kuori — meaning in English
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English meaning
- case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
- casing noun An outer covering that encloses or protects something.
- chancel noun The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- choir noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
- cod noun A large sea fish, especially Atlantic cod, widely eaten and central to many fisheries.
- corona noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
- cortex noun The outer layer of an organ or body part, especially the brain or a kidney.
- cortical adj Relating to the outer layer (cortex) of an organ, especially the brain.
- cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
- crust noun The hard outer layer of something, especially bread or the Earth.
- envelope noun A flat paper or cardboard cover used to hold and mail letters or documents.
- hull noun The main body of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
- husk noun The dry outer covering of certain fruits, seeds, or vegetables, such as corn.
- jacket noun A garment for the upper body, worn over a shirt, usually reaching the waist or thigh.
- peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
- rind noun The tough outer skin or covering of certain fruits, cheeses, or meats.
- shale noun A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
- shard noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
- skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
- tribune noun An elected official in ancient Rome who represented and protected the interests of ordinary citizens.
- zest noun The outer, colourful peel of a citrus fruit, grated or peeled off for its flavour.
Senses
kuori is used for these senses in English:
- apse (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
- apsis (architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
- case The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- casing That which encloses or encases.
- chancel The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- choir (architecture) Uncommon form of quire (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”).
- cod (UK, obsolete) A husk or integument; a pod.
- corona The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
case — full definition
- noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
- noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
- noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
- noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
- verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.
casing — full definition
- noun An outer covering that encloses or protects something.
- noun The decorative frame around a door or window.