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Definition: Saddle |
SaddleNoun1. A seat for the rider of a horse. 2. A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle). 3. Cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins. 4. A piece of leather across the instep of a shoe. 5. A seat for the rider of a bicycle. 6. Posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. Verb1. Put a saddle on; "saddle the horses". 2. Load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility". 3. Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "saddle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of saddles, foretells news of a pleasant nature, also unannounced visitors. You are also, probably, to take a trip which will prove advantageous. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Geography | A more or less pronounced dip in a ridge, or between two peaks, forming a connecting neck of land shaped as a saddle. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | Firing support in the form of a rod of triangular section . Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Saddle Set the saddle on the right horse. Lay the blame on those who deserve it. Lose the horse and win the saddle. (See Lose.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mechanical Engineering | A slide which moves directly on a bed or on a knee bracket, and on which is mounted a work table or on which-in the case of a compound table-there moves a table slide. A saddle can be either "transverse" or "longitudinal" Source: European Union. (references) |
| A tool-carrying device which slides on a bed e. g. on a lathe bed. The parts of the device are arranged one above the other in the following sequence:saddle, cross slide, swivel plate, tool-rest slide and tool post. An accessory of the saddle is the apron. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The table carried on the bed or knee to support the longitudinal slide. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A tool slide which can be moved transversely to the ram, and whose purpose is to effect the feed motion. The saddle is a feature peculiar to "travelling-head shapers", in which the feed motion is imparted not to the table, but to the tool. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The slide of a tool-carrying device which slides directly upon the bed or cross rail. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A ridge connecting two higher elevations; a low point in the crestline of a ridge. A minor upfold along the axis of a syncline; a minor downfold along the axis of an anticline. b. A gold-bearing quartz vein of anticlinal form, occurring esp. in Australian saddle reefs. See also:saddle reef c. A peculiar formation of sand slate found in shale or sand rock may be surrounded by soapstone. The under or exposed side of a saddle looks like natural rock, but its upper side is smooth, having no particular bond with the sand rock with which it is embedded, and it is liable to fall out of its place, a fall, however, producing no other derangement of the surrounding parts of the room from which it falls d. A hump-shaped piece of roof rock with a smooth back, insecurelyattached to adjacent strata. Also called saddleback. (references) |
Public Administration | A short timber cap over a post to increase the bearing area under a beam. Source: European Union. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | SADDLE. To saddle the spit; to give a dinner or supper. To saddle one's nose; to wear spectacles. To saddle a place or pension; to oblige the holder to pay a certain portion of his income to some one nominated by the donor. Saddle sick: galled with riding. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Sports & Leisure | The part of a parachute liftweb directly under the seat of the wearer. It is enlarged and reinforced for this purpose. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SaddleSynonyms: bicycle seat (n), saddleback (n), burden (v), charge (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unsaddle (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Support | Seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench; aparejo, faldstool, horn; long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair; lamba chauki, lamba kursi; saddle, pannel, pillion; side saddle, pack saddle; pommel. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Come on! Saddle up, let's get this moveable feast under way (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) We dont usually pick up hitchhikersbut Ima gonna go with my instincts on this one. Saddle up partner (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin) The fresh air, the exercise, and the pleasure of a leather saddle between one's thighs (The Road to Wellville; writing credit: Alan Parker) Let's see it. Grimes opens the saddle bags and pulls out some old cloths as the Mexican looks on in amazement (Hombre; writing credit: Elmore Leonard; Irving Ravetch) It's like putting a saddle on a pekingese but here it is. (Finishing School; writing credit: Laird Doyle; David Hempstead) | |
