pala — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
- paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
- spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.
- trowel noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.
- vamp noun The front part of a shoe or boot covering the toes and instep.
Senses
pala is used for these senses in English:
- blade The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.
- blade (biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
- blade (mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)
- oar blade The flanged portion of an oar; not the handle nor the shaft.
- paddle A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
- spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
- trowel A tool used for smoothing a mold.
blade — full definition
- noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
- noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
- verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").
paddle — full definition
- noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
- verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.