clavija — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
clavija is used for these senses in English:
- dowel A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- jack Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]
- jack A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
- peg A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- peg One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- plug (electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
- tuning key A peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
peg — full definition
- noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
- verb To fasten with a peg, or to fix a price or value at a set level.
- verb To throw something, especially a ball, often hard.