Lyrics | They took my saddle in Houston (Amarillo By Morning; performing artist: George Strait) Though I am trying to stay in the saddle ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Saddle Soap Opera (1974) Girls in the Saddle (1969) Fat in the Saddle (1968) Short in the Saddle (1962) Black Saddle (1959) | |
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If some of the tufts on the median ventral brush are attached to the saddle, which encircles the tenth abdominal segment completely, the genus is identified as Psoraphora. Credit: CDC. | If the ventral brush is attached posteriorly to the saddle plate, or if the saddle does not encircle the anal segment completely, the genus is Aedes. Credit: CDC. | ||
The anal segment of Coquillettidia does not bear prominent hair tufts on the ventral aspect of the saddle, although one or two small hairs may be present posteriorly, with 8 or more comb scales on the abdominal segment VIII in this genus. Credit: CDC. | ![]() | "Cup in Saddle" by Joyce Glynn. | |
![]() | Each day the cloud cover rolls up Mauna Loa from the Hilo area. It fills the saddle first, then reaches the observatory by late afternoon. This is a daily cycle. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | Limited Use Area" sign in Saddle Mountains Management Area. Credit: Gary Yeager. | |
Rare plant monitoring on Sentinel Slope in Saddle Mountains Management Area, Washington. Credit: Neal Hedges. | BLM history exhibit with pictures, stories, old camera stand and camera, typewriter, saddle, and books. Credit: Unknown. | ||
Illegal dump site in the Saddle Butte Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-111. Credit: Conrad. | Lava tube cave in the Saddle Butte Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-111. Credit: Tom Dew. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Saddle" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Saddle, western, leather." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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John Jacob Rogers | The southern Democrats are in the saddle and the northern Democrats must tag along as best they may, no matter what ill may betide. |
The Talmud | If one man says to thee, ''Thou art a donkey,'' pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | He raised his hands in some excitement as he said this, and instantly rolled out of the saddle, and fell headlong into a deep ditch |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | They tried at first to make a saddle horse of him. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | A horse and a saddle. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I described, as well as I could, our way of riding, the shape and use of a bridle, a saddle, a spur, and a whip, of harness and wheels |
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Trade | Trinidad | Certain knives, firearms, weapons and explosives, seditious publications, specific animals, such as monkeys and the mongoose, animals that have died in transit, used or second-hand animal blankets, saddle cloths, felting or pads, and dung, are also prohibited by law from importation. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Julia Child | I think a lot of us get into a terrible meat rut. It's always steaks, chops, saddle of lamb, beef Wellington or hamburgers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Saddle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.98% of the time. "Saddle" is used about 686 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 (singular) | 90.98% | 624 | 10,381 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.24% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.62% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.16% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 686 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "saddle": american saddle horse ♦ be in the saddle ♦ english cavalry saddle ♦ english saddle ♦ get into the saddle ♦ in the saddle ♦ pack saddle ♦ pad saddle ♦ put the saddle on the right horse ♦ put the saddle on the wrong horse ♦ race saddle ♦ rise in the saddle ♦ saddle back ♦ saddle back fever ♦ saddle bag ♦ saddle bar ♦ saddle blanket ♦ saddle block anaesthesia ♦ saddle block anesthesia ♦ Saddle Brook ♦ saddle feather ♦ saddle gall ♦ saddle girth ♦ saddle grafting ♦ saddle hackle ♦ saddle horn ♦ saddle horse ♦ saddle joint ♦ saddle of lamb ♦ saddle of mutton ♦ saddle of venison ♦ saddle oneself with a responsibility ♦ saddle oneself with smth. ♦ saddle oxford ♦ saddle oyster ♦ saddle point ♦ Saddle River ♦ Saddle Rock ♦ saddle roof ♦ saddle shell ♦ saddle shoe ♦ saddle smb. with smth. ♦ saddle smb. with the blame ♦ saddle soap ♦ saddle sore ♦ saddle stitch ♦ saddle up ♦ saddle with ♦ side saddle ♦ stock saddle ♦ tool saddle ♦ Tree of a saddle ♦ Upper Saddle Riv ♦ Upper Saddle River ♦ Western saddle. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "saddle": saddle-back, Saddle-backed, saddle-bag, saddle-bags, saddle-billed stork, saddle-bow, saddle-bred, saddle-brown, saddle-cloth, saddle-girth, saddle-girths, saddle-height, saddle-leather, saddle-like, saddle-maker's, saddle-pin, saddle-roof, saddle-room, Saddle-shaped, saddle-shell, saddle-shoe, saddle-sore, saddle-spring, saddle-stitch, saddle-stitching, saddle-strap, saddle-tank, saddle-tanks, saddle-tree, saddle-up-and-ride-into-the. | |
