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aisa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

aisa is used for these senses in English:

  • beam (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
  • thill One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
  • tongue (obsolete) A voice, (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
  • tongue The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

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.

shaft — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  2. noun A vertical or sloped passage sunk into the ground, or a vertical passage in a building housing an elevator or ventilation.
  3. noun A narrow beam of light.
  4. verb To treat someone unfairly or cheat them, often through deceit.

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