All broomstick synonyms
broomΒ·stick
B b adj broomstick
- slim β slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- tenuous β lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- rangy β (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- gangly β gangling.
- spindly β long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.
- gaunt β extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- slender β having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- scrawny β excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck.
- angular β Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- skeleton β Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- attenuate β To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- frail β having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- flimsy β without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- dainty β If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- shadow β a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- twiggy β of, relating to, or resembling twigs.
- weedy β full of or abounding in weeds.
- attenuated β An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
- scraggy β lean or thin; scrawny.
- stilt β one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- bare β If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- hungry β having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- lacking β being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- lanky β ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- lithe β bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- skinny β very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- stunted β slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development.
- underfed β to feed insufficiently.
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- willowy β pliant; lithe.
- lank β (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
- skin and bones β a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones.
- stinted β to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- fragile β brittle
- reedy β full of reeds: a reedy marsh.
- beanpole β If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- bony β Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
- gangling β to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- rawboned β having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
noun broomstick
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- beanstalk β the stem of a bean plant
- hatrack β a frame, stand, or post having knobs or hooks for hanging hats.
- string bean β any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.