гриф — meaning in English
grif
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English meaning
- fingerboard noun A mostly flat piece running along an instrument's neck against which a player presses the strings to shorten them and so raise their pitch.
- neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
- vulture noun A large bird of prey that feeds mainly on the flesh of dead animals.
Senses
гриф is used for these senses in English:
- fingerboard (music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
- neck (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
- vulture Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
- vulture (figurative, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.
fingerboard — full definition
- noun A mostly flat piece running along an instrument's neck against which a player presses the strings to shorten them and so raise their pitch.
- noun A miniature skateboard or snowboard that a person moves and controls with their fingers.
neck — full definition
- noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
- noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
- noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
- noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
- verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.
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