fovea — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
- pitfall noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
- snare noun A trap, often a wire loop, used to catch animals.
Senses
fovea is used for these senses in English:
- Foggia A city and comune, the capital of the province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy.
- hole (stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
- pit Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- pitfall (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
- snare A mental or psychological trap.
hole — full definition
- noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
- noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.
pit — full definition
- noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
- noun The hard stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches or cherries.
- verb To set two things or people in direct competition or opposition.
- verb To remove the stone from a fruit.