dissel — meaning in English

English meaning

• adze noun A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
• beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.

Senses

dissel is used for these senses in English:

• adze A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
• beam (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.

adze — full definition

1. noun A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
2. verb To shape wood or another material using an adze.

beam — full definition

1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
3. noun A wide, happy smile.
4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

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