paalu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- paling noun A pointed stick used to make a fence.
- palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defence 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 A vertical pole, post, or support.
- stilt noun Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- 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
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
pale — full definition
- adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
- verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
- noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.