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колю́чка — meaning in English

kolyuchka

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English meaning

  • barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  • burr noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.
  • prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
  • spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
  • sticker noun A small piece of paper or plastic with an adhesive back, used for decoration or labeling.
  • thorn noun A sharp, hard, pointed growth on a plant stem or branch.

Senses

колю́чка is used for these senses in English:

  • barb The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • burr (engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.
  • prickle A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
  • spine (zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.
  • sticker Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
  • thorn (botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

barb — full definition

  1. noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
  3. noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
  4. verb To fit something with barbs.

burr — full definition

  1. noun A prickly seed case or flower head that clings to fur or clothing.
  2. noun A strong, rolled pronunciation of the letter "r," or an accent marked by it.
  3. verb To grind or smooth using a small rotating abrasive tool.

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