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осколок — meaning in English

oskolok

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English meaning

  • chip noun A small piece broken off a larger object, or the mark left where it broke off.
  • flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
  • fragment noun A small broken-off piece of something larger.
  • shard noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
  • sliver noun A small, thin, often sharp piece cut or broken off from something larger.
  • snippet noun A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
  • spall noun A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.

Senses

осколок is used for these senses in English:

  • chip A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  • flake A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
  • fragment (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.
  • shard (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
  • sliver A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
  • snippet A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
  • spall (countable) A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.

chip — full definition

  1. noun A small piece broken off a larger object, or the mark left where it broke off.
  2. noun A tiny electronic circuit, or a thin fried slice of potato.
  3. verb To break a small piece off something.
  4. verb To contribute money or effort along with others.

flake — full definition

  1. noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
  2. noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
  3. verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
  4. verb To break off in small thin pieces.

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