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Meanings of slim in English
Synonyms
Examples for "thin"
Examples for "thin"
1
Young and thin, Miss Leroy never gave Olson Read a second thought.
2
She'd gone out with a too-tall, too-thin history major for several months.
3
Still, analysts said given the thin trading volume, volatility will likely prevail.
4
Muhyiddin has had a razor-thin majority since coming to power in March.
5
The not so thin blue line meant sure escape was not possible.
1
Young Nicolaus did admirably, his slight young body going a good distance.
2
But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
3
In recent years, Greece's much-criticised pension system has seen a slight improvement.
4
That said; don't allow a slight chill to impact on personal relationships.
5
Women's power to make decisions also showed slight improvement in some cases.
1
Weight cycling was able to restore the health characteristics of lean animals.
2
This project has made talk about empowerment and lean management a reality.
3
While the cardio group lost weight, they also lost lean body mass.
4
In the longer term, an integrated, mandatory, lean procurement structure is necessary.
5
He stood far back, so he had to lean forward to point.
1
The Conservative party can form a government but its majority is slender.
2
Eve was slender and delicate, far too precious to risk so pointlessly.
3
A slender boy in grey was waiting for them in the veranda.
4
Then the slender shuttle is passed in and out among the threads.
5
Near the trunk of the cottonwood stood a slender woman in white.
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.
1
Don't talk, she said, and that lovely voice was reedy and wasted.
2
All the water seems to drain into the reedy swamp and clay-pans.
3
She leans closer to Anna, lowering her voice to a reedy whisper.
4
Their reedy sibilance built steadily until the spaceplane rocked on its undercarriage.
5
Reuel, now throwing one reedy leg over the side of the cab.
1
In cold weather his preferences go toward the buxom, in summer, svelte.
2
Speck's SeeThru is about as svelte as a protective case can get.
3
More powerful speakers than the previous Pro make it a svelte boombox.
4
This suede low-top which delivers big-boot stability in a svelte alpine-centric package.
5
The Ultrabooks will be svelte and lightweight but still pack high-performace processors.
Usage of slim in English
1
Perales said that without government backing the chances of change are slim.
2
He said he was confident the region would keep its slim lead.
3
Protecting a slim lead, the US needed discipline in the second half.
4
You were a hope -however slim -to find Mary Terror.
5
Margins on Iraq's southern projects are slim by comparison, say industry sources.
6
But with the new law, the chances of that happening are slim.
7
I was slim, I looked good, and I felt good about myself.
8
But legal experts say the chances of either happening are vanishingly slim.
9
I had particular sympathy for small businesses where profit margins are slim.
10
He was rather short, his build slim, however sculpted his muscles appeared.
11
Coaches and skiers later voted not to continue by a slim margin.
12
When you are working in software, your early capital costs are slim.
13
Dorin shuddered again at the ferocity contained in this slim young form.
14
Indeed, reading such a slim yet packed volume can almost induce dizziness.
15
The chances for a debauch looked peaked and slim in the extreme.
16
The company also plans to slim down the group and operating boards.
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Translations for slim
Portuguese
Slim through the time
Slim across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
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