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1 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) buştean2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) ciot; colţ; capăt3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) una dintre cele trei şipci (la jocul de crichet)2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) a merge cu paşi grei2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) a lăsa perplex•- stumpy- stump up -
2 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) coadă2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) coadă2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) a urmări îndeaproape- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) pajură!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
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3 headland
noun (a point of land which sticks out into the sea.) promontoriu -
4 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) rămurică2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) baston; baghetă3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) tulpină•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
5 ledge
[le‹](a shelf or an object that sticks out like a shelf: He keeps plant-pots on the window-ledge; They stopped on a ledge halfway up the cliff.) pervaz; cornişă
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