Dictionary Check: lean
"lean" is a valid word!
Scrabble
4
points
Words with Friends
6
points
Definition
adjective
lacking excess flesh
Example:
"you can't be too rich or too thin"
adjective
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
Example:
"lean ore"
adjective
containing little excess
Example:
"a lean budget"
adjective
not profitable or prosperous
Example:
"a lean year"
noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Example:
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
Example:
"She leaned over the banister"
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