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skær — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • hue noun A color, or a particular shade or tint of a color.
  • island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
  • islet noun A small island.

Senses

skær is used for these senses in English:

  • flute A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
  • hue A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
  • island (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
  • islet A small island.
  • saw-wort Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.
  • skerry A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

flute — full definition

  1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
  3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
  4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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