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Zapfen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cog noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  • cone noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  • faucet noun (chiefly US) A fitting that controls the flow of water from a pipe; called a "tap" in British English.
  • peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  • pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
  • pivotal adj Extremely important; central to how something turns out.
  • plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

Zapfen is used for these senses in English:

  • cog (carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.
  • cone The fruit of a conifer.
  • cone (anatomy) Any of the small cone-shaped structures in the retina.
  • peg A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
  • pivot A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
  • pivotal Being of crucial importance; central, key.
  • plug Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
  • tap To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

cog — full definition

  1. noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
  2. noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.

cone — full definition

  1. noun A solid shape with a circular base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
  2. noun A bright orange plastic marker, shaped like a cone, used to mark off areas on roads.
  3. noun The woody, scaly fruit produced by pine and other conifer trees.
  4. noun One of the light-sensitive cells in the retina responsible for detecting color.

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