staak — meaning in English
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English meaning
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.
- stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
Senses
staak is used for these senses in English:
- goad A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- pale A wooden stake; a picket.
- spindle Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.
- stake A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
goad — full definition
- noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.
pale — full definition
- adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
- verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
- noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.