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piá — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basin noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
  • font noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  • kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
  • sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
  • washbasin noun A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

Senses

piá is used for these senses in English:

  • basin A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
  • font (Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
  • kid (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
  • sink A basin used for holding water for washing.
  • washbasin A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
  • yaws (disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.

basin — full definition

  1. noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
  2. noun An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
  3. noun A natural or artificial hollow that holds water.

font — full definition

  1. noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  2. noun A basin in a church that holds water used for baptism.
  3. noun A source or origin of something, especially knowledge (literary).

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