vire — meaning in English

English meaning

• puff noun A short burst of breath, air, or smoke.
• riffle noun A fast, shallow stretch of a stream where the water breaks up on the surface.
• shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
• tune noun A short, memorable melody or piece of music.

Senses

vire is used for these senses in English:

• puff (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
• riffle A succession of small waves.
• shed (weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
• tune The state or condition of being correctly tuned.

puff — full definition

1. noun A short burst of breath, air, or smoke.
2. verb To breathe quickly and heavily, especially from exertion.
3. verb To swell or inflate, often followed by "up."
4. verb To praise something excessively, especially for promotional purposes.

riffle — full definition

1. noun A fast, shallow stretch of a stream where the water breaks up on the surface.
2. noun A series of small ripples or waves.
3. noun A channel or sluice fitted with ridges, grooves or steps along its base, used to hold mercury and trap flecks of gold as gold-bearing soil is washed through it; also, one of those ridges, grooves or steps.
4. noun A fast flick through a book's pages.

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