sauva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- mace noun A heavy club, often with a spiked or knobbed head, historically used as a weapon.
- pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
- staff noun The people who work for an organisation.
- stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
- truncheon noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.
- wand noun A slender rod held in the hand, especially one used by a magician or as a symbol of authority.
- yard noun An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.
- yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.
Senses
sauva is used for these senses in English:
- bar A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- baton (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
- mace A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- rod cell (anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.
- rod-shaped (biology) Describing a form of bacterium shaped like a rod; bacilliform.
- stave A staff or walking stick.
- stick (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- truncheon A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
bar — full definition
- noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
- noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
- noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
- noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.
baton — full definition
- noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.