sníomh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anxiety noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
- care noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- spinning noun The act or process of something rotating, or of turning fiber into thread.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- twine noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.
- twirl verb To spin or rotate quickly and gracefully.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
sníomh is used for these senses in English:
- anxiety An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
- care (countable, uncountable) Worry.
- spinning The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
- strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
- turn A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- turn (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- twist To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
anxiety — full definition
- noun A persistent feeling of unease, nervousness, or worry, often about something uncertain that hasn't happened yet.
- noun (medical) A diagnosable disorder marked by chronic, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.
care — full definition
- noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
- noun Worry or concern about something.
- noun The looking after of someone's health, safety, or wellbeing.
- verb To feel concern or interest about something.
- verb To look after someone or something (usually with "for").