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fearsaid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • axle noun The rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that turns together with a pair of wheels.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.

Senses

fearsaid is used for these senses in English:

  • Orion's Belt (constellation) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
  • axle A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
  • axletree A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
  • spindle (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
  • spindle A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
  • spindle A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.

shaft — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  2. noun A vertical or sloped passage sunk into the ground, or a vertical passage in a building housing an elevator or ventilation.
  3. noun A narrow beam of light.
  4. verb To treat someone unfairly or cheat them, often through deceit.

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