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Definition: Babel |
BabelNoun1. A confusion of voices and other sounds. 2. (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Babel" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "confusion", "mixture". |
Date "babel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | BABEL 1. A subset of ALGOL 60, with many ALGOL W extensions. ["BABEL, A New Programming Language", R.S. Scowen, Natl Phys Lab UK, Report CCU7, 1969]. 2. Mentioned in The Psychology of Computer Programming, G.M. Weinberg, Van Nostrand 1971, p.241. 3. A language based on higher-order functions and first-order logic. ["Graph-Based Implementation of a Functional Logic Language", H. Kuchen et al, Proc ESOP 90, LNCS 432, Springer 1990, pp.271-290]. ["Logic Programming with Functions and Predicates: The Language BABEL", Moreno-Navarro et al, J Logic Prog 12(3) (Feb 1992)]. (1994-11-28). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Literature | Babel A perfect Babel. A thorough confusion. "A Babel of sounds." A confused uproar, in which nothing can be heard but hubbub. The allusion is to the confusion of tongues at Babel. (Genesis xi.) "God ... comes down to see their city, ... ... and in derision sets Upon their tongues a various spirit, to raze Quite out their native language, and instead To sow a jangling noise of words unknown. Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud Among the builders; each to other calls Not understood. ... Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named." Milton: Paradise Lost, xii, 48--63. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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God confounded the languages of those who were working at its buiding, so they were not able to understand each other and the project failed. Note that it doesn't say that God destroyed the efforts of the builders, presumbably such a building fell into disrepair.
This site has been identified with Babylon, but there are different hypotheses on its precise location.
The noun derives from two roots: "bab" ("gate") and "el" ("God"), "the gate to God"; but in the Hebrew language there is a similar word, "balal", which means "confusion". However as baa words are said by babies anyway (along with maa and paa words), this last 'balal' may be a coincidence.
The following was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. As such, it may not yet be properly adapted to Wikipedia. It is included as a stub of sorts to inspire people to modify it:
BABEL, the native name of the city called Babylon (q.v.) by the Greekss, the modern Hittah. It means "gate of the god," not"gate of the gods," corresponding to the Assyrian Bab-ili. According to Gen. xL 1-9 (J), mankind, after the deluge, travelled from the mountain of the East, where the ark had rested, and settled in Shinar. Here they attempted to build a city and a tower whose top might reach unto heaven, but were miraculously prevented by their language being confounded. In this way the diversity of human speech and the dispersion of mankind were accounted for; and in Gen. xi. 9 (J) an etymology was found for the name of Babylon in the Hebrew verb balal, " to_confuse or confound," Babel being regarded as a contraction of Balbel. In Gen. x. 10 it is said to have formed part of the kingdom of Nimrod.
The origin of the story has not been found in Babylonia. The tower was no doubt suggested by one of the temple towers of Babylon. W. A. Bennet (Genesis, p. 169; cf. Hommel in Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible) suggests E-Saggila, the great temple of Merodach (Marduk). The variety of languages and the dispersion of mankind were regarded as a curse, and it is probable that, as Prof. Cheyne (Encyclopaedia Biblica, col. 411) says, there was an ancient North Semitic myth to explain it. The event was afterwards localized in Babylon. The myth, as it appears in Genesis, is quite polytheistic and anthropomorphic. According to Cornelius Alexander (frag. 10) and Abydenus (frags. 5 and 6) the tower was overthrown by the winds; according to Yaqut (i, 448 f.) and the Lisan el-'Arab (xiii. 72) mankind were swept together by winds into the plain afterwards called " Babil," and were scattered again in the same way (see further D. B. Macdonald in the Jewish Encyclopaedia), A tradition similar to that of the tower of Babel is found in Central America. Xelhua, one of the seven giants rescued from the deluge, built the great pyramid of Cholula in order to storm heaven. The gods, however, destroyed it with fire and confounded the language of the builders. Traces of a somewhat similar story have also been met with among the Mongolian Tharus in northern India (Report of the Census of Bengal, 1872, p. 160), and, according to Dr Livingstone, among the Africans of Lake Ngami. The Esthonian myth of " the Cooking of Languages " (Kohl, Reisen in die 'Ostseeprovinzen, ii. 251-255) may also be compared, as well as the Australian legend of the origin of the diversity of speech (Gerstacker, Reisen, vol. iv. pp. 381 seq.).
''Babel' is also the name of an Iraqi newspaper, which was controlled by Saddam Hussein's eldest son, Uday Hussein. For more, see: Babel (newspaper)
Babel is also referred to by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges in his short story The Library of Babel.
