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caol — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dilute verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
  • Kyle noun A narrow stretch of sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands — a term used mainly in Scotland.
  • narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
  • neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
  • slender adj Thin and gracefully built.
  • slim adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.
  • strait noun A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger seas or bodies of water.
  • thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
  • weak adj Lacking physical strength or power.
  • willowy adj Resembling a willow.

Senses

caol is used for these senses in English:

  • dilute Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
  • kyle (Scotland) A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
  • narrow Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
  • neck (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
  • palatalized (phonetics, phonology) Having undergone palatalization.
  • slender Thin; slim.
  • slim Slender; thin.
  • strait (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

dilute — full definition

  1. verb To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another solvent.
  2. verb To weaken something, especially by mixing in something else or spreading it thinner.
  3. adjective Weak or thin because of dilution; low in concentration.

Kyle — full definition

  1. noun A narrow stretch of sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands — a term used mainly in Scotland.
  2. name A male or unisex given name derived from a Scottish surname, in turn from a Gaelic word for a narrow sea channel.

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