The old man leaned on his staff.
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Leaned
//liːnd//
Synonyms for "leaned" (327 found)
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Adjective(14 words)
dipdirectdisposedivertdropdrydulldwarfeddwarfishemaciatedendangerexiguousfallfall awayfall offfavorflatflat-chestedfleshlessfrank
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frightenfrugalganglingganglygauntgawkygogo along withgo downhillgo uphillgradegradientgravitatehaggardhardhave a tendencyheadheelhomelyhomespunimperilimpoverishedinclinationinclineindigentinfertileintimidatejejunekeellanklankyleadlean onlean towardslean-fleshedlean-lookingleaningleaning towerlentenlimitedlooklook kindly uponlook tomatter-of-factmeagermeagremeanmenacemiserlynarrownaturalneatnecessitousneedyniggardlynot hesitate
Noun(4 words)
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not hesitate toopenpaltryparsimoniouspenuriouspinchedpitchpithyplainplain spokenplain-speakingplain-spokenplungeplunge intopointpoint topoorpoverty-strickenprecipitateprefer
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pressurepropprosaicprosingprosypunypurepurple drankrakerangyrarefiedrawbonedreclineredound torely onretreatrightfulriserusticscantscantyscarescraggyscrawnyscrimpscrimpyseesawservesetset towardsettleseveresheershelveshow a tendencyshrunkensidlesimplesimple-speakingsinksizzurpskeletalskimpskinnyslantslenderslightslimslopeslouchsmallsobersparesparingsparsespartanspideryspindlingspindlystarkstarvationstingystintedstraightforwardstraitenedstuntedsubsidesubsistenceswagswayswingtend to goterrifyterrorizetersethin-belliedthin-fleshedthreatentiptower of pisatrendtrust inturntwiggyunadornedunaffectedundersizedunderweightunfruitfulunimaginativeunnourishingunnutritiousunpoeticalunproductiveunprofitableunvarnisheduprisevergewarnwarpwastedwateredwaterywirywork towardwould as leavewould as lief
Adjective(24 words)
paltrypoorrangyraunchyscantscantlingscantyscarceskimpysleazysleekslightslimslinkysparesparsesvelteswacksylphlikethreadbare
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Noun(4 words)
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The tower leaned slightly to the left.
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I leaned forward, eager to catch every word he spoke.
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The lad leaned over and shouted into Tom's ear.
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