- leaner
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English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
leaner — (informal) (See adjustable platform stool) … Glossary of postal terms
Leaner — Lean Lean (l[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Leaner} (l[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Leanest}.] [OE. lene, AS. hl[=ae]ne; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See {Lean}, v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaner — /lee neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that leans. 2. Horseshoes. a thrown horseshoe that leans against the stake. [1530 40; LEAN1 + ER1] * * * … Universalium
leaner — lɪËn n. inclination, tendency; meat in which there is more muscle than fat, lean meat v. rest against; slant, bend, incline; tend toward, favor; depend; place against; cause to slant or tilt adj. thin, skinny; having little fat; meager, poor,… … English contemporary dictionary
leaner — a cheat at cards Attempting surreptitiously to see another s hand: Although he considered a few players leaners ... he said he had seen relatively few deliberate attempts to see opponents cards. (Clay, 1998) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
leaner — noun (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake • Derivationally related forms: ↑lean • Topics: ↑quoits, ↑horseshoes • Hypernyms: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
AFR sensor — Articleissues cleanup=August 2008 wikify=August 2008 copyedit=August 2008 inappropriate tone=August 2008 jargon=August 2008 orphan=August 2008The AFR is a new type of Oxygen Sensor that is slowly replacing the Zirconium O2 sensor in modern… … Wikipedia
Java performance — Programs written in Java have had a reputation for being slower and requiring more memory than those written in natively compiled languages such as C or C++ (see e.g. [cite web url=http://www.jelovic.com/articles/why java is slow.htm title=Why… … Wikipedia
lean — [liːn] adjective 1. COMMERCE using the most effective methods and the fewest employees possible: • In the struggle to turn the company into a lean commercial outfit, some lines have been discontinued altogether. 2. MANUFACTURING lean… … Financial and business terms
leanness — lean lean [liːn] adjective 1. COMMERCE using the most effective methods and the fewest employees possible: • In the struggle to turn the company into a lean commercial outfit, some lines have been discontinued altogether. 2. MANU … Financial and business terms