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pieu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pad noun A block of soft or absorbent material used for cushioning, cleaning, or protection.
  • paling noun A pointed stick used to make a fence.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
  • stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.

Senses

pieu is used for these senses in English:

  • fencepost A post which helps hold up a fence.
  • pad (US, slang) A bed.
  • paling A pointed stick used to make a fence.
  • pile A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
  • sack (colloquial, US, literally, or, figurative) Bed.
  • spike (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  • stake A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
  • stake (Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

pad — full definition

  1. noun A block of soft or absorbent material used for cushioning, cleaning, or protection.
  2. noun A stack of sheets of paper joined at one edge for writing or drawing.
  3. verb To walk with soft, quiet steps.
  4. verb To add unnecessary or dishonest extra material to make something seem bigger than it is.

paling — full definition

  1. noun A pointed stick used to make a fence.
  2. noun A fence made of palings.
  3. noun A fence made of galvanized sheeting.

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