harja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arete noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
- broom noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
- brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- chine noun The top of a ridge.
- comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
- land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
- mane noun The long, thick hair growing along the neck of an animal such as a horse or lion.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
Senses
harja is used for these senses in English:
- arête (geology) A very thin ridge of rock.
- broom (countable, curling) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
- brush An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
- brush A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
- brush (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
- comb A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
- comb A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
- crest A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
arete — full definition
- noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
- noun The proper state or condition for a human.
broom — full definition
- noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
- noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
- verb To sweep with a broom.