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
- noun A block of soft or absorbent material used for cushioning, cleaning, or protection.
- noun A stack of sheets of paper joined at one edge for writing or drawing.
- verb To walk with soft, quiet steps.
- verb To add unnecessary or dishonest extra material to make something seem bigger than it is.
paling — full definition
- noun A pointed stick used to make a fence.
- noun A fence made of palings.
- noun A fence made of galvanized sheeting.