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va'tėr nf 1 hearth; fireplace 2 [Fig] home 3 small plot of ground 4 (Spec Geom) focal point 5 (Physiol) nerve center 6 (Med) localized/chief site of an infection: focus • vatėr kulture cultural/community center (in a small village) • vatra moēalizimi swampy plot of ground • njė vatėr {plural noun} a lot of {}, a whole bunch of {} • vatėr zjarri "fire hearth" potentially explosive place or situation: veritable powderkeg vatėr|pri'sh|ur adj, n 1 (person) whose home and family have been destroyed 2 [Curse] may everything he has be destroyed! vatėr|shu'ar adj, n 1 (person) whose home and family have been wiped out 2 [Curse] may everything he has be wiped out! |