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ura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • career noun The series of jobs a person has over the course of their working life, especially in one field.
  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
  • gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  • locus noun A particular place, especially one seen as a centre of activity.
  • rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
  • trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

ura is used for these senses in English:

  • career One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
  • flute A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
  • flute (architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
  • gorge (mechanical engineering) The groove of a pulley.
  • gouge A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
  • groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • groove A fixed routine.
  • gutter Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.

career — full definition

  1. noun The series of jobs a person has over the course of their working life, especially in one field.
  2. verb To move fast and out of control, often in a dangerous or reckless way.
  3. adjective Doing something as a long-term profession rather than casually.

flute — full definition

  1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
  3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
  4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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