varttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
• helve noun The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
• shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.

Senses

varttaa is used for these senses in English:

• graft (transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
• helve (transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
• shaft (transitive) To equip with a shaft.

graft — full definition

1. noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
2. verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
3. noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
4. noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.

helve — full definition

1. noun The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
2. noun A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

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