leaky
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1.5
- adjective
- /ˈliːki/
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con fugas
- After fixing the leaky faucet, there was no more annoying dripping in the kitchen.
- a leaky roof
So chronically drink alcohol, you have a leakier brain barrier.
- So chronically drink alcohol, you have a leakier brain barrier.
- They can use chemicals and spikes to give the pests leaky gut syndrome.
- Again, blueberries, pears, things like applesauce I really really like for leaky gut syndrome.
- What about if you talk about trying to row a leaky boat?
- And the inflammation is actually driven by leaky gut.
- So I, I started looking into it and it turns out leaky gut is a, is an actual thing.
- So pears, blueberries, applesauce, probably the most easily digested fruits for leaky gut syndrome.
- Hudson helped me play some pipe in the you help me fix a leaky pipe.
- And we could show some impairment of the microbiome or the intestinal barrier and leaky gut.
- There are other things that I think would help depending on what the condition is like if it's aggravated by leaky gut, for example, or gut inflammation.
- Who we are voting together, voting in a government that agrees on laws and taxes, so a leaky border will always be alarming.
- As a consequence, the lining of the gut is disrupted and you develop, at least transiently, leaky gut.
- And having a leaky roof is usually also having water damage, which then might mean having an insect problem.
- They clean up nicely your gut wall and so it's not leaky, get rid of inflammation and this change, giving them a break really seems to have these great benefits.
- All in all, I'm just dealing with leaky gut and SIBO right now and it's shitty, but it is kind of common, especially with the food we have here in America.
Examples
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I want to tell you the super fixed the leaky pipes and sealed up that hole in your wall.
Fiction book (1995) -
You see, this is rusty water from a very leaky pipe.
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We had to drive the whole way in January with the windows open because the damn car had a leaky gas line.
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Hey, mama... you got a leaky roof.
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It's got that leaky ceiling.
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You had a leaky faucet and you called and they sent me over.
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Heating and cooling loads are greater in leaky buildings than in tight buildings.
Academic text (1991) -
And having a leaky roof is usually also having water damage, which then might mean having an insect problem.
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The thoughtful homeowner considers whether patching a leaky roof may cost more in the long run than replacing it.
Academic text (1998) -
The place was squalid, with a leaky roof and sooty walls, but glory, glowing embers in the hearth!
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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4.6
Full of small holes that let water or air pass through
15
2.4
A room or window that lets cold air in because it has gaps
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5.8
A material that lets water or air pass through it
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3.3
Slightly wet and letting small drops of water fall
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4.2
Full of holes that let things pass through
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9.6
A material like rock or bone that lets air and water pass through
Antonyms
How Leaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leaky comes from the word leak, which means a hole or place where something 'flows out'. So a leaky pipe or boat is one that lets water or gas escape through holes or cracks.