Lean
adjectivelin
Adjective
lacking excess flesh
“Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look”
containing little excess
“a lean budget”
Similar:Skimpynot profitable or prosperous
“a lean year”
Noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Type of:Position
Verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
cause to lean or incline
“He leaned his rifle against the wall”
Type of:PositionLaySetrely on for support
“We can lean on this man”
Type of:Trusthave a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
cause to lean to the side
Similar:ListType of:Move
Other
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
“lean ore”
“lean fuel”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA