deft
21deft — adjective a deft piece of footwork his deft handling of the situation Syn: skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, handy; able, capable, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, polished, slick, professional …
22deft — [[t]dɛft[/t]] adj. er, est skillful; nimble; facile • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME; var. of daft deft′ly, adv. deft′ness, n. syn: See dexterous …
23deft — adjective /dɛft/ Quick and neat in action; skillful He assembled it in one fluid, deft motion …
24deft — adj. Deft is used with these nouns: ↑diplomacy, ↑finger, ↑flick, ↑footwork, ↑hand, ↑move, ↑movement, ↑stroke, ↑touch …
25deft — /dɛft / (say deft) adjective dexterous; nimble; skilful; clever. {Middle English; variant of daft} –deftly, adverb –deftness, noun …
26deft — 1) little and pretty, neat ; also active : a deft man or thing. N. 2) clever. Old Plays, second edit. vol. v. p. 175. DEFTLY. See Macbeth …
27deft´ness — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… …
28deft — adjective Etymology: Middle English defte gentle more at daft Date: 15th century characterized by facility and skill Synonyms: see dexterous • deftly adverb • deftness noun …
29DEFT — direct epifluorescent filter technique …
30DEFT — dose effect factor for tumor …
