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я́ма — meaning in English

yama

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English meaning

  • cavity noun A hollow space or hole inside something solid.
  • crater noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
  • excavation noun The act of digging out earth to create a hole, trench, or foundation.
  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
  • pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
  • pothole noun A hole or dip worn into a road surface, usually from weather or heavy traffic.
  • Yama name In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the god of death; also used as a Japanese feminine given name.

Senses

я́ма is used for these senses in English:

  • Mobilian An informal Native American trade language used among the tribes of the US Southeast, primarily along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. May have originally been the language of one particular tribe.
  • Yama (Hinduism, Buddhism) The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
  • cavity A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
  • crater The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. [from 1839]
  • excavation (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
  • hole (stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
  • hollow A sunken area on a surface.
  • pit Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

cavity — full definition

  1. noun A hollow space or hole inside something solid.
  2. noun A decayed, hollow spot in a tooth caused by tooth decay.

crater — full definition

  1. noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
  2. verb To collapse or fail suddenly and completely.

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