puya — 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.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- jibe noun A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
- pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- 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
puya 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.
- goad A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- jibe A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
- pick (printing, dated) A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.
- prong A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- 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.
goad — full definition
- noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.