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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

  1. noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
  2. noun A heavy stick used as a weapon, or (in sports) an implement used to strike a ball, such as in golf.
  3. noun A venue offering entertainment, especially music and dancing (a nightclub).
  4. verb To hit someone or something with a heavy stick or similar object.
  5. verb To join together to form a group, or to pool money for a shared purpose.

mast — full definition

  1. noun A tall upright pole that supports sails, an antenna, or other equipment.
  2. noun Nuts such as acorns and beechnuts that have fallen and are used to feed animals like pigs.
  3. verb To fit a ship with a mast.

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