Ending with "saddle": side-saddle. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
saddle | 2,179 | tucker saddle | 94 |
horse saddle | 1,436 | saddle creek record | 94 |
saddle club | 606 | treeless saddle | 91 |
western saddle | 598 | spotted saddle horse | 87 |
saddle bag | 386 | endurance saddle | 80 |
blazing saddle | 248 | saddle blanket | 79 |
english saddle | 240 | saddle for sale | 78 |
saddle shoes | 231 | big horn saddle | 75 |
saddle river new jersey | 193 | roping saddle | 73 |
used saddle | 180 | dressage saddle | 71 |
circle y saddle | 178 | used western saddle | 71 |
saddle bag for motorcycle | 168 | ranch saddle | 70 |
saddle creek | 163 | bicycle saddle | 69 |
saddle pad | 144 | back in saddle | 68 |
saddle brook nj | 133 | saddle maker | 63 |
australian saddle | 122 | barrel saddle | 63 |
billy cook saddle | 115 | corbin saddle | 60 |
saddle horse | 115 | libertyville saddle shop | 59 |
saddle rack | 101 | stubben saddle | 52 |
wintec saddle | 100 | saddle tree | 51 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "saddle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | saal. (various references) | |
Albanian | shaloj (bestride), shalë (pigskin, seat, thigh), qafë (Col, collar, nape, neck, neckband, pass), njeri në post drejtues, ngarkoj (attribute, burden, charge, commission, cumber, delegate, encumber, entrain, entruck, freight, impose, impute, Lade, load, ship, weight), mbetem në kurriz, mbështetëse (backrest, bearer, bracket, buttress, console, crutch, prop, rack, reinforcement, rest, shore, stanchion, stand, support, supporter), ia ngec diçka dikujt, astar (liner, lining, spacer). (various references) | |
Arabic | مقعد دراجة, مرتفع يصل بين قمتين, قطعة لحم من ظهر حيوان, سرج (harness, packsaddle), ضايق (aggrieve, annoy, bully, distress, disturb, dog, fret, get in the way, gnaw, grate, grill, harass, harrow, harry, incommode, inconvenience, irk, jar, jolt, molest, nag, persecute, pester, pick, rag, rattle, torment), صهوة الفرس, السناد (bolster, bracket), إمتطى صهوة حصان, أزعج (ail, annoy, beset, bother, burn, discompose, disquiet, disrupt, distress, disturb, get in the way, get on smb.'s nerves, gig, gnaw, grate, hamper, harass, importune, incommode, inconvenience, infest, intrude, irk, irritate, jolt, molest, nag, niggle, obsess, offend, pain, peck, peeve, perturb, pester, plague, possess, prickle, put out, rasp, rattle, ruffle, torment, trouble, upset, vex), أرهق (beat, break, exhaust, fatigue, gruel, harass, labor, labour, lie, load, overload, overstrain, pump, run down, soak, squeeze, tax, try, tucker, weary, weigh, weigh down, weight). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | iyí'taan. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | уплътнение (gland, seal), седловина (saddleback), седло (pigskin), самар (pack saddle), филе (filet, fillet, loin, tenderloin, undercut), гръб (back, backside, rear), възглавница (cushion, pillow, riser), оседлавам, обременявам (burden, cumber, encumber, hamper, load, lumber, overburden, weigh down, weight, weight down), натоварвам (authorise, authorize, freight, load, truck, weight, weight down), аръш (pole, shaft), подложка (bolster, chock, cushion, insert, insertion, mat, overlay, pad, padding, planch, rest, seat, seating, sole, stock). (various references) | |
Chinese | 鞍 , 马鞍. (various references) | |
Czech | sedlo (pad, seat, yoke), osedlat, horské sedlo, hřbet (back, bridge, Chine, dorsum, ridge, spine). (various references) | |
Danish | sadel (upfold). (various references) | |
Dutch | zadel (anticline, col, cross carriage, cross slide, lower slide or table, neutral point, rump, saddle point, upfold). (various references) | |
Esperanto | selo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | saðil. (various references) | |
Farsi | پالان زدن , تحمیل کردن (Burden, Constrain, Impose, Inflict, Protrude, Task), سواری کردن (Drive, Jumble), زین کردن , زین . (various references) | |
Finnish | satula (upfold). (various references) | |
French | selle, ensellement, col (saddle point). (various references) | |
Frisian | seal. (various references) | |
German | Sattel (bridge, saddles, seat), satteln (to saddle). (various references) | |
