ράβδος — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- crosier noun A hooked or cross-topped staff carried by a bishop, abbot or archbishop as a mark of office.
- rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- staff noun The people who work for an organisation.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
Senses
ράβδος is used for these senses in English:
- bar A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- bar (countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- bar A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
- crosier A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
- rod A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
- staff (plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
- stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
bar — full definition
- noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
- noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
- noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
- noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.
crosier — full definition
- noun A hooked or cross-topped staff carried by a bishop, abbot or archbishop as a mark of office.
- noun A young fern frond that is still tightly coiled before it unrolls.
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