lauta — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
lauta is used for these senses in English:
- board A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- board Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
- ironing board (idiomatic, colloquial) A flat-chested woman.
- stave One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
board — full definition
- verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
- verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
- noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
- noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.
stave — full definition
- noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
- noun A stanza of a poem or song; also the set of five lines music is written on.
- verb To break a hole in something, especially a barrel or boat hull ("stave in").
- verb To keep something away or delay it, especially in the phrase "stave off."