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отвесен — meaning in English

otvesen

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English meaning

  • bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  • plumb noun A weight on a line used to check that something is perfectly vertical.
  • precipitous adj Steep, like a precipice
  • sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
  • vertical adj Standing straight up, at a right angle to the ground or to a horizontal line.

Senses

отвесен is used for these senses in English:

  • bluff Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  • plumb Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
  • precipitous Steep, like a precipice
  • sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
  • vertical Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

bluff — full definition

  1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
  3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

plumb — full definition

  1. noun A weight on a line used to check that something is perfectly vertical.
  2. adj Exactly vertical.
  3. adv Exactly or completely.
  4. verb To explore or think about something thoroughly, trying to fully understand it.
  5. verb To connect something to a water supply and drainage system.

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