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Meanings of
skinny
in English
Giving or spending with reluctance.
close
near
cheeseparing
penny-pinching
Related terms
stingy
ungenerous
Fitting snugly.
tight-fitting
tightly fitting
tightfitting
Related terms
tight
Synonyms
Examples for "
close
"
close
near
cheeseparing
penny-pinching
Examples for "
close
"
1
Even so, Moldova's parliamentary majority and government remain
close
allies of Europe.
2
However, FMC said it still expects the deal to
close
this year.
3
The result of that saw many companies
close
and numerous jobs lost.
4
Aid groups say health services across the country are
close
to collapse.
5
As a result, the government lost just over
close
to R16 million.
1
Therefore, companies offering content will be in demand in the
near
future.
2
Incidents of violence were reported as demonstrators confronted police
near
government offices.
3
Europe in particular will be keen to
near
-
source
as much as possible.
4
However, the 2008 winter ice extent was
near
the year long-term average.
5
Go and direct traffic; let no press or public
near
the house.
1
And she, good woman, was unused to
cheeseparing
.
2
Poor things, they need a father: and I am tired of this miserable, scraping,
cheeseparing
life that you are so fond of.
3
The chimney, though rarely used, in accordance with Montaul's
cheeseparing
ways that begrudged the purchase of any fuel, was still caked with soot.
4
He wasn't old enough to recall the
cheeseparing
the Army had had to put up with during the dark years after the War of Secession.
1
Amerigo Bonasera had found this solution to the problem unseemly and
penny
-
pinching
.
2
But no way was I falling for this guy's
penny
-
pinching
con job.
3
Some beach vendors say sales have sunk and complain about
penny
-
pinching
visitors.
4
Gateway's solution for the
penny
-
pinching
gamer set is the P-6831 FX.
5
Tough times call for stiff drinks,
penny
-
pinching
,
and a few more stiff drinks.
Being very thin.
slender
slim
scrawny
underweight
reedy
weedy
boney
scraggy
Related terms
thin
lean
Connective tissue.
connective tissue
Related terms
body covering
Usage of
skinny
in English
1
There's 'Nothing tastes as good as
skinny
feels.' That's one of them.
2
Although
skinny
and in need of food, there were no obvious wounds.
3
I hope the
skinny
branch is strong enough to hold my weight.
4
Spain are in their new kit: cravats, neckerchiefs and red
skinny
jeans.
5
Dozens of long,
skinny
,
single-story warehouses run parallel down toward the water.
6
She spoke in panting gasps, the death-rattle sounding in her
skinny
throat.
7
Virgil compared this graph with similar ones from a long
skinny
book.
8
Too
skinny
and afraid of smudging her lipstick to be any good.
9
She looked too
skinny
,
a good ten pounds lighter than Alice remembered.
10
Wilson turned, a
skinny
Ahab who had momentarily finished with the sea.
11
Actually, nearly all the boundary of our long,
skinny
property is hedge.
12
Orson assessed the tall,
skinny
man on the far left and smiled.
13
The trailer of this rig consists of a single long
skinny
room.
14
His
skinny
friend was obviously the assistant manager of their criminal enterprise.
15
Let her words sink into your
skinny
head: It was definitely shocking.
16
The only issue will be the
skinny
track that is The Valley.
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skinny
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
skinny jeans
skinny man
skinny legs
too skinny
skinny arms
More collocations
Skinny
through the time
Skinny
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Common
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Common
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