palo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- club noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
- mast noun A tall upright pole that supports sails, an antenna, or other equipment.
- pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
- suit noun A matching jacket and trousers (or skirt) worn together as formal or business clothing.
- wood noun The hard fibrous material that makes up the trunk and branches of a tree, used for building, fuel, and countless other purposes.
Senses
palo is used for these senses in English:
- club (countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
- mast (nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]
- pale (heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
- stick A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- stick (hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- suit (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
- wood (uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
club — full definition
- noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
- noun A heavy stick used as a weapon, or (in sports) an implement used to strike a ball, such as in golf.
- noun A venue offering entertainment, especially music and dancing (a nightclub).
- verb To hit someone or something with a heavy stick or similar object.
- verb To join together to form a group, or to pool money for a shared purpose.
mast — full definition
- noun A tall upright pole that supports sails, an antenna, or other equipment.
- noun Nuts such as acorns and beechnuts that have fallen and are used to feed animals like pigs.
- verb To fit a ship with a mast.