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шип — meaning in English

ship

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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.
  • cleat noun A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  • crampon noun An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
  • prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
  • spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
  • stud noun A male animal, especially a horse, kept specifically for breeding.
  • thorn noun A sharp, hard, pointed growth on a plant stem or branch.

Senses

шип 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.
  • cleat A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
  • crampon An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
  • prickle A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
  • spike (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  • 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.
  • stud A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
  • stud (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

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.

cleat — full definition

  1. noun A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  2. noun A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  3. noun A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  4. noun A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

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