Lank

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Long and lean. See Synonyms at lean2.
  • adj. Long, straight, and limp: lank and floppy hair.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
  • adj. Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
  • adj. languid; drooping.
  • v. To become lank; to make lank.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
  • adj. Languid; drooping.
  • v. To become lank; to make lank.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Meagerly slim; attenuated; lean; gaunt: as, a tall, lank man.
  • Loose or lax and yielding readily to pressure; not distended; shrunken; shriveled: as, a lank sack or purse.
  • Straight and flat, as hair.
  • Languid; drooping.
  • n. Lankness; leanness.
  • To grow or become lank or thin.
  • n. The groin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. long and thin and often limp
  • adj. long and lean
  • Equivalent
    long    lean    thin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shrunken    lean    languid    drooping   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blanc    Franck    Frank    Hank    Montblanc    Planck    Ranke    Yank    antitank    banc   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lanky    gangling    fleshless    stringy    gaunt    loose-limbed    cadaverous    grizzle    shapely    wiry