SLIM PICKINGS

Meaning of SLIM PICKINGS in English

noun plural

: little to be had or gained

had slim pickings for supper

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SLIM PICKINGS — Synonyms and related words : Lenten fare, austerity, exiguity, exiguousness, jejuneness, jejunity, leanness, meagerness, meanness, miserliness, narrowness, niggardliness, paltriness, parsimony, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLIM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a slim/narrow majority (= a very small majority ) ▪ The proposal was passed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLIM — (THIN) [adjective] slimmer, slimmest approving - (esp. of people) attractively thinslim hips/legsShe's got a lovely slim figure.How do you keep …
Cambridge English vocab
PICKINGS — noun plural Date: 1642 something that is picked or picked up: as, gleanable or eatable fragments ; scraps, yield or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PICKINGS — noun see picking 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLIM — I. ˈslim adjective ( slimmer ; slimmest ) Etymology: Dutch, bad, inferior, crafty, from Middle Dutch slim, slimp slanting, crooked, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLIM — (superl.) Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim …
Английский словарь Webster
SLIM — (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
Английский словарь Webster
SLIM — ( superl. ) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIM — ( superl. ) Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIM — — slimly , adv. — slimness , n. /slim/ , adj., slimmer, slimmest , v. , slimmed, slimming , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIM — I. ˈslim adjective ( slim·mer ; slim·mest ) Etymology: Dutch, bad, inferior, from Middle Dutch slimp crooked, bad; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICKINGS — noun plural Date: 1642 : something that is picked or picked up: as a. : gleanable or eatable fragments : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLIM — superl worthless; bad. 2. slim ·superl weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. 3. slim ·superl of small diameter …
Webster English vocab
PICKINGS — ■ plural noun 1》 profits or gains, especially those made effortlessly or dishonestly. 2》 remaining scraps or leftovers.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLIM — [slim] adj slim.mer ; slim.mest [D, bad, inferior, fr. MD slimp crooked, bad; akin to MHG slimp awry] (1657) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICKINGS — [pick.ings] n pl (1642): something that is picked or picked up: as a: gleanable or eatable fragments: scraps b: yield …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLIM — slim, Slim BrE AmE slɪm ▷ slimmed slɪmd ▷ slimmer ˈslɪm ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ slimmest ˈslɪm …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PICKINGS — pickings BrE AmE ˈpɪk ɪŋz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLIM — / slɪm; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( slim·mer , slim·mest ) 1. ( approving ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICKINGS — / ˈpɪkɪŋz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] something, especially money, that can be obtained from a particular situation in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIM — I. slim 1 S3 /slɪm/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slimmer , superlative slimmest ) [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKINGS — pick ‧ ings /ˈpɪkɪŋz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] informal money or profits that you can get easily from a situation: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLIM — adj., v., & n. --adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PICKINGS — n.pl. 1 perquisites; pilferings (rich pickings). 2 remaining scraps; gleanings.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLIM — adj., v., & n. adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PICKINGS — n.pl. 1 perquisites; pilferings (rich pickings). 2 remaining scraps; gleanings.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLIM — adj., v., & n. --adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1. a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow shape. b gracefully …
Oxford English vocab
PICKINGS — n.pl. 1. perquisites; pilferings (rich pickings). 2 remaining scraps; gleanings.
Oxford English vocab
SLIM — ( slimmer, slimmest, slims, slimming, slimmed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICKINGS — You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICKINGS — You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PICKINGS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE easy ▪ Imagine for a moment what easy pickings a huge shoal of small …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PICKINGS — [plural] [noun] - money which can be earned easily or dishonestlyThe street-sellers are lured to the town by the rich/easy …
Cambridge English vocab
PICKINGS — Synonyms and related words : blackmail, boodle, booty, capital gains, cleanup, clear profit, dividends, earnings, filthy lucre, gain, gains, get, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICKINGS — n. pl. Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and ends.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SLIM — I. verb Slim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ workforce II. adj. VERBS ▪ be , look …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLIM — adj. 25B6; adjective she was tall and slim : SLENDER, lean, thin, willowy, sylphlike, svelte, lissom, trim, slight, slightly built. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICKINGS — n. ( colloq. ) choice lean, slim ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SLIM — noun Also written slim (Health and Fitness) (More fully, Slim disease): the name used in Africa for Aids. Etymology: So …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
SLIM — 1. прил. 1) а) стройный, тонкий, худой (обыкн. о людях, животных) Syn : thin 1., slender б) скроенный таким образом, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKINGS — (мн.ч.)остатки (мн.ч.), объедки (мн.ч.) (обычно) pickingss
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKINGS — Остатки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PICKINGS — Мусор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SLIM — slim.ogg 1. slım a 1. тонкий, стройный slim figure leg, tree trunk - стройная фигура нога, -ое дерево this dress …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLIM — 1. [slım] a 1. тонкий, стройный ~ figure [leg, tree trunk] - стройная фигура [нога, -ое дерево] this dress will …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SLIM — 1. slım a 1. тонкий, стройный slim figure leg, tree trunk - стройная фигура нога, -ое дерево this dress will …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLIM — 1. прил. 1) а) стройный, тонкий, худой ( обыкн. о людях, животных ) Syn: thin 1., slender б) скроенный таким …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SLIM — 1. прил. 1) а) стройный, тонкий, худой (обыкн. о людях, животных) Syn: thin 1., slender б) скроенный таким образом, чтобы подчеркнуть стройность фигуры - об …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SLIM — 1. _a. 1> тонкий, стройный 2> _собир. слабый, скудный; незначительный; a slim chance of success - слабая надежда на успех …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SLIM — 1. a. 1. тонкий, стройный 2. собир. слабый, скудный; незначительный; a slim chance of success - слабая надежда на успех …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SLIM — slim n AmE sl You got a slim I can borrow? У тебя можно позаимствовать сигарету?
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SLIM — 1. прил. 1) а) стройный, тонкий, худой (обыкн. о людях, животных) Syn : thin 1., slender б) скроенный таким образом, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKINGS — (мн.ч.)остатки (мн.ч.), объедки (мн.ч.) (обычно) pickingss
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from gerund of pick (I) 1. pickings plural : something that is picked or picked …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICKING — /pik"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that picks. 2. something that is or may be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a diet high/rich in sth (= which contains a lot of something ) ▪ In …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAGRE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a meagre living British English , a meager living American English (= not much money …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PICKING — 1. ʹpıkıŋ n 1. 1> собирание 2> сбор ( урожая, плодов ) picking time - сезон уборки 3> ломка ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PICKING — 1. ʹpıkıŋ n 1. 1> собирание 2> сбор ( урожая, плодов ) picking time - сезон уборки 3> ломка ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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