Eligible

  

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Eligible

Definitions: Eligible

Eligible

Adjective

1. Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor'.

2. (sports) prohibited by official rules; "an eligible pass receiver".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "eligible" was first used: some time in the early 15th century. (references)

Antonym: ineligible (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Eligible

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Expedience

Adjective: expedient; desirable, advisable, acceptable; convenient; worth while, meet; fit, fitting; due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming; befitting; Verb: opportune; (in season); in loco; suitable; (accordant); applicable; (useful).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Eligible

English words defined with "eligible": adoptablebailablecasino, cassino, compensatedeligibility, EligiblyineligiblePedarianReeligible, remuneratedsalaried, stipendiary. (references)
Specialty definitions using "eligible": Acreage Reduction Program, Actual Production History, Additional peanuts, Adjustment to Immigrant Status, appointment clerk, AsyleeBase acreage, Base property, Bride CakeCADET, DECK, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983, Caribbean Basin Initiative, Catastrophic crop insurance, CIVIL-SERVICE CLERK, Coastal Zone Management Program, COMMISSARY MANAGER, Contract commodity, Crop acreage base, Crop share rentDaily File, Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program, dean, school of nursin, Deficiency payments, DEMAND BID, DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF NURSING, Disaster payments, discard eligible, discount window, dislocated worker, Domestic farm laborearly loser, Education, Nursing, Associate, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs, ELIGIBILITY-AND-OCCUPANCY INTERVIEWER, Eligible Costs, Eligible Institution, eligible paper, Eligible Student, eligible women, Emergency Disaster Loan Program, Emergency feeding agency, Emergency Food Assistance and Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program, EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SPECIALIST, Extra-long staple cottonFailed acreage, Farm loan programs of the FSA, Farm ownership loans, Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal home heating and cooling assistance program, Federal Land Credit Associations, Flue-cured tobacco, Food donations to charitable institutions, soup kitchens, and food banks, Food Stamp Program, Food stamp receipt, Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, FOREIGNERGeographic Program Participant databasehigh quarter, highest quarter, HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, Homestead protectionimputed social contributions, Indemnity paymentLegalized Aliens, Loan deficiency paymentsMANAGER, GUN CLUB, MANAGER, HOUSING PROJECT, manager, range, Market loss payments, Marketing quotas, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part CNoninsured Assistance Program, Nonpreference Category, Nonrecourse loans, notational voting, Nutrition guidelinesofficer in tactical command, Offsetting compliance, Oilseed crops, Optional flex acreageParti, passenger categories, Payment quantity, Peanut price support program, PREPAROLE-COUNSELING AIDE, Priority Date, Production Credit Association, Program crops, PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN, pure-bred breeding pigqualifying policyrange master, recruitment clerk, Registry DateSchool Breakfast Program, Section 502 loans, Section 504 loans and grants, Section 521 rental assistance. (references)

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Modern Usage: Eligible

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Edward is our most eligible bachelor, everyone is trying to land him. (Pretty Woman; writing credit: J.F. Lawton)

A-ko, you're trapped in a tiny ship with an eligible bachelor. (Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side; writing credit: Yuji Kawahara; Katsuhiko Nishijima)

Movie/TV Titles

The Eligible Mr. Bangs (1929)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Eligible

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Most Eligible Bachelor (reference)

  • A Very Eligible Corpse (New Mystery Series) (reference)

  • An Eligible Connection (reference)

  • College Grants from Uncle Sam: Am I Eligible and for How Much? 1988-1989 (reference)

  • Cowboy on the Run (Worlds Most Eligible Bachelors) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Sherlock Holmes - The Eligible Bachelor (reference)

  • Cosmopolitan Men: America's Eligible Bachelors (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: Eligible

AuthorDateQuotation

US Constitution

1791

Clause 5: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1994

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

At its first meeting the Commission shall elect, from among the Delegates referred to above, a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, who shall hold office for one year and shall be eligible for re-election. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Eligible

