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зъбе́ц — meaning in English

zabets

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English meaning

  • barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  • cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  • indent noun A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • indentation noun A dent, notch, or inward curve in a surface or edge.
  • jag verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
  • prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
  • tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

Senses

зъбе́ц is used for these senses in English:

  • barb The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • cog A tooth on a gear.
  • indent A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • indentation A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
  • jag A sharp projection.
  • prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
  • tooth A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

barb — full definition

  1. noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
  3. noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
  4. verb To fit something with barbs.

cog — full definition

  1. noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  2. noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.

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