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hagpis : sheer (adj.); slim (adj.)

Derivatives of hagpis


Glosses:
sheer
v. (motion)1. curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veerturn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
~ turnchange orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
~ peel offleave a formation.
~ yawswerve off course momentarily.; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
v. (motion)2. sheercause to sheer.; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, directdirect the course; determine the direction of travelling.
adj. 3. absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheercomplete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
~ completehaving every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
adj. 4. plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixednot mixed with extraneous elements.; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
~ purefree of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
adj. 5. bluff, bold, sheervery steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front.; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
~ steephaving a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
adj. 6. cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourousso thin as to transmit light.; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
~ thinof relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
adv. 7. perpendicularly, sheerstraight up or down without a break.
adv. 8. sheerdirectly.; "he fell sheer into the water"
slim
v. (body)1. lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thintake off weight.
~ sweat offlose weight by sweating.; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"
~ change state, turnundergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
adj. 2. slender, slight, slim, sveltebeing of delicate or slender build.; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
~ lean, thinlacking excess flesh.; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"
adj. 3. slender, slimsmall in quantity.; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"
~ little, smalllimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"