petxina — meaning in English

English meaning

• clamshell noun The shell of a clam.
• scallop noun An edible marine shellfish with a distinctive fan-shaped, ridged shell.
• twinkle verb To shine with a flickering, sparkling light.

Senses

petxina is used for these senses in English:

• clamshell A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
• pendentive (architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
• scallop Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
• twinkle (childish) The female genitalia.

clamshell — full definition

1. noun The shell of a clam.
2. noun Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.
3. noun A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
4. noun In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with takeout food.

scallop — full definition

1. noun An edible marine shellfish with a distinctive fan-shaped, ridged shell.
2. noun A curved, wavy edge shaped like the rim of a scallop shell, used in sewing or decoration.
3. verb To shape the edge of something into a series of curves.

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