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Babel is an Iraqi newspaper which was under the direction of Uday Hussein.See also:
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BABEL | English | Babel:integrating cultural differences in telematics engineering | N/A |
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Synonym: BabelSynonym: Tower of Babel (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disorder | Turmoil; ferment; (agitation); to-do, trouble, pudder, pother, row, rumble, disturbance, hubbub, convulsion, tumult, uproar, revolution, riot, rumpus, stour, scramble, brawl, fracas, rhubarb, fight, free-for-all, row, ruction, rumpus, embroilment, melee, spill and pelt, rough and tumble; whirlwind; bear garden, Babel, Saturnalia, donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair, confusion worse confounded, most admired disorder, concordia discors; Bedlam, all hell broke loose; bull in a china shop; all the fat in the fire, diable a' quatre, Devil to pay; pretty kettle of fish; pretty piece of work, pretty piece of business. |
Language | Confusion of tongues, Babel, pasigraphie; pantomime; (signs); onomatopoeia; betacism, mimmation, myatism, nunnation; pasigraphy. |
Loquacity | Talker; chatterer, chatterbox; babbler; Verb: rattle; ranter; sermonizer, proser, driveler; blatherskite; gossip; (converse); magpie, jay, parrot, poll, Babel; moulin a paroles. |
Neologism | Dog Latin, macaronics, gibberish; confusion of tongues, Babel; babu English, chi-chi. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Babel |
| English words defined with "babel": inhuman. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "babel": Baal, BABBLE, Babel quartz, Babel, tower of ♦ EIFEL ♦ Haroot ♦ Sheshach. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Babel" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (Babel, Babylon, barbel), Dutch (Babel, Babylon), French (Babel, Babylon), Manx (Babel), Papiamen (ado, chaos, din, noise, tangle), Portuguese (Babel, Babylon), Spanish (Babel). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Babel 78 (1973) La Torre de Babel (1972) El Camino de Babel (1945) Le Cercle de Babel (2000) Torre de Babel (1998) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Tower of Babel -- the sky's the limit. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | We must make sure that its work is fruitful, that it is a reality and not a sham, that it is a force for action, and not merely a frothing of words, that it is a true temple of peace in which the shields of many nations can some day be hung up, and not merely a cockpit in a Tower of Babel. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Human Rights | Iraq | In May 1998, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Abdul Hamid Aziz Sabah stated in an interview that "the prisons are filled to five times their capacity and the situation is serious." Sabah was dismissed from his post after the interview, and the government-owned daily newspaper Babel reiterated the Government's long-standing claim that it holds virtually no prisoners. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | BAAL, n. An old deity formerly much worshiped under various names. As Baal he was popular with the Phoenicians; as Belus or Bel he had the honor to be served by the priest Berosus, who wrote the famous account of the Deluge; as Babel he had a tower partly erected to his glory on the Plain of Shinar. From Babel comes our English word "babble." Under whatever name worshiped, Baal is the Sun-god. As Beelzebub he is the god of flies, which are begotten of the sun's rays on the stagnant water. In Physicia Baal is still worshiped as Bolus, and as Belly he is adored and served with abundant sacrifice by the priests of Guttledom. |
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| "Babel" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 71.70% of the time. "Babel" is used about 53 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 71.7% | 38 | 55,818 |
| Noun (singular) | 28.3% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Total | 100.00% | 53 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "babel" 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 |
| Babel | Last name | 300 | 26,852 |
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| "Babel" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "confusion", "mixture". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "babel". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Babylon | N/A | Biblical | Same as Babel |
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Expressions using "babel": babel of tongues ♦ the tower of babel ♦ tower of babel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "babel": babel-based, babel-like. | |
Ending with "babel": post-babel. | |
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| 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 "babel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | Babilon (Babylon), Babel (Babylon, barbel). (various references) | |
Chinese | 巴"伦 (Babylonian). (various references) | |
Dutch | Babel (Babylon). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Babilono (Babylon), Babelo (Babylon). (various references) | |
Finnish | Baabelin torni (the tower of Babel). (various references) | |
French | Babylone (Babylon), Babel (Babylon). (various references) | |
