ανέμη — meaning in English

English meaning

• swift adj Moving or happening very quickly.
• weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.

Senses

ανέμη is used for these senses in English:

• swift (textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
• weasel A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.

swift — full definition

1. adj Moving or happening very quickly.
2. noun A small, fast-flying bird that looks similar to a swallow.

weasel — full definition

1. noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
2. noun A sneaky or deceitful person.
3. verb To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.

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