poço — meaning in English

English meaning

• groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
• shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
• stairwell noun The vertical shaft in a building that contains a staircase.
• well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.

Senses

poço is used for these senses in English:

• groove (mining) A shaft or excavation.
• 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.
• shaft A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine.
• shaft A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.
• stairwell A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.
• well A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
• well A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
• well (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

groove — full definition

1. noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
2. noun A strong, enjoyable rhythm in music.
3. verb To dance or move enjoyably to rhythmic music.

pit — full definition

1. noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
2. noun The hard stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches or cherries.
3. verb To set two things or people in direct competition or opposition.
4. verb To remove the stone from a fruit.

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