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schap — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ness noun A headland or promontory jutting out into the sea, often used as part of place names.
  • rack noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
  • shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.

Senses

schap 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.
  • rack A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
  • shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
  • shelf The capacity of such an object
  • shelf A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.

rack — full definition

  1. noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
  2. noun A frame for carrying luggage or equipment on a vehicle, such as the roof rack of a car.
  3. noun Historically, a device with a ratchet used to torture people by stretching their limbs.
  4. noun A bar with teeth that meshes with a gear (a pinion) to convert rotary motion into straight-line motion, or works with a pawl to allow movement in only one direction.
  5. verb To cause severe strain, pain, or suffering.

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