Coin - English meaning

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

Usage examples:

Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Usage examples:

However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

verb

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.

Usage examples:

The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

noun

Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

verb

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.

Usage examples:

He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

noun

Coins collectively.

Usage examples:

The volume of coinage in circulation

noun

Money made of coins

noun

A set of coins of different values used in a country's money system

Usage examples:

Only when their local coinage disappears will they develop a euro mindset.

noun

A flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.

Usage examples:

She opened her purse and took out a coin

verb

Make (coins) by stamping metal.

Usage examples:

Guineas and half-guineas were coined

noun

A small, flat, round piece of metal used as money, with a number showing its value and often a decorative picture

Usage examples:

Let’s flip a coin to see who goes first., he fished about in his pockets, taking out a handful of c…

verb

Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.

Usage examples:

She was conceived when her father was 49

verb

To bring a thought or idea into being; imagine

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] when they talk about billions of dollars, i can’t even conceive of that muc…

noun

A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.

Usage examples:

In addition, fruit juices are rich in essential minerals like iron, copper, potassium, sodium, iodi…

verb

Cover or coat (something) with copper.

Usage examples:

Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

How do you know the coppers won't know you weren't there?

noun

A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.

Usage examples:

In addition, fruit juices are rich in essential minerals like iron, copper, potassium, sodium, iodi…

verb

Cover or coat (something) with copper.

Usage examples:

Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered

noun

A police officer.

Usage examples:

How do you know the coppers won't know you weren't there?

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Usage examples:

A training programme should be devised

noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

Usage examples:

The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.

Usage examples:

He died of tuberculosis

noun

Singular form of dice.

verb

To stop living

Usage examples:

He died of a heart attack., she died in her sleep at the age of 94., fig. the engine just died (= s…

phrasal verb

Devise or invent

phrasal verb

To invent something new by using a lot of imagination

Usage examples:

The gerbils is an odd name for a baseball team – who dreamed it up?

verb

Invent (something) in order to deceive.

Usage examples:

Officers fabricated evidence

verb

To invent or produce something in order to deceive

Usage examples:

She fabricated charges that her boss was stealing money., that story is a complete fabrication.

verb

To manufacture something

Usage examples:

Techniques for fabricating microchips on circuits are advancing all the time., the company's main b…

verb

Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.

Usage examples:

He forged a great suit of black armour

noun

A blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.

Usage examples:

Culm was the material most widely used in the forges by blacksmiths and large quantities of the sub…

verb

Move forward gradually or steadily.

Usage examples:

He forged through the crowded streets

verb

Create or prepare methodically.

Usage examples:

The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb

Prepare according to instructions

verb

To create something, esp. by putting together different parts

Usage examples:

The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

noun

A yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used especially in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.

Usage examples:

While equities languish, precious metals such as gold have seen their value soar as investors seek …

adjective

Made of or coloured like gold.

Usage examples:

Gold earrings

adjective

A soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element

verb

Create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.

Usage examples:

He invented an improved form of the steam engine

verb

Come up with after a mental effort

verb

To design or create something that did not exist before

Usage examples:

Gutenberg invented movable type in the 15th century., i don’t know what i really saw and what i’ve …

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

collocation

Form or compose

phrasal verb

Invent a story or plan.

Usage examples:

She enjoyed making up tall tales

phrasal verb

(of parts) compose or constitute a whole.

Usage examples:

Women make up 56 per cent of the student body

verb

Make (something) on a large scale using machinery.

Usage examples:

Firms who manufacture ball bearings

noun

The making of articles on a large scale using machinery.

Usage examples:

The manufacture of armoured vehicles

verb

To produce goods in large numbers, esp. in a factory using machines

Usage examples:

He works for a company that manufactures toys., the president said this is a political crisis manuf…

noun

An aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the old world, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.

Usage examples:

Plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes

adjective

(of an object) in pristine condition; as new.

Usage examples:

A pair of speakers, mint, £160

verb

Make (a coin) by stamping metal.

Usage examples:

Only coins of a relatively high denomination were minted

noun

A hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.

Usage examples:

The smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould

verb

Form (an object) out of malleable material.

Usage examples:

Mould the figure from white fondant

noun

A furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.

Usage examples:

Mould may flourish unhindered

verb

Have a specified beginning.

Usage examples:

The word originated as a marketing term

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

noun

A precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47.

Usage examples:

Beryllium, calcium, silver and antimony have no appreciable effect on mechanical properties.

adjective

Made of or coloured like silver.

Usage examples:

A silver necklace

verb

Short for silver medal.

Usage examples:

She won three silvers

noun

Money in the form of coins rather than notes.

Usage examples:

The bank of england in 1795 had held around £8 million in specie

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon