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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

  1. noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
  2. noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
  3. adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
  4. verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

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