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delicate
Adjective
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A delicate thing is something that can break easily. It is usually beautiful but people need to be careful if they touch it.
Flower petals are delicate.
I don't want a child to hold my delicate glasses.
The things in this box are delicate. Please don't drop them.
slender
Adjective
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When something is slender, it means that the object is thin.
That model is rather slender in shape, which explains why she received many invitations for her photograph to be taken.
mouse
Noun
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A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.
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A mouse is a device used to control a computer.
mouse
Verb
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If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.
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If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.
opossum
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noun
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
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noun
(= phalanger)
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails