n. a wooden strip forming part of a fence

v. turn pale, as if in fear

adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"

adj. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. deathly pale esp from physical or emotional distress: "ashen with grief"; "smiled with bloodless lips"; "as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips they became livid with the hue of death"

v. make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"

v. become brighter; "The sky brightened"

v. become lighter; "The room lightened up"

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

adj. unhealthy looking

adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

adj. of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"

adj. deathly pale esp from physical or emotional distress: "ashen with grief"; "smiled with bloodless lips"; "as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips they became livid with the hue of death"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

adj. weak in color; not colorful

adj. of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

adj. (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

adj. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

adj. not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"

adj. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";

adj. (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

adj. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"

adj. unhealthy looking

adj. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"

adj. lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball"

adj. lacking strength or vigor

adj. having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

adj. lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"

adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

adj. having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"

adj. of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses"

adj. (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

adj. weak in willpower, courage or vitality

adj. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"

adj. inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"

adj. having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"

adj. having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"

adj. capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"

adj. overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"

adj. lacking in interest: "her drab personality"; "his competent but dull performance of the role"

adj. lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"

adj. of hair color; whitish

adj. of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks"

adj. resembling peoples of Scandinavia

adj. having red hair and usually fair skin

adj. lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"

adj. (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"