vello — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
vello is used for these senses in English:
- body hair (anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.
- down (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- fuzz A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
- hair (botany, countable) A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
- vellus hair Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.
down — full definition
- adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- preposition Along or through, moving in a particular direction.
- adjective Feeling sad or low in spirits.
- adjective Not functioning; out of service, especially of a computer system.
- verb To swallow or finish, especially a drink, quickly.
fuzz — full definition
- noun A soft mass of short, loose hairs or fibres.
- noun A distorted, buzzing sound, especially from an amplified guitar.
- noun Informal: the police.
- verb To test software by feeding it large amounts of random or unexpected input to find bugs.