RAZOR-THIN

Meaning of RAZOR-THIN in English

ˌrazor-ˈthin BrE AmE adjective American English

razor-thin victory/margin in an election, a razor-thin victory is won by only a small number of votes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

RAZOR-THIN — razor-thin BrE AmE ˌreɪz ə ˈθɪn ◂ AmE \ - ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAZOR-THIN — adjective ( NAmE ) ( of a victory in an election, etc. ) won by a very small number of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR-THIN — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Years of price wars, for example, have created razor-thin margins in personal computers.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAZOR-THIN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RAZOR-THIN — adj. Razor-thin is used with these nouns: ↑ majority , ↑ margin
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAZOR — rasuore, rasette. ~ BLADE: lámine rasatori, lamette
English interlingue dictionary
RAZOR — barbas;labaha
English-Visayan vocabulary
RAZOR — noun see: rase Date: 14th century a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAZOR — I. ˈrāzə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rasour, from Old French raseor, from raser to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — (superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; …
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — (v. t.) A tusk of a wild boar.
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — (v. t.) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.
Английский словарь Webster
THIN — ( superl. ) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A tusk of a wild boar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — — thinly , adv. — thinness , n. /thin/ , adj., thinner, thinnest , adv., v., thinned, thinning . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — — razorless , adj. /ray"zeuhr/ , n. 1. a sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIN — superl not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness. 2. thin ·vt to make thin (in any of the senses …
Webster English vocab
RAZOR — vt a tusk of a wild boar. 2. razor ·vt a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the …
Webster English vocab
THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAZOR — keen-edged cutting implement for shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark's teeth, and sharpened flints …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAZOR — razor BrE AmE ˈreɪz ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ razor|ed d ▷ razoring ˈreɪz ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIN — / θɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( thin·ner , thin·nest ) NOT THICK 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR — / ˈreɪzə(r); NAmE / noun an instrument that is used for shaving : an electric razor a cut-throat / safety …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. thin 1 S2 W2 /θɪn/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative thinner , superlative thinnest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAZOR — ra ‧ zor /ˈreɪzə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: raseor , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAZOR — n. & v. n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. v.tr. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1. having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
THIN — ( thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR — ( razors) A razor is a tool that people use for shaving. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thin mouth (= with thin lips ) ▪ a woman with a sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAZOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cut-throat razor razor blade ▪ a razor blade razor blade razor sharp (= very sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIN — (WEAK) [adjective] thinner, thinnest - weak or of poor qualitya thin excusethin humoura thin disguisea thin nervous voicea thin smileTo …
Cambridge English vocab
RAZOR — [verb] [T]My hairdresser always razors (= cuts with a razor) my fringe to give a soft effect.
Cambridge English vocab
THIN — Synonyms and related words : Lenten, Sanforize, Sanforized, Spartan, a bit thick, a bit thin, abate, abrade, abstemious, abstract, absurd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Slang English vocab
RAZOR — Beyond the scope of coolness, beyond being phat or being money. It may be used as an adjective, verb, noun …
Slang English vocab
RAZOR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt ▪ cut-throat ( esp. BrE ), disposable , electric , safety , straight-edge ( AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THIN — INDEX: thin person 1. thin 2. thin in an attractive way 3. thin and strong-looking 4. thin in a way …
Longman Activator English vocab
THIN — adj. 25B6; adjective a thin white line : NARROW, fine, attenuated. a thin cotton nightdress : LIGHTWEIGHT, light, fine, delicate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIN — adj. 1 slim, slender, lean, spare, slight, lanky, spindly, skinny, thin as a rail or reed or rake, wispy, twiggy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THIN — See: INTO THIN AIR, OUT OF THIN AIR, SIT ON THIN ICE, SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, …
Словарь английских идиом
RAZOR — Besides other usages, the practice of shaving the head after the completion of a vow must have created among the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий Ant : thick б) худой, худощавый thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost ≈ худой как щепка в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor ≈ затачивать бритву double-edged razor ≈ обоюдоострая бритва dull razor ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — thin.ogg 1. θın a 1. тонкий thin skin paper, wire, blanket, slice, fingers - тонкая кожа бумага, проволока, -ое одеяло, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAZOR — razor.ogg 1. ʹreızə n бритва razor blade - лезвие ( безопасной ) бритвы on the razor's edge - на острие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIN — 1) жидкий 2) мореный 3) негустой 4) неплотный 5) прореживать 6) разбавленный 7) разжижать 8) разжиженный 9) разреженный 10) редкий 11) редкостойный 12) слабый 13) тонкий 14) тощий 15) утонить 16) утоньшать 17) утонять 18) худой 19) худощавый • constant …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RAZOR — razor сущ.бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — тупая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THIN — 1. θın a 1. тонкий thin skin paper, wire, blanket, slice, fingers - тонкая кожа бумага, проволока, -ое одеяло, -ий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAZOR — 1. ʹreızə n бритва razor blade - лезвие ( безопасной ) бритвы on the razor's edge - на острие ножа; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий ( по толщине, диаметру и т. д. ) thin paper — тонкая бумага thin rope …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THIN — 1. прил. 1) а) тонкий (по толщине, диаметру и т. д.) thin paper — тонкая бумага thin rope — тонкая веревка, тонкий канат Ant: thick 1. б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — тупая бритва electric razor — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THIN — 1. _a. 1> тонкий; thin sheet - тонкий лист 2> худой, худощавый; thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost - худой как щепка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THIN — 1. a. 1. тонкий; thin sheet - тонкий лист 2. худой, худощавый; thin as a lath/rail/whippingpost - худой как щепка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THIN — 1. _a. 1> тонкий; thin sheet тонкий лист 2> худой, худощавый; thin as a lath (или a rail, a whipping-post) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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