väline — meaning in English
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English meaning
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
- implement verb To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.
- instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- means noun A method, tool, or resource used to achieve a particular result.
- medium noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
- utensil noun A tool or implement used for a practical purpose, especially in cooking or eating.
Senses
väline is used for these senses in English:
- device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
- handle An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- implement A tool or instrument for working with.
- instrument A device used to produce music.
- instrument A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- mean Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
- mean (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.[from 15th c.]
- means An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.
handle — full definition
- noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
- noun A username or nickname someone uses online or over radio.
- verb To touch, hold, or manage something with the hands.
- verb To deal with or cope with a situation, person, or emotion.