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Date "ALLS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Alls The five Alls. A public-house sign. It has five human figures, with a motto to each:. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | ALLS. The five alls is a country sign, representing five human figures, each having a motto under him. The first is a king in his regalia; his motto, I govern all: the second, a bishop in pontificals; motto, I pray for all: third, a lawyer in his gown; mo. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: ALLS |
| Non-English Usage: "ALLS" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (at all). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ALLS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Alls | Last name | 400 | 20,416 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "ALLS": cure-alls, hold-alls, know-alls. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "ALLS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | allgemeine Wettbewerbe (free for alls). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | allsay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ALLS": allseed, allseeds, allspice, allspices. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ALLS": appalls, ashfalls, balls, baseballs, basketballs, beanballs, befalls, begalls, birdcalls, blackballs, blowballs, blueballs, bookstalls, broomballs, buckyballs, butterballs, buttonballs, calls, cannonballs, carryalls, catcalls, catchalls, catfalls, cornballs, coveralls, curveballs, deadfalls, dewfalls, disenthralls, dodgeballs, downfalls, drywalls, eightballs, enthralls, evenfalls, eyeballs, falls, fastballs, fireballs, firehalls, firewalls, footballs, footfalls, footwalls, forestalls, forkballs, gadwalls, galls, gildhalls, gingalls, goofballs. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ALLS": ballsier, ballsiest, ballsy, gallstone, gallstones, smallsword, smallswords. (additional references) | |
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"ALLS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alis, alla, allas, Allc, alle, alles, alli, allll, allr, allso, allus, alsw, alz, apls, Aslsq, atls, ayllus, Lalls, lals, lls. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ALLS" (pronounced ô"lz) |
| 3 | ô" l z | appalls, balls, befalls, brawls, calls, crawls, drawls, falls, galls, halls, hauls, installs, malls, Sauls, schmalz, shawls, smalls, sprawls, squalls, stalls, walls. |
| 2 | -l z | Abeles, ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, aerosols, agrochemicals, ails, airfoils, aisles, ales, Als, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, anthills, apostles, appeals, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assails, assembles, audiophiles, australs, automobiles, axles, consoles, constables, continentals, controls, convertibles, cools, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, bails, bales, balmorals, bankrolls, barbells, barbels, barnacles, barrels, baseballs, basketballs, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, belles, bells, bels, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, biles, bills, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, boils, boles, bolls, bombshells, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, bowls, Brailles, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bulls, bundles, burials, bushels, buttonholes, cables, camels, canals, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, Carles, carls, carnivals, carols, cartels, cartwheels, castles, casuals, catcalls, cathedrals, cells, cels, cereals, channels, charcoals, chemicals, Chiles, chills, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, coals, coattails, cocktails, coils, Coles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, compels, compiles, conceals, confessionals, counterproposals, couples. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sall. | |
| Words within the letters "a-l-l-s" | |
-1 letter: all, als, las, sal. | |
-2 letters: al, as, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-l-l-s" | |
+1 letter: balls, calls, falls, galls, halls, lalls, malls, ollas, palls, salal, sally, salol, scall, shall, small, spall, stall, walls. | |
+2 letters: aldols, alkyls, allays, allees, alleys, allies, allods, allots, allows, alloys, allyls, atolls, ballsy, callas, callus, dalles, fellas, flails, gallus, hallos, hollas, labels, ladles, lapels, lastly, legals, lilacs, llamas, llanos, locals, maills, mullas, psylla, salals, sallet, sallow, salols, scalls, scilla, slalom, smalls, spalls, squall, stalls, stella, sulcal, tallis, villas, wallas. | |
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