makas — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chisel noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
- junction noun A point where two or more things meet or join, especially roads or railway lines.
- points noun The movable rails on a railway track used to switch a train from one line to another.
- scissors noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
- truss noun A supportive belt or bandage worn to hold a hernia in place.
Senses
makas is used for these senses in English:
- chisel A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
- junction (rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet.
- points (rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
- scissors (countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
- scissors (rock paper scissors) A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- truss (botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
chisel — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
- verb To carve or shape material using a chisel.
- verb Informal: to cheat or trick someone out of something, or to gradually erode something.
junction — full definition
- noun A point where two or more things meet or join, especially roads or railway lines.
- noun A point of contact between two different materials, especially in electronics.