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vara — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • twig noun A small, thin branch growing off a larger branch of a tree or bush.
  • yard noun An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.
  • yardstick noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

Senses

vara is used for these senses in English:

  • rod A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
  • twig A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
  • yard (obsolete) A staff, rod, or stick.
  • yard (obsolete) The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16+1⁄2 feet.
  • yardstick A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
  • yardstick (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

pole — full definition

  1. noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  2. noun Either of the two points where the Earth's axis meets its surface, or a similar point on a magnet or field.
  3. noun A person from Poland.
  4. verb To push a boat forward using a pole.

rod — full definition

  1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
  3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
  4. noun (slang) A handgun.

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