meagre
21Meagre set — In the mathematical fields of general topology and descriptive set theory, a meagre set (also called a meager set or a set of first category) is a set that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, is in a precise sense… …
22meagre pickings — slim/lean/meagre pickings ► a lack of good things to choose from: »Even money market funds offer slim pickings these days. Main Entry: ↑picking …
23meagre lime, GB — liesosios kalkės statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Degtos kalkės, kurias gesinant iš 1 kg kalkių gaunama mažiau kaip 2,5 dm³ tešlos. atitikmenys: angl. brown lime; gray lime; grey lime; lean lime; meager lime, US; meagre lime, GB rus. тощая… …
24meagre coal, GB — liesosios anglys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Nesikoksuojančios anglys. atitikmenys: angl. dry burning coal; lean coal; meager coal, US; meagre coal, GB rus. тощий уголь …
25meagre — adjective see meager …
26meagre — Synonyms and related words: bare, barren, bony, broad, deficient, emaciated, exiguous, gaunt, general, half starved, inadequate, indefinite, infertile, insufficient, lean, loose, measly, paltry, pathetic, piddling, plain, poor, puny, scant,… …
27meagre — mea|gre [ migər ] the British spelling of meager …
28meagre — adj. scant, poor, little, insufficient, lacking in amount of quantity; scrawny, lean (also meager) …
29meagre — (US meager) adjective 1》 lacking in quantity or quality. 2》 (of a person or animal) lean; thin. Derivatives meagrely adverb meagreness noun Origin ME: from OFr. maigre, from L. macer …
30meagre — a. 1. Lean, thin, emaciated, spare, poor lank, gaunt, skinny. 2. Barren, poor, sterile, unproductive. 3. Tame, feeble, jejune, vapid, bald, barren, dull, prosing, prosy, poor, mean, insignificant, small, scanty …
