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varjo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chute noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
  • element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
  • shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • shadow noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
  • tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
  • umbrella noun A portable folding frame covered in fabric, held overhead to give shelter from rain or sun.

Senses

varjo is used for these senses in English:

  • shade (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  • shade (chiefly, literary, and, fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
  • shadow One who secretly or furtively follows another.
  • shell An emaciated person.
  • tail One who surreptitiously follows another.
  • umbrella A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

chute — full definition

  1. noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
  2. noun A narrow passage used to funnel or confine animals, such as livestock.
  3. noun Informal shortening of "parachute".

element — full definition

  1. noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
  2. noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
  3. noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.

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