valua — meaning in English

English meaning

• distil verb To ooze out in small drops, or to give off a vapour that forms droplets.
• 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 ooze out in small drops, or to give off a vapour that forms droplets.
2. verb To pass on information gradually, a little at a time.
3. verb To purify or separate a liquid by heating it into vapour and then cooling the vapour back into liquid form.
4. verb To remove a substance from something by this heating-and-cooling process, usually used with 'off' or 'out'.

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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