German | babylonischer turm (the tower of babel), sprachengewirr (babel of tongues, mixture of languages), durcheinander (babel of tongues, bedlam, chaos, clutter, cluttered, confused, confusion, disorder, entanglement, hash, helter-skelter, in a mess, in a muddle, in confusion, jumble, mess, mix up, mixed up, muddle, muddled, muddled up, mussy, pell mell, piecemeal, punch-drink, tangle, tumble, upset). (various references) | |
Greek | 'αβυλωνία (Babylonia). (various references) | |
Hungarian | hangzavar (cacophony, discord, discordance, hubble bubble, hubbub, jangle, lurry). (various references) | |
Indonesian | babil (quarrelsome). (various references) | |
Italian | Babele, Frastuono (din, noise, riot, uproar). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | バベルの" (balalaika, balance, balance of power, balance sheet, balcony, ballade, ballast, balloon, Baltic, balun, barber's clippers, Barcelona, baritone, barium, barracks, barreled wine, barricade, barrier, Barriquand et Marre, bawm bawm, Brahman, bulk carrier, bulk line, bulk storage, bulky, bulky sweater, impediment removal, Tower of Babel, value, value analysis, value engineering, variable condensor, variant, variation, variety, variety show, variety store, varistor, vulcanized fiber, vulcanized rubber). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | バベルのとう (Tower of Babel). (various references) | |
Manx | Babel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abelbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Babilônia (Babylon, Babylonia), Babel (Babylon). (various references) | |
Romanian | Babilonie (chaos, hubbub, hullabaloo), Zãpãcealã (bewilderment, confusion, daze, discomfiture, disorder, distraction, entanglement, flurry, fuddle, haze, jumble, kerfuffle, mix up, muddle, topsy turvy), Hãrmãlaie (hullabaloo, romp, shindy), Gãlãgie (bluster, brawling, bustle, clamor, clamour, din, discord, fuss, hubbub, hurly burly, jangle, noise, racket, rattle, rhubarb, rioting, row, stir, to-do, tumult). (various references) | |
Russian | вавилонский (babylonian). (various references) | |
Spanish | Babel. (various references) | |
Swedish | Villervalla (turmoil). (various references) | |
Tagalog | Babilonya (Babylon). (various references) | |
Thai | เสียงคุยจ้อกแจ้กจอแจ. (various references) | |
Turkish | Babil (babylon), Kargaşa (anarchism, anarchy, broil, chaos, coil, commotion, confusion, disarray, disorder, disturbance, earthquake, grab bag, hurly burly, moil, muss, pell mell, pellmell, rag bag, riot, rough and tumble, roughhouse, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shemozzle, snarl, sound and fury, squall, storm, tailspin, tempest, tumult, turbulence, uproar, welter), Ana Baba Günü. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Плутанина (Bos, Mull, Ravel), "амір (Charivari), 'елика Споруда, Стовпотворіння, озгардіяш (Charivari). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Babylon. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 11, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dia touto eklhqh to onoma authV sugcusiV oti ekei suneceen kurioV ta ceilh pashV thV ghV kai ekeiqen diespeiren autouV kurioV o qeoV epi proswpon pashV thV ghV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et idcirco vocatum est nomen eius Babel quia ibi confusum est labium universae terrae et inde dispersit eos Dominus super faciem cunctarum regionum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And therfor was callid the name of it Babel, for there was confoundid the lippe of al the erthe; and fro thens the Lord disparpoilide hem vpon the face of alle regiouns. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Wherfore the name of it is called Babell because that the LORDE there confounded the tonge of all the world. And because that the LORde from thence skatered them abrode vppon all the erth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Therefore is the name of it called Babel, because the LORD there confounded the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So it was named Babel, because there the Lord took away the sense of all languages and from there the Lord sent them away over all the face of the earth. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 11, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | Tungod niini ang ngalan niadto gitawag Babel; kay didto gilahugay ni Jehova ang sinultihan sa tibook nga yuta. Ug gikan didto gipapatlaag sila sa nawong sa tibook nga yuta. |
| Chinese | 為 耶 ' 華 在 那 裡 變 亂 天 下 人 的 言 語 、 使 眾 人 分 散 在 全 地 上 、 所 以 那 城 名 叫 巴 別 。 " 就 是 變 亂 的 意 思 〕 |
| Croatian | Stoga mu je ime Babel, jer je ondje Jahve pobrkao govor svima u onom kraju i odande ih je Jahve raspršio po svoj zemlji. |
| Danish | Derfor kaldte man den Babel, thi der forvirrede HERREN al Jordens Tungemål, og derfra spredte HERREN dem ud over hele Jorden. |
| Dutch | Daarom noemde men haar naam Babel; want aldaar verwarde de HEERE de spraak der ganse aarde, en van daar verstrooide hen de HEERE over de ganse aarde. |
| Finnish | Siitä tuli sen nimeksi Baabel, koska Herra siellä sekoitti kaiken maan kielen; ja sieltä Herra hajotti heidät yli kaiken maan. |
| French | C`est pourquoi on l`appela du nom de Babel, car c`est l que l`Éternel confondit le langage de toute la terre, et c`est de l que l`Éternel les dispersa sur la face de toute la terre. |
| German | Daher heißt ihr Name Babel, daß der HERR daselbst verwirrt hatte aller Länder Sprache und sie zerstreut von dort in alle Länder. |
