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Traditional English :: slinky
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slinky.html - adj. (slinkier, slinkiest) 1 stealthy. 2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing, sinuous. 3 gracefully slender. slinkily adv. slinkiness n. |
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Traditional English :: slink(1)
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slinky.html - v.intr. (past and past part. slunk) (often foll. by off, away, by) move in a stealthy or guilty or sneaking manner. [OE slincan crawl] |
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Traditional English :: slink(2)
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slinky.html - v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) (of an animal) produce (young) prematurely. --n. 1 an animal, esp. a calf, so born.
2 its flesh. [app. f. SLINK(1)] |
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Traditional English :: slinky
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slinky.html - adj. (slinkier, slinkiest) 1 stealthy. 2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing, sinuous. 3 gracefully slender. slinkily adv. slinkiness n. |
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English Idioms :: sling hash
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slinky.html - {v.}, {slang} To serve food, especially in a cheap, small diner, a drive-in, or short-order restaurant. * /Jake got a job slinging hash at the new drive-in restaurant./ * /Jody earned money for college by slinging hash in a restaurant during the summer./ Compare: SHORT-ORDER COOK. |
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English Idioms :: slinging match
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slinky.html - {n. phr.} A loud, angry quarrel. * /The debate deteriorated into a most unseemly slinging match./ |
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