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ruutu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • box noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
  • checkbox noun A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
  • diamond noun An extremely hard, clear crystal form of carbon, prized as a gemstone.
  • diamonds noun The suit of playing cards marked with a red diamond shape.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • pane noun A single sheet of glass fitted into a window or door.
  • panel noun A flat rectangular section set into a larger surface, such as a wall, door, or fence.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
  • squared adj Marked with a grid of squares.

Senses

ruutu is used for these senses in English:

  • box A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
  • box (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
  • checkbox A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
  • diamond (card games) A card of the diamonds suit.
  • diamonds (card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦.
  • frame A piece of photographic film containing an image.
  • fusil (heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
  • graticule A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.

box — full definition

  1. noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
  2. verb To put something into a box or boxes.
  3. verb To fight an opponent using the fists, typically wearing padded gloves, as a sport.

checkbox — full definition

  1. noun A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
  2. noun An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

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