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laita — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • boards noun A stage, especially in theatre — as in the phrase "to tread the boards."
  • brim noun The upper rim or edge of a cup, bowl, or similar container.
  • curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • flank noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.

Senses

laita is used for these senses in English:

  • board (ice hockey, often, in the plural) The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
  • boards Structure around a rink for ice hockey.
  • brim Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • curb A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
  • edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  • edge A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
  • flank (soccer) The wing, one side of the pitch.
  • side A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

board — full definition

  1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
  3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
  4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

boards — full definition

  1. noun A stage, especially in theatre — as in the phrase "to tread the boards."
  2. noun The wall surrounding an ice hockey rink.
  3. noun Formal exams required to enter a profession or qualify in a field.

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