3. s. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
the slack of a rope or of a sail
4. s. A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.
5. adj. Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
a slack rope
6. adj. Weak; not holding fast.
a slack hand
7. adj. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
slack in duty or service
8. adj. Not violent, rapid, or pressing.
Business is slack.
9. adj. (slang) vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music
10. adv. Slackly.
slack dried hops
11. v. To slacken.
12. v. (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
13. v. (followed by “off”) to procrastinate; to be lazy
14. v. (followed by “off”) to refuse to exert effort
15. v. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Lime slacks.
idler
1. holgazán, flojo
idler
1. s. One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
2. s. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. s. (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watchOED 2nd edition 1989
4. s. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler%20wheelhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/diction
1. adj. Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
The child was too weak to move the boulder.
They easily guessed his weak computer password.
2. adj. Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
a weak timber; a weak rope
3. adj. Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
weak resolutions; weak virtue
4. adj. Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
We were served stale bread and weak tea.
5. adj. (grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
6. adj. (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
7. adj. (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
8. adj. (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
9. adj. (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
a weak acid; a weak base
10. adj. (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
11. adj. (slang) Bad or uncool.
This place is weak.
12. adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
13. adj. Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
14. adj. Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
The prosecution advanced a weak case.
15. adj. Lacking in vigour or expression.
a weak sentence; a weak style
16. adj. Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
17. adj. (stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.
a weak market; wheat is weak at present
18. adj. (photography) Lacking contrast.
a weak negative
friable
1. friable, frágil
friable
1. adj. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
2. adj. (of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.
3. adj. (of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
4. adj. (math, of a number) smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.
3. s. (military slang) An (w , Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army , insurgent) in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot. Despite some claims, this word is not a rac
remiss
remiss
1. adj. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.
2. adj. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
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