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Määritelmät

Substantiivi

1. A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
2. (dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
3. A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
4. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
5. The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

Verbi

1. To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
2. (figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
3. (figurative) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.