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  • 101light — I 1. noun 1) the light of candles Syn: illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, luster, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle; sunlight, moonlig …

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  • 102limber — adjective I have to practice to keep myself limber limber up Syn: lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, flexible, fit, agile, acrobatic, loose jointed, loose limbed See note at flexible Ant …

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  • 103lithe — adjective lithe dancers Syn: agile, graceful, supple, limber, lithesome, loose limbed, nimble, deft, flexible, lissome, slender, slim, willowy Ant: clumsy …

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  • 104loose-limbed — adjective loose limbed gymnasts Syn: supple, limber, lithe, lissome, willowy; agile, nimble, flexible …

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  • 105sinuous — adjective 1) a sinuous river Syn: winding, windy, serpentine, curving, twisting, meandering, snaking, zigzag, curling, coiling 2) she moved with sinuous grace Syn: lithe, supple …

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  • 106slender — adjective 1) her tall slender figure Syn: slim, lean, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissome, graceful; slight, slightly built, thin, skinny See note at thin Ant …

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  • 107slim — 1. adjective 1) she was tall and slim Syn: slender, lean, thin, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissome, trim, slight, slightly built Ant: plump 2) a slim silver bracelet …

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  • 108supple — adjective 1) her supple body Syn: lithe, limber, lissome, willowy, flexible, loose limbed, agile, acrobatic, nimble, double jointed See note at flexible Ant …

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  • 109trim — 1. verb 1) his hair had been washed and trimmed Syn: cut, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear, barber; neaten, shape, tidy up 2) trim off the lower leaves using a sharp knife Syn …

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  • 110limber — adj *supple, lithe, lithesome, lissome Analogous words: pliant, pliable, *plastic: flexible, *elastic, resilient, springy Contrasted words: *stiff, inflexible, rigid, tense, stark, wooden …

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