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nuora — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • tightrope noun A rope or cable stretched tight, high above the ground, on which acrobats perform balancing feats.

Senses

nuora is used for these senses in English:

  • funiculus (anatomy) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.
  • line A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
  • line A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
  • tightrope A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

tightrope — full definition

  1. noun A rope or cable stretched tight, high above the ground, on which acrobats perform balancing feats.
  2. noun A difficult or precarious situation requiring careful balance.

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