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vitsa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • birch noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
  • branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • strap noun A narrow strip of leather, fabric, or similar material used to fasten, carry, or hold something in place.
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
  • twig noun A small, thin branch growing off a larger branch of a tree or bush.
  • wicker noun A flexible twig, often willow, woven to make baskets or furniture.

Senses

vitsa is used for these senses in English:

  • birch A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
  • branch The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
  • rod A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
  • strap A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
  • switch A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
  • twig A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
  • wicker A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
  • withe A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

birch — full definition

  1. noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. noun A bundle of birch twigs formerly used as an instrument of corporal punishment.
  3. verb To punish someone by beating them with a birch rod.

branch — full definition

  1. noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  2. noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
  3. noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
  4. verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.

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