nukkaantua — meaning in English

English meaning

• frizz verb Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
• pill noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.

Senses

nukkaantua is used for these senses in English:

• frizz To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
• pill (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.

frizz — full definition

1. verb Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
2. verb To curl; to make frizzy.
3. verb To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
4. verb To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

pill — full definition

1. noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.
2. noun Short for "the pill" — an oral contraceptive.
3. noun Informally, an annoying or unpleasant person.

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