lisse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bald adj Having little or no hair on the head.
- sleek verb To make something smooth, glossy, or polished.
- smooth adjective Having an even surface, free of bumps or roughness.
- steady adj Firmly fixed or balanced; not shaking or wobbling.
- stringer noun A freelance journalist who reports on events for a news organization without being a full-time staff member.
- swish noun A soft rustling or hissing sound, often caused by quick movement through the air.
Senses
lisse is used for these senses in English:
- bald Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
- heddle A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.
- sleek Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
- sleek Not rough or harsh.
- smooth Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- smooth (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- steady Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
- stringer A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
bald — full definition
- adj Having little or no hair on the head.
- adj Plain and direct, without any softening detail.
- adj Of a tyre, worn smooth so the tread is gone.