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blad — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  • leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  • page noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
  • sheet noun A large piece of thin cloth used to cover a mattress or bed.

Senses

blad is used for these senses in English:

  • blade The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
  • leaf A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
  • sheet A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
  • sheet A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.

blade — full definition

  1. noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  2. noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
  3. verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").

leaf — full definition

  1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
  3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
  4. verb To grow leaves.

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