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жлеб — meaning in English

zhleb

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English meaning

  • chamfer noun An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
  • chase verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
  • notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
  • rabbet noun A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.

Senses

жлеб is used for these senses in English:

  • chamfer An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
  • chase A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
  • fillister A plane for making a rabbet.
  • flute (architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
  • gouge A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
  • groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • mortise (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. [from 14th c.]
  • notch A V-shaped cut.

chase — full definition

  1. verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To pursue a goal, opportunity, or ambition persistently.
  3. noun An act of pursuing someone or something, especially at speed.
  4. verb To drink something mild right after a strong alcoholic drink.

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