podkładka — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
• coaster noun Someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast.
• washer noun A machine that washes things, especially a washing machine or dishwasher.

Senses

podkładka is used for these senses in English:

• bolster A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
• coaster A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
• rootstock (agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
• washer A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

bolster — full definition

1. noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
2. verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.

coaster — full definition

1. noun Someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast.
2. noun A sailor, especially a ship's captain or pilot, who only sails in waters close to the coast.
3. noun A trading ship that stays close to the coast, often sailing between ports in the same country.
4. noun Short for coaster trout, the brook trout found in Lake Superior and in Maine.

Related Polish words