Greek | σέλλα, εφίππιο. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מדוכה (mortar, seat), לשים אוכף, לאכף (compel, enforce, force), לחבוש (bandage, dress, imprison, put on, swathe), אוכף. (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyereg (Col, pigskin, saddle back). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pelana, memberati (weigh down, weigh on). (various references) | |
Irish | diallait. (various references) | |
Italian | sella (saddles). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 鞍 , サイン曲線 (ca et la, commercial jingle, saccharin, sack, sack dress, sacrifice, sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, sadism, sadist, sadistic, sado, sadomasochism, Sahara, sanatorium, sanitary, sanitary napkin, sash, Saskatchewan, Satan, satellite, satellite computer, satellite office, satellite station, satellite studio, satin, satisfaction, Saturday night special, Saturn, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, sauna, sax, saxophone, sine curve, sinusoid, skirt with suspender, soccer, soccer coach, sound, sound box, sound business, sound effects, sound logo, sound man, soundinterface, soundtrack, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southern Cross, southpaw, success, success story, sudden death, suggest, suggestion, suspend, suspended game, suspenders, suspense, suspense drama, suspension, sustaining program, Thousand Island). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | くら (cellar, depository, elevator, godown, granary, magazine, treasury, warehouse), サドル . (various references) | |
Korean | 안장. (various references) | |
Manx | jeeltey, jeeltal, jeeltagh, jeelt (seat), dreeym (arch, back, camber, down, edge, fret, hillside, instep, ridge, shed, terrace). (various references) | |
Norwegian | sal (hall, lounge, parlour, salon, sitting room, sitting-room). (various references) | |
Papago | sihl at. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | addlesay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sela (pigskin, saddlery), selim (seat). (various references) | |
Romanian | sprijin (aid, assistance, backing, comfort, furtherance, help, ministration, patronage, prop, reliance, reposal, service, staff, stay, strength, succor, succour, support, supporter), piesã în formã de şa, perniţã de spate, curmãturã (gorge, ravine, saddleback), şa (lap), înşeua (panel). (various references) | |
Romany | kaltàk. (various references) | |
Russian | суппорт (carriage), седловина (saddleback), седло (pigskin), седлать седло, седлать (saddled), салазки (carriage, slide), каретка суппорта, оседлать, башмак (chock, clog, shoe), подушка (cushion, pad, pedestal, pillow, pillow block), подкладка (lining, pad, pillow), подпятник. (various references) | |
Scottish | diallaid (a saddle), dìollaid. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sedlo (pigskin, rig), prevoj (ablaut, bend), osedlati, opteretiti (burden, encumber, lade, load, tax). (various references) | |
Spanish | silla de montar (pigskin), carro de bancada. (various references) | |
Swedish | sadel (nut, pigskin), sadla. (various references) | |
Thai | ใส่อาน (เช่น ใส่อานม้า), เนื้อส่วนสันหลัง, อานม้า. (various references) | |
Turkish | semer vurmak, semer (pack, pack saddle, packsaddle), sele (pillion, pillion seat, wicker basket), sırtına yüklemek (burden), sırt (back, dors-, dorsal, dorso-, ridge, shoulder), yatak kovanı, yüklemek (ascribe, burden, charge, embark, encumber, fasten, fasten on, father, foist, freight, hand over, heap, impose, impute, inflict, Lade, lay, lay on, lay smth. at one's door, load, offload, overlay, pin, pitch, plant, put, put down, shift, stack, store, weight), eyerlemek (girth), eyer, bisiklet selesi. (various references) | |
Turkmen | iзirgilemek, eяerlemek, eяer. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | сідло (pigskin), сідлати (caparison), черезсідельник (backband, back-chain, back-rope), в'ючити. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | yên ngựa. (various references) | |
Welsh | cyfrwyo, cyfrwy. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ephippium, sagma. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 15, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai pan episagma onou ef' o an epibh ep' auto o gonorruhV akaqarton estai ewV esperaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sagma super quo sederit inmundum erit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The sadel vpon the which he shall sytt, shal be vnclene; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And what soeuer sadell that he rydeth apo, shalbe vncleane. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And whatever saddle he rideth upon that hath the issue, shall be unclean. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And any leather seat on a horse on which the unclean man has been seated will be unclean. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Leviticus Chapter 15, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanan nga silla sa kabayo nga malingkoran sa ginapangagian kini mamahugaw. |
