hammastaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• indent noun A notch or a cut in the edge of something.
• serrate adj Edged with small points like the teeth of a saw.

Senses

hammastaa is used for these senses in English:

• indent (transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
• serrate To make serrate.

indent — full definition

1. noun A notch or a cut in the edge of something.
2. noun A mark stamped or pressed into a surface.
3. noun (historical) A US government certificate from just after the Revolution, promising to repay part of the public debt.
4. noun An official order requesting supplies for an army.

serrate — full definition

1. adj Edged with small points like the teeth of a saw.
2. adj Describing a leaf with saw-like points angled away from the stalk.

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