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piirre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attribute noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
  • cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  • feature noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • streak noun A thin line or smear, often left by dirt, color, or motion.
  • touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.
  • trait noun A distinguishing quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

Senses

piirre is used for these senses in English:

  • attribute A characteristic or quality of a thing.
  • cast Visual appearance.
  • feature Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
  • line Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
  • streak A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
  • touch A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
  • trait (biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
  • trait (object-oriented) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

attribute — full definition

  1. noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
  2. noun A property or setting associated with a data object, in computing.
  3. verb To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.

cast — full definition

  1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
  4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
  5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

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