steen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- canker noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
- nugget noun A small rounded lump, especially of gold or other precious metal found in its natural state.
- pebble noun A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.
- rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
- Steen noun Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine grape (used especially in South African wine).
- stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
- tile noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
Senses
steen is used for these senses in English:
- canker An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
- nugget (countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.
- pebble A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
- rock (uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rock (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
- rock (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- stone Constructed of stone.
- stone (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
canker — full definition
- noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
- noun A painful sore, especially inside the mouth.
- noun Figuratively, something that slowly corrupts or destroys from within.
- verb To corrode, corrupt, or slowly destroy.
nugget — full definition
- noun A small rounded lump, especially of gold or other precious metal found in its natural state.
- noun A small, valuable piece of information or wisdom.
- noun A small piece of breaded and fried food, especially chicken.