Schicht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blanket noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- layer noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
- ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
- seam noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
- sheet noun A large piece of thin cloth used to cover a mattress or bed.
- shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.
- stratified adj Arranged in a sequence of layers or strata.
- stratum noun One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
- tier noun One of a series of levels or rows, especially arranged one above another.
Senses
Schicht is used for these senses in English:
- blanket A covering layer of anything.
- duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
- layer An item of clothing worn under or over another.
- ledge A layer or stratum.
- plate A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
- seam (geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
- sheet A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- shift A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
blanket — full definition
- noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
- adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
- verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.