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Not everyone is eligible to participate in a clinical trial. (references)

If the trial listed by the NIH is still recruiting, you may be eligible. (references)

If you aren't eligible for Medicare, Medicaid may pay for your treatments. (references)

Business

Goods that are re-exported are eligible for GST refund. (references)

Some 31.6 percent of the total eligible labor force belongs to unions. (references)

Many are eligible for Public-Private Partnership and Private Finance Initiative proposals. (references)

Children

Georgia

Orphan children in government institutions were not eligible for foreign adoption. (references)

China

It also allows for multiple adoptions and lowers the age at which couples are eligible to adopt. (references)

Estonia

School is attended by 97 percent of those eligible, and attendance is in proportion to the breakdown by gender in the population. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kazakhstan

Ethnic Kazakh migrants are automatically eligible for citizenship. (references)

Ethiopia

All of the eligible Falashas from Ethiopia have immigrated to Israel. (references)

Iran

Government authorities claim that only Muslim plaintiffs are eligible for compensation in these circumstances. (references)

Economic History

Djibouti

Djibouti is eligible for OPIC programs. (references)

Tanzania

He is not eligible to run for a third term. (references)

Kuwait

Only 14% of all citizens are eligible to vote. (references)

Human Rights

Korea

Some are eligible for overnight leave. (references)

Kazakhstan

Some prisoners are eligible for 3-day visits with close relatives once every 6 months. (references)

Lebanon

The Court ruled that the verdict made Farroukh eligible for amnesty under the 1991 Amnesty Law. (references)

Indigenous People

Dominica

Carib Indians over the age of 18 who reside there are eligible to vote for the Chief and eight members of the Council of Advisors. (references)

Minorities

Jordan

In 1995 then-King Hussein announced that West Bank residents without other travel documentation would be eligible to receive 5-year Jordanian passports. (references)

Croatia

Ethnic Croats are eligible to become citizens, even if they were not citizens of the former Socialist Republic of Croatia, as long as they submit a written statement that they consider themselves Croatian citizens. (references)

Political Economy

SAUDI ARABIA

Non-Saudi workers are not eligible to join these committees. (references)

GUATEMALA

Guatemala was found to be eligible under both programs in May. (references)

VENEZUELA

Both foreign and domestic companies are eligible for these rebates. (references)

Political Rights

Oman

No serving government official is eligible to be a Council member. (references)

Oman

Women constituted 30 percent of eligible voters in the 2000 elections. (references)

Turkmenistan

The Government claimed that 98.9 percent of eligible voters participated. (references)

Trade

Honduras

The investors must contribute additional capital for modernization and/or expansion to be eligible. (references)

China

Private sector importers are eligible for support as long as they meet EX-IM Bank credit standards. (references)

Senegal

Senegal is also currently eligible for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). (references)

Travel

Chile

License plate numbers dictate which automobiles are eligible on which days. (references)

Chile

The same laws also limit the number of automobiles eligible to be driven on certain days. (references)

Canada

If the goods are eligible for free entry, a refundable security deposit -- in the form of cash or bond -- may be required. (references)

Women

Netherlands

Women are eligible for 16 weeks of maternity leave with full pay. (references)

Lebanon

Accordingly, children born to citizen mothers and foreign fathers are not eligible for citizenship. (references)

Malaysia

These women would be eligible for 12-month social visit passes, and they would be able to apply for permanent residency. (references)

Worker Rights

Zambia

Only 11 percent of the eligible workforce was employed in the formal sector. (references)

Germany

Approximately 28.5 percent of the total eligible work force belong to unions. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Despite these deductions, Palestinian workers are not eligible for all NII benefits. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Eligible

