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Webster 1913 Edition


Slinky

Slink′y

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Adj.
Thin; lank.
[Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

Definition 2024


Slinky

Slinky

A metal Slinky
See also: slinky

English

Noun

Slinky (plural Slinkys or Slinkies)

  1. A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up.

Translations

slinky

slinky

See also: Slinky

English

Adjective

slinky (comparative slinkier, superlative slinkiest)

  1. furtive, stealthy or catlike
  2. (Britain, dialect, dated) thin; lank

Noun

slinky (plural slinkies)

  1. (mathematics) A three-dimensional curve — a spiral wound around a helix.