gaunt

  • 21gaunt — gauntly, adv. gauntness, n. /gawnt/, adj., gaunter, gauntest. 1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. 2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape.… …

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  • 22Gaunt — /gawnt, gahnt/, n. John of. See John of Gaunt. * * * …

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  • 23gaunt — adj. Gaunt is used with these nouns: ↑face …

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  • 24gaunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. haggard, bony, lean, emaciated. See narrowness. Ant., plump. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. emaciated, scraggy, skinny; see thin 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [GAWNT]… …

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  • 25gaunt — UK [ɡɔːnt] / US [ɡɔnt] adjective very thin, usually because you are ill, tired, or worried His face was pale and gaunt. Derived word: gauntness noun uncountable …

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  • 26Gaunt — [[t]gɔnt, gɑnt[/t]] n. big John of John of Gaunt …

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  • 27Gaunt — /gɔnt/ (say gawnt) noun John of → John of Gaunt …

  • 28Gaunt's Ghosts — is a series of novels written by Dan Abnett. It is a military science fiction series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The series spans thirteen novels which document the efforts of the Tanith First And Only, a highly skilled yet… …

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  • 29gaunt´ness — gaunt «gnt, gahnt», adjective verb. –adj. 1. very thin and bony; with hollow eyes and a starved look: »Hunger and suffering had made the lost hikers gaunt. SYNONYM(S): lean, spare, lank. See syn. under thin. (Cf. ↑thin) 2. such as to cause… …

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  • 30Gaunt (band) — Gaunt was a pop punk band formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1991. The original lineup formed from the ashes of the short lived and punkadelic Black Juju, and consisted of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Jerry Wick, bassist Eric Barth (who had also been… …

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