síog — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- fairy noun A small, magical being of human shape, often shown with wings in folklore and fiction.
- lode noun A vein of metal-bearing ore running through rock.
- seam noun The line where two pieces of fabric are stitched together.
- streak noun A thin line or smear, often left by dirt, color, or motion.
- stripe noun A long, narrow band of color that contrasts with the surrounding surface.
- vein noun A blood vessel that carries blood from the body back toward the heart.
Senses
síog is used for these senses in English:
- cancel (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
- fairy (mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
- lode (mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
- seam (geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
- streak An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- stripe A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
- vein A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
cancel — full definition
- verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- verb To make something officially invalid.
- verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
- verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.