lank

«lank» in Mova's school dictionary: long, thin and limp, without bounce: lank grey hair — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (lanker, lankest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lank means long, thin and limp, without bounce: lank grey hair. tree →

2) Lank can describe a tall, thin, bony person. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a lank figure is a tall, thin, often sad or frightening character, such as a beggar on the road

examples

• The lank grey beggarman walked slowly up the road. tree →
• Her hair hung lank and wet. tree →
• He was tall and lank, like a bean pole. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.