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Definition: Throstle |
ThrostleNoun1. A spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously. 2. Common Old World thrush noted for its song. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "throstle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
Synonyms: ThrostleSynonyms: mavis (n), song thrush (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Throstle |
| English words defined with "throstle": Mule twist ♦ Ring spinner ♦ Thirstle, Thrustle ♦ Water tu twist. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Throstle" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (Throstle). |
Expressions using "throstle": Heath throstle ♦ throstle cock. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "throstle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Mëllenjë (blackbird, redwing, ring ouzel, thrush). (various references) | |
Arabic | السمنة طائر مغرد. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рингова предачка, "розд. (various references) | |
Czech | Drozd (mocking-bird, Robin, thrush). (various references) | |
Danish | flyverspindemaskine (flyer spinning frame, flyer throstle frame), drosselmaskine (throstle frame). (various references) | |
Dutch | ringspinmachine voor wol (throstle frame). (various references) | |
French | Throstle. (various references) | |
German | Drossel (choke, throttle, thrush). (various references) | |
Greek | Τσίχλα (Mavis), ίίχλη, την. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Énekes Rigó (Mavis). (various references) | |
Italian | Tordo (choke, thrush). (various references) | |
Manx | treshlen (mavis, song thrush, thrush), greie sneeuee (spinner). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ostlethray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tordo-malviz, tordo-bravo (mavis), tear contínuo. (various references) | |
Russian | певчий дрозд (mavis). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | drozd (thrush). (various references) | |
Spanish | telar continuo (throstle frame), máquina para hilar con aletas (flyer spinning frame, flyer throstle frame), máquina continua para hilar (throstle frame). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "throstle": throstles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "throstle" (pronounced 'Thros"tle'): Apostle, Attle, Belittle, Berattle, Berstle, Betitle, brittle, Cattle, Chortle, Dartle, Embottle, gristle, gruntle, guttle, Kettle, kirtle, mettle, Mistitle, Mistle, Nurstle, Nustle, Outmantle, Overbattle, Overtitle, Overwrestle, Pintle, Portmantle, Pottle, Ruttle, Satle, skittle, Smartle, Spirtle, Spurtle, Supersubtle, thistle, tittle, tootle, trestle, Uncastle, ungentle, Unmantle, Unnestle, Whirtle, Whortle, Wrastle. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-l-o-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: holster, hostler, settlor. | |
-2 letters: helots, horste, hostel, hotels, hotter, lottes, ostler, others, otters, reshot, rottes, shtetl, sterol, tholes, throes, tortes, toters, tother, troths. | |
-3 letters: ethos, helos, helot, herls, heros, hoers, holes, holts, horse, horst, hosel, hotel, lehrs, lores, loser, lotte, orles, other, otter, roles, roset, rotes, rotls, rotte, sheol, shoer, shore, shorl, short. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-l-o-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: throstles, throttles. | |
+2 letters: betrothals, charlottes, larghettos, throttlers. | |
+3 letters: altogethers, bottlebrush, hectoliters, methylators, phytosterol, stadtholder, troubleshot. | |
+4 letters: buttonholers, erythroblast, heteroclites, phytosterols, stadtholders, stenothermal, thermostable, thunderbolts, titleholders, troubleshoot. | |
+5 letters: bachelorettes, bottlebrushes, erythroblasts, fortnightlies, herpetologist, horticultures, lithotripsies, lithotripters, luteotrophins, northeasterly, northwesterly, softheartedly, southeasterly, southwesterly, thermoplastic, throatlatches, throttleholds, tortoiseshell, troubleshoots, yellowthroats. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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