púa — meaning in English
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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.
- prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
- scion noun A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
- spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
Senses
púa 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.
- plectrum (music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- prickle A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
- prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- quill A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]
- scion (botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
- spike (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
- tine A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
barb — full definition
- noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
- noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
- noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
- verb To fit something with barbs.
prickle — full definition
- noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
- noun A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), as distinguished from a thorn.
- noun A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
- noun A kind of willow basket.