rei'ittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- honeycomb verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
- perforate verb IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
- punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
- riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
Senses
rei'ittää is used for these senses in English:
- hole (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
- hole (transitive) To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.
- honeycomb To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
- perforate (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
- perforate (transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.
- riddle To fill with holes like a riddle.
hole — full definition
- noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
- noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.
honeycomb — full definition
- verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
- verb To weaken something gradually from within.