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selkä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • binding adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  • gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  • ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
  • spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

Senses

selkä is used for these senses in English:

  • back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
  • binding The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • binding (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
  • binding (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
  • gorge (architectural element, military, fortification) The rearward side of an outwork, a bastion, or a fort, often open, or not protected against artillery; a narrow entry passage into the outwork of an enclosed fortification.
  • open water An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
  • ridge The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
  • ridge A chain of hills.

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

binding — full definition

  1. adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  2. noun The cover and stitching that hold the pages of a book together.
  3. noun A strip of fabric or tape used to finish the edge of a seam or hem.
  4. noun In computing, the association between a name and something it refers to, such as a variable and its value.

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