vinoilu — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
• gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.

Senses

vinoilu is used for these senses in English:

• chaff Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
• gird A sarcastic remark.
• slant (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.

chaff — full definition

1. noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
2. noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
3. verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.

gird — full definition

1. verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
2. verb To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
3. verb To prepare (oneself) for an action.
4. verb (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.

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