lame — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
- breaker noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
- cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
Senses
lame is used for these senses in English:
- breaker (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
- cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
- lamina A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
- slide (sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
blade — full definition
- noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
- noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
- verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").
breaker — full definition
- noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
- noun A switch that automatically cuts off an electrical circuit if there is a fault (circuit breaker).
- intj Used on CB radio to interrupt and request to speak.