vilaus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
- glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- tick noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
Senses
vilaus is used for these senses in English:
- crack (slang, dated, UK) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
- flash A very short amount of time.
- glance (also, figuratively) A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.
- shake (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
- snap A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- tick (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- wink The smallest possible amount.
crack — full definition
- verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- verb To solve a difficult problem or figure something out.
- verb To break down or give in under pressure, especially during questioning or stress.
- verb To make a joke.
- noun A thin line or split in a surface.
flash — full definition
- verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
- verb To show or send something very quickly.
- adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
- noun A sudden brief burst of light.