nystyrä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
- nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- protrusion noun The act of protruding.
- tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
Senses
nystyrä is used for these senses in English:
- barb Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
- nose The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- nublet A small nub or protrusion.
- protrusion (countable) Anything that protrudes.
- tooth (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
- tubercle (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
barb — full definition
- noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
- noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
- noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
- verb To fit something with barbs.
nose — full definition
- noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
- noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
- noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
- verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
- verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."