kannatin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
- hanger noun A shaped piece of wood, plastic, or wire used to hang clothes on.
- prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
- rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
- suspender noun Something or someone who suspends.
- yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.
Senses
kannatin is used for these senses in English:
- brace A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- bracket A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- bracket (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
- hanger A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
- hanger That by which a thing is suspended.
- prop An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- rest (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- support (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.
brace — full definition
- noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
- noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
- verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.
bracket — full definition
- noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
- noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
- verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.