2. adj. (of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
3. adj. Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable.
He was a shifty character in a seedy bar, and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him.
4. adj. Full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, London: Henry G. Bohn, Volume 2, p.(nbsp)848: “Cunning; artful” (Craven Yorkshire).
3. adj. Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
4. adj. (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
He is a shady character.
5. adj. (slang) Mean, cruel.
Don't be shady, give us a go.
sketchy
1. adj. Qui évoque une esquisse, une ébauche, un brouillon.
2. adj. Qui ressemble à un sketch, théâtral, caricatural.
3. adj. (Figuré) Superficiel, vague.
Même si les détails sont flous à l'heure actuelle, nous en savons assez pour comprendre ce qu'il se passe.
4. adj. (Figuré) (Argot) Suspect, louche.
sketchy
1. adj. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
The first draft included a sketchy design.
2. adj. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
3. adj. (North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold.
4. adj. (North America, slang) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.
Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something.
5. adj. (North America, slang) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.
Jack is so sketchy. I think he's stalking me.
dipper
1. n. (Ustensiles) Louche.
Dipper
1. n. (Canada, politics, informal) A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party.
2. n. (Canada, politics, informal, attributively) Of or belonging to the New Democratic Party or supporters of it.
3. n. One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
4. n. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
5. n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
6. n. (India) The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
7. n. Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
chicken dippers
8. n. (slang) A pickpocket.
9. n. (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
10. n. (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
11. n. (historical, informal, Christianity) A Baptist or Dunker.
tablespoon
1. n. Unité de mesure du volume (système impérial britannique). Symbole tbsp.
* 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2. n. Unité de mesure du volume (USA). Symbole tbsp.
* 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons US
* 1 tablespoon = 14,78676478125 millilitres
3. n. Cuillère à soupe, grande cuillère.
tablespoon
1. n. (Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
2. n. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
3. n. (cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
The healing power of alcohol only works on scrapes and nicks; and not on girls in seedy bars who drown themselves in it. (from "Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem" by Bayside)
2. adj. Full of seeds.
Pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.
3. adj. untidy; unkempt
His seedy, dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.
4. adj. infirm; gone to seed.
With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.
5. adj. suffering the effects of a hangover
After last night's party we were all feeling pretty seedy.
6. adj. (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
1. n. Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
She kept a scoop in the dog food.
2. n. The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
Use one scoop of coffee for each pot.
I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream.
3. n. The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
4. n. A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
He listened carefully, in hopes of getting the scoop on the debate.
5. n. (automotive) An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
6. n. The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
7. n. A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
8. n. A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
9. n. A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to literally scoop up patients.
10. n. A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
11. v. To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.
12. v. To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
13. v. (music, often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
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