No. 12,058 in Russian
зубчиках
"Зубчиках" is the prepositional plural form of "зубчик," meaning "small teeth" or "cloves" (as in garlic cloves).
In a sentence
Я купил чеснок в зубчиках.
I bought garlic in cloves.
Here, 'зубчиках' refers to the format in which garlic is grouped, emphasizing individual segments as 'cloves'.
На доске были разложены мелки в форме зубчиков.
On the board, chalk pieces were laid out resembling cloves.
In this sentence, 'зубчиков' is metaphorically describing the shape of the chalk pieces.
Старый замок был украшен зубчиками на вершинах стен.
The old castle was adorned with crenels on top of its walls.
Here, 'зубчиками' refers to the crenelated (notched) structure of the castle's wall tops.
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