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sleeve
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- pronunciation:
- sliv
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- laugh in one's sleeve, laugh up one's sleeve, up one's sleeve
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the part of a shirt, dress, or the like that covers the arm partly or completely.
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| definition 2: |
a fitted covering, as for a phonograph record or a machine part.
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| phrase: |
laugh in one's sleeve, laugh up one's sleeve, up one's sleeve |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sleeves, sleeving, sleeved |
| definition: |
to provide a sleeve or sleeves for.
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| derivations: |
sleeveless (adj.), sleevelike (adj.) |
Word Builder: sleeve +
- sleeveless:
without sleeves.
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