| Haitian Creole | Se poutèt sa yo rele lavil la Babèl, paske se la Seyè a te mele lang tout moun ki rete sou latè, li fè yo pati, li gaye yo toupatou sou latè. |
| Hungarian | Ezért nevezék annak nevét Bábelnek; mert ott zavará össze az Úr az egész föld nyelvét, és onnan széleszté el õket az Úr az egész földnek színére. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab itu kota itu diberi nama Babel, karena di situ TUHAN mengacaukan bahasa semua bangsa, dan dari situ mereka diceraiberaikan oleh TUHAN ke seluruh bumi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sebab itu dinamainya akan negeri itu Babil, karena di sana telah dikacaukan Tuhan bahasa segala orang di atas bumi; maka dari sanalah ditaburkan Tuhan akan mereka itu atas seluruh muka bumi. |
| Maori | Na kona i huaina ai to reira ingoa ko Papera; no te mea i whakapoauautia e Ihowa i reira te reo o te whenua katoa: no reira ano hoki te whakamararatanga a Ihowa i a ratou ki te mata o te whenua katoa. |
| Norwegian | Derfor kalte de den Babel; for der forvirret Herren hele jordens tungemål, og derfra spredte Herren dem ut over hele jorden. |
| Portuguese | Por isso se chamou o seu nome Babel, porquanto ali confundiu o Senhor a linguagem de toda a terra, e dali o Senhor os espalhou sobre a face de toda a terra. |
| Rumanian | De aceea cetatea a fost numitq Babel, cqci acolo a kncurcat Domnul limba kntregului pqmknt, wi de acolo i -a kmprqwtiat Domnul pe toatq faya pqmkntului. |
| Russian | рПУЕНХ "БОП ЕНХ ЙНС: чБЧЙМПО, Й'П ФБН УНЕЫБМ зПУ П"Ш СЪЩЛ ЧУЕК ЪЕНМЙ, Й ПФФХ"Б ТБУУЕСМ ЙИ зПУ П"Ш П ЧУЕК ЪЕНМЕ. |
| Swedish | Därav fick den namnet Babel, eftersom HERREN där förbistrade* hela jordens tungomål; därifrån spridde ock HERREN ut dem över hela jorden. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "babel": babels. (additional references) | |
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"Babel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: babal, Babala, Babale, Babalu, Babaly, Babels, Babet, Babij, Babuu, Badel, Bazell, bebel, Bibel, Dabell, Zaabal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "babel" (pronounced ba"bul) |
| 5 | b a" b u l | babble, psychobabble. |
| 4 | -a" b u l | dabble, Drabble, rabble, Scrabble. |
| 3 | -b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, able, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amble, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, assemble, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, crumble, culpable, curable, cymbal, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, disassemble, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, dissemble, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, ensemble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fumble, fungible, fusible, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, humble, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, 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, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, jumble, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, mumble, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, nimble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, preamble, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, ramble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, reassemble, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resemble, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, scramble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, thimble, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, tunable, turntable, typeable, umbel, unable, 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, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unscramble, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wamble, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-l" | |
-1 letter: abbe, able, babe, bale, blab, blae, bleb. | |
-2 letters: alb, ale, bal, bel, ebb, lab, lea. | |
-3 letters: ab, ae, al, ba, be, el, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-e-l" | |
+1 letter: babble, babels, barbel, bauble, bubale, dabble, gabble, rabble, wabble. | |
+2 letters: abubble, babbled, babbler, babbles, barbell, barbels, barbule, baubles, belabor, bitable, blabbed, blabber, brabble, bramble, bubales, buyable, clabber, dabbled, dabbler, dabbles, drabble, gabbled, gabbler, gabbles, grabble, rabbled, rabbler, rabbles, scabble, slabbed, slabber, wabbled, wabbler, wabbles. | |
+3 letters: abatable, abusable, babblers, bailable, bankable, barbells, barbicel, barbless, barbules, barrable, baseball, beanball, bearable, bearably, beatable, bedabble, beddable, belabors, belabour, bendable, biddable, billable, bilobate, bindable, biteable, blabbers, blamable, blueball, boatable, boilable, bondable, bookable, bootable, brabbled, brabbler, brabbles, brambled, brambles, bribable, bubaline, buffable, burnable, clabbers, clubable, curbable, dabblers, drabbled, drabbles, flabbier, gabblers, grabbled, grabbler, grabbles, obeyable, obviable, probable, rabblers, scabbled, scabbles, scrabble, slabbers, slabbery, sorbable, squabble, tubbable, wabblers, wabblier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Frequency 12. Names: Derived from | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Bible Trace 18. Abbreviations 19. Acronyms 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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