vihma — meaning in English

English meaning

• broom noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
• drizzle noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
• scud verb To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).

Senses

vihma is used for these senses in English:

• Scotch mist (UK) A cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain.
• broom Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.
• drizzle Light rain.
• scud Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.

broom — full definition

1. noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
2. noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
3. verb To sweep with a broom.

drizzle — full definition

1. noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
2. verb To rain lightly, or to pour a liquid slowly and thinly over food.

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