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filet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fillet noun A boneless strip or piece of meat or fish.
  • let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
  • loin noun The side of the body between the ribs and the hip.
  • net noun A mesh of woven cord, string, or rope used for catching or trapping things, or as a barrier.
  • stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
  • tenderloin noun The most tender cut of meat from the loin, especially of beef or pork.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.

Senses

filet is used for these senses in English:

  • fillet A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
  • frenulum (anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.
  • let (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
  • loin Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.
  • net A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
  • screw thread (engineering) A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.
  • tenderloin The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
  • trickle A very thin river.

fillet — full definition

  1. noun A boneless strip or piece of meat or fish.
  2. verb To slice meat or fish into boneless strips, or remove the bones from it.
  3. noun A narrow band or strip used decoratively or to tie back the hair.

let — full definition

  1. verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
  2. verb To rent out a property to a tenant.
  3. noun In tennis or similar sports, a serve that touches the net but still lands legally, requiring a replay.

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