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
- verb To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- verb To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
- 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.
- verb Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
filter — full definition
- noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
- noun A digital effect applied to an image or a setting that screens out unwanted content.
- verb To pass something through a filter, or to sort and remove unwanted elements.