skab — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cabinet noun A piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storage or display.
- closet noun A small enclosed storage space, especially for clothes (mainly American usage).
- cupboard noun A cabinet or small closet with doors and shelves, used to store dishes, food, or other household items.
- locker noun A small, lockable storage compartment, often found in schools, gyms, or workplaces.
- mange noun A skin disease in mammals caused by burrowing mites, causing itching and hair loss.
- ness noun A headland or promontory jutting out into the sea, often used as part of place names.
- scabies noun A contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites burrowing under the skin, causing intense itching.
- ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.
Senses
skab is used for these senses in English:
- ness Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
- ship Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.
- cabinet A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
- cupboard A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
- mange (veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- scabies (pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
cabinet — full definition
- noun A piece of furniture with doors or drawers used for storage or display.
- noun The senior group of ministers or advisors who help run a government.
closet — full definition
- noun A small enclosed storage space, especially for clothes (mainly American usage).
- adj Kept secret or hidden, especially describing someone not open about their identity.
- verb To shut someone away privately, usually for a serious talk.