nielu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- gullet noun The throat or esophagus, the passage food travels down when swallowed.
- pharynx noun The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
- vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
Senses
nielu is used for these senses in English:
- drain (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- fauces (anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
- gullet The throat or esophagus.
- pharyngeal (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
- pharynx (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- sink (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- vortex (figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.
drain — full definition
- noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
- verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
- noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.
gullet — full definition
- noun The throat or esophagus, the passage food travels down when swallowed.
- noun The gap or notch between the teeth of a saw blade.