| Croatian | Neka je neèisto i svako sjedalo na koje za vožnje sjedne onaj koji ima izljev; |
| Danish | Ethvert Befordringsmiddel, som bruges af den, der lider af Flåd, skal være urent. |
| Dutch | Insgelijks alle zadel, waarop hij, die den vloed heeft, zal gereden hebben, zal onrein zijn. |
| Finnish | Ja jokainen satula, jossa vuotoa sairastava ratsastaa, tulee saastaiseksi. |
| French | Toute monture sur laquelle il s`assiéra sera impure. |
| German | Und der Sattel, darauf er reitet, wird unrein werden. |
| Haitian Creole | Si nonm malad la moute sou yon sèl chwal, moun ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye pa ka sèvi avèk sèl la. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pelana atau apa saja yang diduduki orang yang mengeluarkan lelehan menjadi najis. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Demikianpun segala kendaraan bekas orang yang berbeser itu kendarai, ia itu najis adanya. |
| Italian | Ogni sella su cui monterà chi ha la gonorrea sarà immonda. |
| Maori | Me te nohoanga hoiho i nohoia e te tangata he rere tona, kua poke. |
| Norwegian | Hver sal som den som har flod, rider på, skal være uren. |
| Portuguese | Também toda sela, em que cavalgar o que tem o fluxo, será imunda. |
| Rumanian | Ori ce wea pe care va cqlqri el, va fi necuratq. |
| Spanish | Toda montura sobre la cual cabalgue el que tiene flujo quedará inmunda. |
| Swedish | Och allt varpå den sjuke sitter när han färdas någonstädes, bliver orent. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "saddle": saddlebag, saddlebags, saddlebow, saddlebows, saddlebred, saddlebreds, saddlecloth, saddlecloths, saddled, saddleless, saddler, saddleries, saddlers, saddlery, saddles, saddlesore, saddletree, saddletrees. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "saddle": packsaddle, resaddle, sidesaddle, unsaddle. (additional references) | |
Words containing "saddle": packsaddles, resaddled, resaddles, sidesaddles, unsaddled, unsaddles. (additional references) | |
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"Saddle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: daddle, Esdaille, Naddle, sadel, sadl, sadle, sadlee, Sadoleto, sadye, Sandle, Sawdde, sedled, seedle, siddle, suddel, suddle, sudle, taddle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "saddle" (pronounced sa"dul) |
| 4 | -a" d u l | addle, astraddle, straddle, paddle. |
| 3 | -d u l | alkaloidal, antipodal, backpedal, beadle, Bedell, befuddle, bindle, Boodle, bridal, bridle, Brindle, bundle, caboodle, candle, caudal, caudle, Coddle, colloidal, cradle, cuddle, dawdle, Doodle, dwindle, feudal, fiddle, fondle, genocidal, girdle, handle, homicidal, huddle, hurdle, idle, idol, idyll, spindle, suicidal, supermodel, swindle, intermodal, intertidal, kindle, ladle, manhandle, medal, meddle, middle, minoxidil, mishandle, modal, model, mollycoddle, muddle, needle, noodle, panhandle, pedal, peddle, Piddle, poodle, puddle, pyramidal, rekindle, remodel, rhizoidal, riddle, Ruddle, Rundle, sandal, scandal, Seidel, sidle, tidal, toddle, trundle, twaddle, Tweedle, twiddle, unbundle, vandal, Waddle, Wedel, widdle, Windle, yodel. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: addles. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-l-s" | |
-1 letter: addle, dales, deads, deals, dedal, laded, lades, lased, leads. | |
-2 letters: adds, ales, dads, dale, dals, dead, deal, dels, elds, lade, lads, lase, lead, leas, sade, sale, seal, sled. | |
-3 letters: add, ads, ale, als, dad, dal, del, eds, eld, els, lad, las, lea, led, sad, sae, sal, sea, sel. | |
-4 letters: ad, ae, al, as, de. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-l-s" | |
+1 letter: daddles, daledhs, dandles, dawdles, deleads, ladders, laddies, paddles, raddles, saddled, saddler, saddles, scalded, staddle, swaddle, waddles. | |
+2 letters: alidades, bladders, cladodes, dandlers, dawdlers, desalted, dialysed, disabled, dolmades, gladdens, gladdest, islanded, landside, paddlers, resaddle, saddlers, saddlery, sandaled, spraddle, staddles, straddle, swaddled, swaddles, twaddles, unsaddle, waddlers. | |
+3 letters: advisedly, aldehydes, astraddle, baldheads, buddleias, danegelds, deadbolts, deadfalls, deadliest, deadlifts, deadlines, deadlocks, declassed, defilades, desolated, dihedrals, discalced, displaced, displayed, disvalued, dreadfuls, dunelands, escaladed, glissaded, handhelds, handseled, headlands, idealised, landsides, landslide, misdialed, palisaded, resaddled, resaddles, saddlebag, saddlebow, sandalled, scandaled, skedaddle, slandered, spraddled, spraddles, straddled, straddler, straddles, tidelands, twaddlers, unsaddled, unsaddles. | |
| 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. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Bible Trace 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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