Word: skimp
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Chesterton and Galsworthy and Max Beerbolom, contains careful selections from the masterworks of each of the grant English prose writers which not only give an idea of the artists at their best but often attempt honestly to reflect upon all the various facets of his genius. Any anthology will skimp here and there, will give too much space to men its readers may not think highly of individually; it is safe to say that under Professors Whitridge and Dodge this anthology has consistently accorded as much space as seems wise both in the development of English prose and the attraction...
...Harvard is cheaper than Yale. There a freshman can skimp through on $990 minimum...
...very well as a punch, or a liqueur, but never as a cocktail. The popularity of the Dry Martini places it without any doubt in the minds of the majority as the "World's Finest." Let the drinker beware of the European barman-he likes to skimp on his liquors and trust to melted ice to fill the glasses: tell him "pas trap glacé" (not too much ice) or, jocularly, "pas trap mouillé" (not too wet). GRAFTON D. DORSEY
...element of the training are varied. For one thing it serves to bring the men together where they will be free from worry and cares while they are eating. The coaches are assured that the boys are having good food and plenty of it. They do not have to skimp themselves because their allowance is nearly exhausted. Regularly is important. The training table assures a regular meal hour for all the men. This is important in making certain that all players will have had time to digest their food before the practice hour. Some of the football men work...
...Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowe, jobless, cooked what little food they had, told their three oldest children to skimp, skimped themselves so that their three youngest would have plenty. Next day the three youngest died of poisoning, another...