Definition of slight

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Slight (v. t.) To make even or level.

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Noddy :: Noddy (n.) An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.
Light :: Light (superl.) Slight; not important; as, a light error..
Delicacy :: Delicacy (a.) The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance..
Subterete :: Subtepid (a.) Slightly tepid.
Acute :: Acute (a.) Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure..
Remnant :: Remnant (a.) A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
Trigenic :: Trigenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; -- called also ethidene- / ethylidene-biuret..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.
Wrinkle :: Wrinkle (n.) A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth..
Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head..
Chink :: Chink (n.) A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence..
Shanty :: Shanty (n.) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut..
Gentianose :: Gentianose (n.) A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian..
Cymar :: Cymar (n.) A slight covering; a scarf. See Simar.
Viridescent :: Viridescent (a.) Slightly green; greenish.
Slightingly :: Slightingly (adv.) In a slighting manner.
Bleeder :: Bleeder (n.) One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.
Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A slight cut or incision; a score.
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