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у́сик — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antenna noun A metal rod, wire, or dish used to send or receive radio, television, or other electromagnetic signals.
  • feeler noun Someone or something that feels.
  • tendril noun A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
  • whisker noun One of the long stiff hairs growing near the mouth of a cat or other animal.

Senses

у́сик is used for these senses in English:

  • antenna An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
  • feeler (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
  • tendril (botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
  • whisker One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

antenna — full definition

  1. noun A metal rod, wire, or dish used to send or receive radio, television, or other electromagnetic signals.
  2. noun One of the thin, jointed feelers on the head of an insect, crab, or similar creature, used for touch and smell.
  3. noun Figuratively, a sharp instinct for sensing what is happening around you.

feeler — full definition

  1. noun Someone or something that feels.
  2. noun An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
  3. noun Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
  4. noun a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself

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