jyrkänne — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- cliff noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
- precipice noun A very steep cliff or drop.
- rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
- shelve verb To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
- still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.
Senses
jyrkänne is used for these senses in English:
- bluff A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- cliff A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- precipice A very steep cliff.
- rampart A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- scarp (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment.
- shelve (archaic) A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
- still A period of calm or silence.
bluff — full definition
- verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
- noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.
cliff — full definition
- noun A high, steep face of rock, often found along a coastline.
- noun A point where something suddenly and sharply drops off or worsens.