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valua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • distil verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
  • filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.
  • migrate verb To move from one region or country to another, often seasonally or permanently.
  • pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • slither verb To move smoothly across a surface with a side-to-side, gliding motion, the way a snake does.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.
  • Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

valua is used for these senses in English:

  • distil To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
  • filter (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
  • gutter To flow or stream; to form gutters. [from late 14th c.]
  • gutter (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle. [from early 18th c.]
  • migrate (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
  • pour (transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
  • run (transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
  • trickle (intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

distil — full definition

  1. verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
  2. verb To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
  3. verb To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
  4. verb Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.

filter — full definition

  1. noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
  2. noun A digital effect applied to an image or a setting that screens out unwanted content.
  3. verb To pass something through a filter, or to sort and remove unwanted elements.

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