säle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burr noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.
- slat noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- sliver noun A small, thin, often sharp piece cut or broken off from something larger.
- splint noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
- splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.
- split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
Senses
säle is used for these senses in English:
- burr A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
- cantle (obsolete) A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
- slat A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- sliver A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- splint A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- splinter A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
- split A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
burr — full definition
- noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.
- noun A strong, rolled pronunciation of the letter "r," or an accent marked by it.
- verb To grind or smooth using a small rotating abrasive tool.
slat — full definition
- noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- noun A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- noun A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- noun A drop (of rain or water), a splash.