etsintä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
- manhunt noun An organized search for a fugitive or dangerous suspect.
- mining noun The industry or process of extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the earth.
- quest noun A long or difficult search or journey undertaken to achieve a goal.
- search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
- sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
Senses
etsintä is used for these senses in English:
- fish (countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
- fish (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
- manhunt An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
- mining (figuratively) Any activity that extracts or undermines.
- quest A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- search An attempt to find something.
- sweep A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
fish — full definition
- noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
- noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
- verb To try to catch fish.
- verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.