velar — meaning in English

English meaning

• glaze noun A thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.
• make sure phrase To take action to confirm that something is true or that something happens as intended.
• shroud noun A cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial.
• stare verb To look at something or someone for a long time without looking away.
• veil noun A piece of thin fabric worn to cover the face or head, often for religious, cultural, or ceremonial reasons.
• watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

velar is used for these senses in English:

• glaze (transitive) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
• keep vigil To observe the deceased overnight.
• look after (transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.]
• make sure To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]
• shroud To cover with a shroud.
• veil (transitive) To conceal as with a veil.
• velar (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
• watch (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

glaze — full definition

1. noun A thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.
2. verb To cover something with a thin, shiny coating.
3. verb (of eyes) To become dull and unfocused, usually from boredom or tiredness.

make sure — full definition

1. phrase To take action to confirm that something is true or that something happens as intended.
2. phrase Used before a clause to give an instruction that must not be overlooked.

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