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Stein — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jewel noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
  • man noun An adult male human being.
  • pebble noun A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.
  • pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

Stein is used for these senses in English:

  • Stone (countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
  • jewel (horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
  • man A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
  • pebble A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
  • pit A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
  • stone Constructed of stone.
  • stone (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

jewel — full definition

  1. noun A precious stone, especially one cut and polished for use in jewellery.
  2. noun Something regarded as especially precious or admirable.

man — full definition

  1. noun An adult male human being.
  2. noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
  3. noun A husband or male romantic partner.
  4. verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
  5. intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.

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