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953The Congress has made it possible to offer valuable inducements to those who are eligible for enlistment.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969All members of the public should be equally eligible for Federal benefits that are financed by the public.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981With the cooperation of Congress, we were able to move quickly to provide assistance to eligible households in time to meet their winter heating bills.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Tonight I propose that we follow Vice President Gore's suggestion to make low income parents eligible for the insurance that covers their children.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Eligible

"Eligible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Eligible" is used about 1,343 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%1,3435,921

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Eligible

Expressions using "eligible": be eligible to vote discard eligible eligible for eligible paper eligible women eligible young man. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "eligible": non-eligible, re-eligible.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Eligible

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

eligible greek

40

eligible

17

eligible bachelor

14

eligible medicaid

4

eligible fantasy football player that

4

eligible medicaid who

3

eligible expense impairment related work

3

eligible medicare

3

eligible employee first manager performance

2

eligible food stamp

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Eligible

Language Translations for "eligible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i zgjidhshëm (resoluble, solvable), i pranueshëm (acceptable, admissible, endurable, legitimate, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory, so so, tolerable), i përshtatshëm (adapt, adequate, adjustable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, canny, comely, competent, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, done, due, elastic, expedient, fit, fitting, germane, handy, likely, livable, liveable, opportune, Pat, proper, propitious, qualified, rated, relevant, seemly, suitable, suited, tenable, well-becoming, well-suited). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مؤهل (able, capable, competent, deserving, fit for, fitted for, qualified for, qualifier, suited for, worthy), ‏مرغوب فيه (desirable), ‏جدير بالانتخاب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

с необходимите качества, приемлив (acceptable, admissible, arguable, plausible, possible, reasonable, tidy, unobjectionable), избираем. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(qualified). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zpùsobilý (apt, fit, qualified), volitelný (optional), vhodný (adequate, advisable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, convenient, desirable, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, matching, opportune, presentable, proper, propitious, right, sufficient, suitable, suited), oprávnìný (authorized, competent, just, justified, true, warrantable, with justification). (various references)

   

Danish

  

sikkerhedstillelse,der kan anvendes ved ESCB's likviditetstilførende pengepolitiske operationer (collateral eligible for use in the ESCB's liquidity-providing operation), rettighedshaver (eligible person, party entitled, rightful claimant), kan droppes (discard eligible), discard eligible (discard eligible), de afgaaende dommere kan genudnaevnes (retiring Judges shall be eligible for reappointment), DE (discard eligible, Federal Republic of Germany, Germany, them, they, thou, ye, you, you formal), adkomsthaver (eligible person, party entitled, rightful claimant). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

verkiesbaar. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valittavaksi kelpaava, vaalikelpoinen. (various references)

   

French

  

eligible, admissible, éligible. (various references)

   

German

  

geeignet (applicative, applicatively, appropriate, apt, becoming, convenient, decent, dedicated, eligibly, feasible, fit, fitted, fitting, fittingly, likely, practical, proper, properly, qualified, qualified for, right, seemly, suitable, suitably, suited), wahlfähige, wählbar (selectable), auswählbare. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εκλέξιμοσ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ראוי ל"בחר. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

választható (facultative, optional), megfelelő (adequate, analogous, apposite, appropriate, apt, at the proper time, competent, congruous, convenient, correct, decent, due, equivalent, fair enough, good, respective, to answer the purpose), alkalmas (able, applicable, appropriate, apt, capable, competent, congenial, convenient, expedient, feasible, fit, fitting, friendly, handy, of use, opportune, practical, qualified, right, suitable, susceptible, the ground plays well, timely). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

layak pilih. (various references)

   

Italian

  

eleggibile, idoneo (able, capable, fit, of use, suitable), desiderabile (advisable, desirable), che ha i requisiti per. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

(competent, qualified). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

てきかく (accurate, competent, precise, qualified), てっかく (accurate, competent, precise, qualified). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

