hienontaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comminute verb To break into smaller portions.
- 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 render into dust or 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
- verb To break into smaller portions.
- verb To pulverize; to smash.
- verb To cause fragmentation (of bone).
crush — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
- noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
- noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.