Definition of slight

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Slight (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.

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Nod :: Nod (n.) A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command..
Shade :: Shade (n.) A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms..
Raffinose :: Raffinose (n.) A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem..
Clink :: Clink (v. i.) To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound..
Seersucker :: Seersucker (n.) A light fabric, originally made in the East Indies, of silk and linen, usually having alternating stripes, and a slightly craped or puckered surface; also, a cotton fabric of similar appearance..
Succinimide :: Succinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste..
Slight :: Slight (v. t.) To throw heedlessly.
Helenin :: Helenin (n.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste..
Joggle :: "Joggle (v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog..
Hut :: Hut (n.) A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure..
Light :: Light (superl.) Slight; not important; as, a light error..
Intimate :: Intimate (a.) To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office..
Bantling :: Bantling (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory..
Shanty :: Shanty (n.) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut..
Patter :: Patter (n.) A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet..
Subconformable :: Subconcave (a.) Slightly concave.
Spital :: Spit (v. i.) To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles..
Acescent :: Acescent (a.) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Tiffin :: Tiffin (n.) A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense..
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