The meaning of Peakier

adjective

(of a person) suffering from anaemia.

Usage examples:

The doctor said you were a bit anaemic

noun

A person suffering from anaemia.

Usage examples:

Cumin seeds are a rich source of iron and hence very beneficial for anaemics

adjective

(of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness.

Usage examples:

Eleanor's ashen face

adjective

Made of timber from the ash tree.

Usage examples:

I slopped the stuff on and miraculously the ashen timbers of our bench and table suite turned slowl…

adjective

(of a person’s face) looking pale and gray from illness, shock, or fear

collocation

If someone is ashen-faced, their face is pale grey in colour, often because they are worried or ill

Usage examples:

Julie walked in, ashen-faced with shock., she came out of the meeting looking ashen-faced, so i imm…

adjective

Of a pale greyish colour; ashen.

Usage examples:

The ashy shadows of the mountains

adjective

Consisting of or like ash (= the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance has burned)

Usage examples:

They found fruit thrived in the ashy soil at the feet of volcanoes., her ashy face was anxious, pal…

adjective

(of a revolution or conflict) without violence or killing.

Usage examples:

A bloodless coup

adjective

Happening without the use of violence

Usage examples:

The rebel soldiers seized power in a bloodless coup.

noun

A man who behaves dishonourably, especially towards a woman.

Usage examples:

Her adulterous cad of a husband

abbreviation

Computer-aided design.

noun

Abbreviation for computer-aided design; computer-assisted design: the use of computers to help design products

Usage examples:

Cad software/technology, an office worker is now using a cad system to plot production process flow…

adjective

(especially of a gas or liquid) without colour.

Usage examples:

A colourless liquid

adjective

Having no colour

Usage examples:

Water and glass are colourless., carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas., it is …

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

noun

A thing that uses up a particular resource.

Usage examples:

Nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse

adjective

Past participle of draw.

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

adjective

Past participle of draw

Usage examples:

He’s not as sick as he was, but he still looks thin and drawn.

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

Usage examples:

Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

Usage examples:

He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

adjective

Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Usage examples:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Usage examples:

Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

adjective

(of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.

Usage examples:

His face, with its wrinkled, pallid complexion

adjective

Pale and looking unhealthy

Usage examples:

He looked pallid and bloated a few years ago.

noun

A folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables.

Usage examples:

I've always associated it with school meals, so to see it put in a shortcrust pasty is an intriguin…

adjective

(of a person's face) unhealthily pale.

Usage examples:

A pasty complexion

adjective

(of someone’s skin) pale and unhealthy looking

Usage examples:

A pasty face

adjective

Looking pale and sick

adjective

Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.

Usage examples:

Her pinched, sallow face

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

adjective

(of someone’s face) thin and anxious, or (of clothing) narrow

Usage examples:

Nora was short, with a pinched face, and wore thick glasses with wire rims., her dress was pinched …

adjective

(of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour.

Usage examples:

His skin was sallow and pitted

noun

A willow tree, especially one of a low-growing or shrubby kind.

Usage examples:

Sallows grow much faster, if they are planted within reach of water, or in a very moorish ground, o…

adjective

Often ill; in poor health.

Usage examples:

She was a thin, sickly child

adjective

Weak and unhealthy

Usage examples:

He was a sickly child.

adjective

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

Usage examples:

She was looking wan and bleary-eyed

abbreviation

Wide area network.

noun

A computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of more than 1 km.