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гребень — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arete noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
  • cockscomb noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
  • comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
  • coxcomb noun The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
  • crest noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
  • horseback adverb Riding on the back of a horse.
  • ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.

Senses

гребень is used for these senses in English:

  • arête (geology) A very thin ridge of rock.
  • caruncle (anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
  • cockscomb A fleshy red crest of a rooster
  • comb A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
  • comb A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
  • coxcomb The fleshy red pate of a rooster.
  • crest A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
  • horseback (countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

arete — full definition

  1. noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
  2. noun The proper state or condition for a human.

cockscomb — full definition

  1. noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
  2. noun A red cap once worn by court jesters.
  3. noun A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
  4. noun An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.

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