針 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- agility noun The ability to move quickly, easily, and with control.
- gar noun A long, slender freshwater fish with narrow, tooth-filled jaws, found mainly in North America.
- garfish noun Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- needle noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
Senses
針 is used for these senses in English:
- agility (uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
- crochet hook A needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile).
- gar (especially, UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone.
- garfish (especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- needle A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
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