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3 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) mala2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) asmens3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) asums2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) apmalot2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) virzīt; virzīties; stumt•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge* * *apmale, mala; skaldne, šķautne; asmens, asums; kritisks stāvoklis; asināt, trīt; apmalot; apgriezt malas; apcirpt; stumt, virzīt -
4 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina
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Water table — Wa ter ta ble 1. (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see {Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water table — water tables N COUNT: usu the N The water table is the level below the surface of the ground where water can be found. Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells … English dictionary
water table — water .table n technical the level below the ground where there is water … Dictionary of contemporary English
water table — water ,table noun count the level below the Earth s surface where water is found … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
water table — ► NOUN ▪ the level below which the ground is saturated with water … English terms dictionary
water table — n. 1. the level below which the ground is saturated with water 2. Archit. a projecting ledge or molding which throws off rainwater … English World dictionary
Water table — The water table is the level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the surface of the ground water in a given vicinity. It usually coincides with the phreatic surface , but can… … Wikipedia
water table — 1. the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water. 2. Archit. a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert rain water from a building. Also, watertable.… … Universalium
water table — 1. The top surface of a body of slowly moving ground water that fills the pore spaces within a rock mass. Above it lies the freely draining vadose zone, and below it lies the permanently saturated phreas. In uniform aquifers, such as sandstone … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
water table — noun underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water spring rains had raised the water table • Syn: ↑water level, ↑groundwater level • Hypernyms: ↑geological formation, ↑formation * * * noun, pl ⋯ tables [count] … Useful english dictionary
water table — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms water table : singular water table plural water tables science the level below the Earth s surface where water is found … English dictionary