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Manx

  

yn-reih, reihalagh. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

valgbar, passende (appropriate, convenient, fit, fitting). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eligibleay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

elegibilidade (eligibility), elegível. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

eligibil, potrivit (according, according to, adequate, ample, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, assorted, average, becoming, befitting, commensurate, condign, congenial, congruous, conservative, correct, corresponding, decorous, due, duly, felicitous, fit, fitting, in point, likely, middling, moderate, moderately, opportune, Pat, proper, pursuant to, right, seemly, suitable, suited, to), convenabil (acceptable, admissible, appropriate, becoming, cheap, comely, convenient, conveniently, fair, feasible, fit, fitting, goodly, likely, reasonable, seemly, suitable, suited), avantajos (advantageous, advantageously, fat, favorable, favourable, gainful, lucrative, profitable), acceptabil (acceptable, acceptably, admissible, agreeable, allowable, fair, fairly, livable, palatable, passable, passably, plausible, possible, reasonable, satisfactory). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

могущий быть избранным, подходящий (apposite, appropriate, appropriative, apt, assorted, congenial, congruous, convenient, correct, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fit, germane, in point, likely, opportune, pertinent, pointful, propitious, suitable, suited, well-becoming, well-matched). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

kvalifikovan (certificated, qualified, skilled). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

elegible. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

valbar, berättigad (entitled, justifiable, legitimate, well founded), önskvärd (desirable). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ซึ่งมีคุ"สมบัติเหมาะสม. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

uygun kimse, uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, propitious, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, seemly, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched), seçilebilir, nitelikli şey, nitelikli (qualified, sufficient), geçerli (acceptable, admissible, available, current, effective, effectual, far out, in force, in use, operative, passable, prevailing, received, regnant, ruling, sound, valid, viable). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

підхожий (acceptable, adapted, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, befitting, canny, feasible, fit, fitting, good, likely, meet, o.k., ok, okay, okey, opportune, proper, qualified, suitable), прийнятний (acceptable, acceptive, admissible, adoptable, entertainable, o.k., ok, okay, okey, receivable, supportable). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

thích hợp có thể chọn được, đủ tư cách. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

etholadwy. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Eligible

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

eligere. (various references)

Middle French1400-1600

eligible. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Eligible

Derivations

Words beginning with "eligible": eligibles. (additional references)

Words ending with "eligible": ineligible, reeligible. (additional references)

Words containing "eligible": ineligibles. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Eligible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: egligible, eilgible, elegible, elgible, eligable, eligble, eligeble, elisible, elligable, elligible, Helogale, ligible. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Eligible"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "eligible" (pronounced e"lujubul)
8e" l u j u b u lintelligible, unintelligible.
7-l u j u b u lknowledgeable, negligible.
6-u j u b u lincorrigible.
5-j u b u lchangeable, chargeable, exchangeable, fungible, illegible, ineligible, intangible, interchangeable, manageable, rechargeable, salvageable, tangible, unmanageable.
4-u b u labominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3-b u lable, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Eligible

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-e-e-g-i-i-l-l"

-1 letter: legible.

-2 letters: billie, gillie.

-3 letters: beige, belie, belle, bilge, glebe, libel, liege.

-4 letters: bell, bile, bill, gibe, gill, glee, glib.

-5 letters: bee, beg, bel, big, eel, ell, gee, gel, gib, gie, ill, lee, leg, lei, lib, lie.

 Words containing the letters "b-e-e-g-i-i-l-l"
 

+1 letter: eligibles, illegible.

 

+2 letters: ineligible, negligible, reeligible.

 

+3 letters: bedevilling, gibberellin, ineligibles.

 

+4 letters: bedrivelling, embellishing, gibberellins, intelligible, legibilities.

 

+5 letters: bewilderingly, eligibilities, reeligibility, unbelievingly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Eligible


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6C 69 67 69 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

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Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101100 01101001 01100111 01101001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#108 &#105 &#103 &#105 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 006C 0069 0067 0069 0062 006C 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3978757375687871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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