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остриё — meaning in English

ostriyo

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English meaning

  • arrowhead noun The sharpened tip of an arrow.
  • cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
  • cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  • peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
  • tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.

Senses

остриё is used for these senses in English:

  • arrowhead The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
  • arrowhead The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
  • cusp A sharp point or pointed end.
  • cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  • edge (also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
  • head The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
  • peak A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  • spike (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

arrowhead — full definition

  1. noun The sharpened tip of an arrow.
  2. noun A water plant with leaves shaped like an arrow tip.

cusp — full definition

  1. noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
  2. noun A sharp or pointed tip, including the pointed part of a tooth.

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