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1 Tip
subs.Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).Tips of wings: Ar. πτερύγων ἀκμαί (Ran. 1353).Tip of a spear: P. and V. λόγχη, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).Tip of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.The tip of anything: use adj., P. and V. ἄκρος, agreeing with subs.The tips of one's fingers: P. χεῖρες ἄκραι (Plat.), cf. V. ἄκρα χείρ (Eur., Hel. 1444).Scraping away the earth with the tips of their fingers: V. ἄκροισι δακτύλοισι διαμῶσαι χθόνα (Eur., Bacch. 709).The tip of one's tongue: see under Tongue.Tiptoe: under tiptoe.——————v. trans.Lean: P. and V. κλίνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tip
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2 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) κάνω να δαγκώσω,αρπάζω2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) σπάω απότομα3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) κλείνω απότομα με κρότο,κάνω κρακ4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) λέω κοφτά5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) παίρνω φωτογραφία2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) ξερός κρότος,κρακ2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) φωτογραφία,στιγμιότυπο3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) παιδικό παιχνίδι τράπουλας3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) αστραπιαίος,της στιγμής- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
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3 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) αρπάζω, δράττω2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) αντιλαμβάνομαι2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) σφιχτό πιάσιμο2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) αντίληψη•- grasping -
4 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) δάχτυλο χεριού2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) δάχτυλο3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) μακρόστενο κομμάτι2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) πασπατεύω- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
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5 mitten
['mitn](also mitt [mit])1) (a kind of glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for the fingers: a pair of mittens.) γάντι(για κρύο)2) (a type of glove with separate sections for each finger, reaching only to halfway down the fingers.) γάντι(για οδήγηση) -
6 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) φτάνω/ καταλήγω σε2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) φτάνω3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) απλώνω το χέρι4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) επικοινωνώ με, βρίσκω5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (μικρή) απόσταση2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) απόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μου3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) ευθεία ποταμού/ έκταση -
7 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) άκρη2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) καλύπτω κλπ στην άκρη- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) γέρνω2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) χύνω3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) πετώ2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) σκουπιδότοπος- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) φιλοδώρημα2. verb(to give such a gift to.) δίνω φιλοδώρημαIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) πληροφορία,συμβουλή- tip off -
8 scoop
[sku:p] 1. noun1) (any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc: a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.) κουτάλι παγωτού2) ((also scoopful) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.) κουταλιά/φτυαριά3) (a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.) αποκλειστική είδηση,λαβράκι2. verb(to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.) μαζεύω
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