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гриф — meaning in English

grif

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English meaning

  • 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.

neck — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
  2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
  3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
  4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
  5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

vulture — full definition

  1. noun A large bird of prey that feeds mainly on the flesh of dead animals.
  2. noun A person who takes advantage of others' misfortune for their own gain.

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