hienontaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• comminute verb To break something into small pieces.
• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• fine adj Of high quality; excellent.
• mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
• powder noun A dry substance made of fine loose particles.
• pulverise verb To crush something down into a fine powder.

Senses

hienontaa is used for these senses in English:

• comminute (transitive) To break into smaller portions.
• crush To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
• fine (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
• levigate (transitive) To make into a smooth paste or fine powder.
• mince (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
• powder (transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
• pulverise (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
• pulverise (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

comminute — full definition

1. verb To break something into small pieces.
2. verb To crush or smash something into small pieces or powder.
3. verb (of a bone) To break into several pieces.

crush — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

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