paalu — meaning in English

English meaning

• jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tire.
• pale adjective Light in color, or lacking the usual color, especially in the face.
• paling noun A pointed wooden post used to build a fence.
• palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defense or barrier.
• picket noun A person or group standing outside a workplace during a strike to protest and discourage others from entering.
• pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
• pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
• stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
• stanchion noun An upright post used to hold something up.
• stilt noun One of a pair of long poles with a place to rest your feet, used to walk high above the ground, often by performers.
• stump noun The part of a tree, plant, or limb left behind after the rest has been cut off.
• wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

paalu is used for these senses in English:

• jack (slang, chiefly, US) Money, cash. [from 19th c.]
• pale A wooden stake; a picket.
• pale (heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
• paling A pointed stick used to make a fence.
• palisade A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
• picket A stake driven into the ground.
• pile A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
• pole (motor racing) A pole position.

jack — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tire.
2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
4. noun Informal: money.
5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

pale — full definition

1. adjective Light in color, or lacking the usual color, especially in the face.
2. verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
3. verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
4. noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.

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