Slender (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus".
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Meaning 2
Being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street".
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Meaning 3
Very narrow; "a thin line across the page".
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Examples
- She tried to thread the slender needle to repair the tear in her favorite shirt.
- The tree had a slender trunk that seemed to defy the force of the strong wind.
- He navigated the boat through the slender waterway between the two large islands.
- A slender figure appeared at the doorway, barely visible in the dim light.
- The doctor drew a slender line across the X-ray to show where the tumor was located.
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Meaning 4
Having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a slender pole".
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