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kymppi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ace noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  • bullseye noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
  • gaffer noun The chief lighting technician on a film or television set.
  • majordomo noun The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
  • ten number The number after nine and before eleven, written as 10.
  • tenner noun Informal British term for a ten-pound note, or ten dollars in other dialects.

Senses

kymppi is used for these senses in English:

  • ace (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
  • bullseye A shot which hits the centre of a target.
  • gaffer (UK, informal) The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
  • leadman The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.
  • majordomo (chiefly, _, US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
  • sawbuck (US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.
  • straw boss (US) A worker acting as a supervisor of other workers.
  • tenner (informal, UK, Irish) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.

ace — full definition

  1. noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
  2. noun A person who is extremely skilled at something.
  3. noun (tennis) A serve that the opponent fails to touch, winning the point outright.
  4. verb To do extremely well in something, such as a test.
  5. adj Excellent; first-rate.

bullseye — full definition

  1. noun The very center of a target, or a shot that hits it dead-center.
  2. noun A hard, striped, peppermint-flavored boiled sweet, popular in the UK.
  3. intj An exclamation used when someone hits a target exactly, or makes a completely accurate statement.

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