pua — meaning in English

English meaning

• prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
• tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.

Senses

pua is used for these senses in English:

• plectrum (music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
• prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
• quill A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]
• tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

prong — full definition

1. noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
2. noun A branch; a fork.
3. noun A fork (agricultural tool).

quill — full definition

1. noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
2. noun A pen made from a large feather, historically used for writing.
3. noun One of the sharp, barbed spines on a porcupine or hedgehog.

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