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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

  1. noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
  2. noun The proper state or condition for a human.

broom — full definition

  1. noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
  2. noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
  3. verb To sweep with a broom.

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