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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. (used especially of persons) of inferior size

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1. Definition: 1. 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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1. Definition: 1. characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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1. Definition: 1. not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

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1. Definition: 1. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

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1. Definition: 1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

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1. Definition: 1. create a short circuit in

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1. Definition: 1. confined to specific persons;

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

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1. Definition: 1. overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"

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1. Definition: 1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

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1. Definition: 1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of being shriven

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1. Definition: 1. inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

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1. Definition: 1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

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1. Definition: 1. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

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1. Definition: 1. practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

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1. Definition: 1. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

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1. Definition: 1. 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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1. Definition: 1. mindful of the future in spending money;

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1. Definition: 1. cautiously attentive;

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1. Definition: 1. being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

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1. Definition: 1. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

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1. Definition: 1. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

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1. Definition: 1. relieve temporarily

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1. Definition: 1. preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

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1. Definition: 1. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"

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1. Definition: 1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

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1. Definition: 1. narrow-minded about cherished opinions

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1. Definition: 1. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

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1. Definition: 1. providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

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1. Definition: 1. moderate

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1. Definition: 1. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

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1. Definition: 1. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

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1. Definition: 1. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

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1. Definition: 1. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"

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1. Definition: 1. excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

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