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— meaning in English

cáo

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English meaning

  • crib noun A baby's bed with high sides, used before a child moves to a regular bed.
  • fluting noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  • manger noun An open trough that holds feed for horses or cattle.

Senses

槽 is used for these senses in English:

  • crib A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
  • fluting (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • gouge A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
  • manger A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
  • nativity scene (Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.

crib — full definition

  1. noun A baby's bed with high sides, used before a child moves to a regular bed.
  2. noun Informal term for one's home.
  3. noun A set of notes used to help with a test or task, often dishonestly.
  4. verb To copy someone else's work dishonestly.

fluting — full definition

  1. noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  2. noun The act of making such grooves.
  3. noun A flute-like sound.
  4. noun A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

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