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121narrow — 1. adjective 1) the path became narrow Syn: small, tapered, tapering, narrowing; archaic strait Ant: wide, broad 2) her narrow waist Syn: slender, slim …
122narrow — 1. adjective 1) her narrow waist Syn: slender, slim, small, slight, spare, attenuated, tapering, thin, tiny 2) a narrow space Syn: confined, cramped …
123scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… …
124scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN …
125scale down — {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John scaled down each boy s share of food after a bear robbed the camp./ * /Tom built a scaled down model of the plane./ Compare: CUT DOWN …
126litotes — Meiosis Mei*o sis (m[ i]*[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mei wsis, fr. meioy^n to make smaller, from mei wn. See {Meionite}.] 1. (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see… …
127Meiosis — Mei*o sis (m[ i]*[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. mei wsis, fr. meioy^n to make smaller, from mei wn. See {Meionite}.] 1. (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see also… …
128Meiosis (figure of speech) — In rhetoric, meiosis is a euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is. Meiosis is the opposite of auxesis, and also sometimes used as a synonym for… …
