tanko — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- batten noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
- billet noun Temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family.
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
- pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
- rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- yard noun An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.
Senses
tanko 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.
- bar (countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
- bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
- bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
- barre (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
- batten (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- batten A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater) , one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also, attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
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.
batten — full definition
- noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
- verb To fasten or secure something firmly, typically with battens — especially in the phrase "batten down."
- verb Followed by "on": to grow fat or prosper, often at someone else's expense.