Samoan to English Meaning :: puipui
puipui: Bracket   Defend   Defensive   Deter   Enclosure   Preventive   Protect   Railing   
Bracket :
puipui
Synonyms :
Support, Parenthesis, Group, Wall bracket, Angle bracket, Square bracket
English Meaning :
(Noun : A category falling within certain defined limits)
(Verb : Support with brackets)
Example : City of York Council also demanded it should be returned to its bracket on the wall.
Word Example from TV Shows :
...for designing the telescope camera
mounting bracket?

...for designing the telescope camera mounting BRACKET?

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 4
Defend :
puipui
Synonyms :
Protect, Justify, Support, Maintain, Fight, Represent, Guard, Champion
English Meaning :
(Verb : Argue or speak in defense of)
Example : This season, they've had to assist Krzyzewski in inventing different ways for the team to score points and defend .
Word Example from TV Shows :
was to defend the bride
and groom in combat.

was to DEFEND the bride and groom in combat.

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 12
Defensive :
puipui
Synonyms :
Defending, Self-justifying, Justificatory
English Meaning :
(Noun : An attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
(Adjective : Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack)
Example : The mammals swam in tight circles to create a defensive barrier as the great white lurked under the surface.
Word Example from TV Shows :
I mean, you start, you know,
getting defensive--

I mean, you start, you know, getting DEFENSIVE--

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 10
Deter :
puipui
Synonyms :
Discourage, Prevent, Dissuade
English Meaning :
(Verb : Try to prevent; show opposition to)
Example : No doubt that will not deter him finishing the job his father faltered over.
Enclosure :
puipui
Synonyms :
Paddock, Envelopment, Inclosure
English Meaning :
(Noun : A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Example : The most obvious is a small roughly circular earthwork enclosure , known as The Ring.
Preventive :
puipui
Synonyms :
Preemptive, Prophylactic, Preventative, Precautionary measure, Prophylactic, Interference, Preventative
English Meaning :
(Noun : Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease)
(Adjective : Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease)
Example : The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as preventive .
Protect :
puipui
Synonyms :
Keep safe, Keep from harm, Save, Safeguard, Preserve, Defend, Shield, Cushion, Insulate, Hedge, Shelter, Screen, Secure, Fortify, Guard, Watch over, Look after, Take care of, Keep, Inoculate
English Meaning :
(Verb : Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Example : to protect data
Word Example from TV Shows :
...to protect their privacy.

...to PROTECT their privacy. "Roger" is Raj.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 21
Railing :
puipui
Synonyms :
Fence, Rail, Protest (against), Rail off, Rail in, Fulminate, Revile, Inveigh, Train
English Meaning :
(Noun : )
(Verb : )
Example : I want to tell the other children at my school not to climb on railings .

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