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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 small sharp point on something, often a plant, such as a thorn.
  • spine noun The column of bones running down the back, from the head down to the tail or pelvis, that protects the spinal cord and holds up the chest 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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