IVB47 Crossword
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1) 1: having many twists and turns
▪ a sinuous [=winding] road▪ sinuous vines
2: moving and bending in a smooth and attractive way
▪ a sinuous dancer▪ She moved with sinuous grace.
supple and graceful: lithe and graceful, especially making graceful winding or curving movements
winding or serpentine: full of bends and curves
devious: indirect and devious
Synonyms: bending, crazy, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, crooked, tortuous
2) 1of an animal: easily frightened or excited
▪ a skittish horse
2: nervous or fearful about doing something
▪ We've been skittish about taking on such a large mortgage.▪ skittish consumers/investors
3chiefly US: tending to change often : not dependable or stable
▪ a skittish stock market
nervous: easily agitated or alarmed
silly and irresponsible: with moods or ideas that constantly change, in a frivolous and unreliable way
lively: tending to dash about in an energetic or restless way
Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable
3) 1: a brief and usually unplanned fight during a war
▪ Skirmishes broke out between rebel groups.▪ Violent skirmishes with the enemy continue despite talks of peace.
2: a minor or brief argument or disagreement
▪ a political skirmish
brief fight between two armed groups: an incident where fighting breaks out briefly between two small groups, sometimes as part of a larger battle
scuffle: a brief fight or disagreement between people
engage in minor battle: to become involved in a skirmish
Synonyms: brush, hassle, run-in, scrape, encounter
4) 1 a: a person who sleeps in a particular way
▪ a light sleeper [=someone who does not sleep well and wakes up easily]▪ a heavy sleeper [=someone who sleeps well and does not wake up easily]▪ a sound sleeper
b: someone who is asleep
▪ Sleepers were awakened by the sound of a loud crash.
2 a: a place or piece of furniture that can be used for sleeping — usually used before another noun ▪ the sleeper cab of a truck▪ Our guests will use the sleeper sofa. [=a sofa that folds out to form a bed]
b:sleeping car
3chiefly US, informal: someone or something that suddenly becomes successful in a way that was not expected
▪ He may turn out to be the sleeper in this year's election.▪ The movie was the summer's sleeper.▪ The movie became the sleeper hit of the summer.
4: a spy who lives and works for a long time like an ordinary person among the people he or she is spying on — often used before another noun ▪ a sleeper agent▪ The police discovered a sleeper cell [=a small organized group of spies] that had been operating in the city for years.
5US: a piece of clothing that covers the entire body including usually the feet and that is worn by a baby or small child
6Brit: one of the heavy beams to which the rails of a railway are attached :tie
Synonyms: dozer, slumberer
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1) : to move or hide in a secret way especially because you are planning to do something bad
▪ A man was skulking around outside
move furtively: to move about in a furtive way
hide somewhere: to hide, especially in order to do something sinister
shirk: to avoid work or responsibilities
Synonyms: lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, sneak, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal
2) 1: a brother or sister
< Do you have any siblings?>
2:of sib: a member of a group of persons who trace their descent from a single real or presumed ancestor
Synonyms: brother, sister, relative, relation, family member
4) 1: poorly made: poorly or carelessly made or done
2: of inferior material: made from inferior material
3: dishonest: dishonest or disgraceful
:a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
Synonyms: careless, slapdash, sloppy, low, inferior, low-down, cheap, substandard, poor, trashy, lousy5)
1: deceitful craftiness; also: stratagem
2: dexterity, skill
skill: dexterity or skill in doing something
trickery: cunning or trickery
Synonyms: artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, scheme, shenanigan, trick, stratagem, wile
6) 1: to move close to someone in a quiet or secret way
▪ He sidled up to me and slipped me a note.▪ She sidled over and whispered, “Do you see that guy?”
2: to go or move with one side forward
▪ The crab sidled away.
Synonyms: edge, creep, slither, snake, inch, slink
7) 1 a: a dark shape in front of a light background [count] ▪ the silhouettes of buildings against the sky [noncount] ▪ The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky.
b: a picture of something showing it as a dark shape on a light background ; especially: such a picture showing a person's face from the side [count] ▪ My piano teacher has a framed silhouette of Mozart on her wall. [noncount] ▪ a portrait of my mother done in silhouette
2 [count] : the shape or outline of something
▪ He admired the sports car's sleek silhouette.
Synonyms: contour, figure, outline
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