подста́вка — meaning in English

English meaning

• bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
• coaster noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
• easel noun A stand, usually with three legs, used to hold up a canvas or board for painting or display.
• mat noun A flat piece of material laid on a floor to wipe feet, protect a surface, or decorate.
• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
• trivet noun A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

Senses

подста́вка is used for these senses in English:

• bridge (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
• coaster A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
• easel An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
• mat (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
• place mat A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.
• prop An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
• rest (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
• rest (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

bridge — full definition

1. noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
2. noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
3. noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
4. noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
5. noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.

coaster — full definition

1. noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
2. noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
3. noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
4. noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).

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