lank, spindly
(adjective) long and lean
lank
(adjective) long and thin and often limp; “grown lank with fasting”; “lank mousy hair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lank (plural Lanks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lank is the 30339th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 771 individuals. Lank is most common among White (92.87%) individuals.
• Klan, klan, lkna
lank (comparative lanker, superlative lankest)
Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
(obsolete) Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.
(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
(obsolete) Languid; drooping, slack.
• (slender): lithe, svelte, willowy; see also slender
• (meagre): insufficient, scarce, sparse; see also inadequate
• (of hair)
• (languid): lax, loose, nutant
lank (third-person singular simple present lanks, present participle lanking, simple past and past participle lanked)
(rare, intransitive) To become lank.
• Klan, klan, lkna
Source: Wiktionary
Lank, a. [Compar. Lanker; superl. Lankest.] Etym: [AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]
1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. Meager and lank with fasting grown. Swift. Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain Barrow.
2. Languid; drooping.[Obs.] Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. Milton. Lank hair, long, thin hair. Macaulay.
Lank, v. i. & t.
Definition: To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
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