No. 1,171 in Russian
века
"Века" in English means "centuries" (plural of "century") or "eyelids," depending on context.
In a sentence
Века прошли с тех времён, когда люди впервые увидели огонь.
Centuries have passed since the time when people first discovered fire.
The word "века" here refers to plural "centuries" representing a long passage of time.
Ветер играл с её веками, нежно касаясь ресниц.
The wind played with her eyelids, gently touching the eyelashes.
The word "века" in this sentence is used in its morphological form as "eyelids," indicating a part of the face.
Этот мост выдержал многое — почти целое столетие ушло на его построение.
This bridge has endured a lot — almost an entire century was spent building it.
Here, "века" could imply a poetic or rather stylized reference to the passage of a grand epoch or century, as it associates with making long spans memorable.
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