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  • 101flexible — 1. adjective /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl,ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ a) Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks …

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  • 102limp — limp1 verb walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot. ↘(of a damaged ship or aircraft) proceed with difficulty. noun a limping gait. Origin ME: related to obs. limphalt lame , and prob. of Gmc origin. limp2 adjective 1》 not stiff or… …

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  • 103yield´ing|ly — yield|ing «YEEL dihng», adjective. 1. not resisting; submissive; compliant: »Mother has a yielding nature with her children. 2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent, twisted, or shaped; flexible. –yield´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 104yield|ing — «YEEL dihng», adjective. 1. not resisting; submissive; compliant: »Mother has a yielding nature with her children. 2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent, twisted, or shaped; flexible. –yield´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 105comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ …

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  • 106comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ …

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  • 107Piculet — Pic u*let, n. [Dim. of {Picus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus {Picumnus} and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 108limp — I. intransitive verb Etymology: probably from Middle English lympen to fall short; akin to Old English limpan to happen, lemphealt lame Date: circa 1570 1. a. to walk lamely; especially to walk favoring one leg b. to go unsteadily ; falter 2. to… …

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  • 109limp — limp1 limper, n. limpingly, adv. /limp/, v.i. 1. to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame. 2. to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner: His writing limps from one cliché to another. The old car limped along. 3. to progress… …

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  • 110nonstiff — adjective Not stiff …

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