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calhau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • placeholder noun Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

calhau is used for these senses in English:

  • placeholder Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
  • stone (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.

placeholder — full definition

  1. noun Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
  2. noun A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.

stone — full definition

  1. noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
  2. noun A precious gem, especially a diamond or other jewel.
  3. noun A British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, mainly used for a person's body weight.
  4. noun The hard pit at the center of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
  5. verb To throw stones at someone or something, especially as punishment.

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