender is a tall drink of water. ( A tall glass of water is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• tall —   Loa, loloa (as a person); ki eki e (as a hill, tree).   Also: lō ihi, lōkihi, kilakila, āewa, makikoe, ku i, kolihana, le o, le olani, leioa, lolopaioea, paioa, mōkila, molola, oeoe, hi i;     and slender, ōeoeo, mā ohe ohe, pīlahi;     and… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction       the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often …   Universalium

• Tall — Tall, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un tala, un tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 rush — Taxobox name = Slender rush image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Juncaceae genus = Juncus species = J. tenuis binomial = Juncus tenuis binomial authority = Willd. Juncus tenuis …   Wikipedia

• slender — slen|der [ slendər ] adjective * 1. ) tall or long and thin in an attractive way: slender fingers a slender young man She has a tall slender figure. a ) not very wide: a plant with slender leaves a pair of shoes with slender black heels 2. ) very …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — slen|der [ˈslendə US ər] adj 1.) thin in an attractive or graceful way = ↑slim ▪ She is slender and stylish. ▪ Laura s tall, slender figure slender legs/arms/fingers etc see usage note ↑thin1 2.) small or very limited in amount or size = ↑slim …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slender — [ˈslendə] adj 1) tall or long and thin in an attractive way slender fingers[/ex] 2) very small in amount and only just enough They won by a slender majority.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire — The following is a list of the notable characters in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels, belonging to one of the major aristocratic houses of fictional Westeros, and explains in detail what happens to these …   Wikipedia