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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

  1. noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.
  2. noun A strong, rolled pronunciation of the letter "r," or an accent marked by it.
  3. verb To grind or smooth using a small rotating abrasive tool.

slat — full definition

  1. noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
  2. 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.
  3. noun A thin piece of stone; a slate.
  4. noun A drop (of rain or water), a splash.

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