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granata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bombshell noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
  • broom noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
  • carmine noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
  • crimson noun A deep, rich red colour with a hint of blue or purple in it.
  • garnet noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
  • maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

granata is used for these senses in English:

  • bombshell (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
  • broom (countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
  • broom Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.
  • carmine A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
  • crimson A deep, slightly bluish red.
  • garnet (mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
  • hand grenade (military) A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
  • maroon A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.

bombshell — full definition

  1. noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
  2. noun Informal term for an especially attractive person.

broom — full definition

  1. noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
  2. noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
  3. verb To sweep with a broom.

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