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Definitions: Hobble |
HobbleNoun1. A shackle for the ankles or feet. 2. The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. Verb1. Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day.". 2. Hamper the action or progress of;"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean". 3. Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hobble" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references) |
Synonyms: HobbleSynonyms: fetter (n), hitch (v), hopple (v), limp (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Difficulty | Scrape, hobble, slough, quagmire, hot water, hornet's nest; sea of troubles, peck of troubles; pretty kettle of fish; pickle, stew, imbroglio, mess, ado; false position. |
Failure | Limp, halt, hobble, titubate; fall, tumble; lose one's balance; fall to the ground, fall between two stools; flounder, falter, stick in the mud, run aground, split upon a rock; beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash one's head against a stone wall; break one's back; break down, sink, drown, founder, have the ground cut from under one; get into trouble, get into a mess, get into a scrape; come to grief; (adversity); go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot; lick the dust, bite the dust; be defeated; have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose; fall a prey to; succumb; (submit); not have a leg to stand on. |
Restraint | Enchain; fasten; (join); fetter, shackle; entrammel; bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot; swathe, swaddle; pin down, tether; picket; tie down, tie up; secure; forge fetters; disable, hamstring (incapacitate). |
Slowness | Verb: move slowly; adVerb: creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter; plod, trudge, stump along, lumber; trail, drag; dawdle; (be inactive); grovel, worm one's way, steal along; job on, rub on, bundle on; toddle, waddle, wabble, slug, traipse, slouch, shuffle, halt, hobble, limp, caludicate, shamble; flag, falter, trotter, stagger; mince, step short; march in slow time, march in funeral procession; take one's time; hang fire; (be late). |
Unskillfulness | Verb: be unskillful; Adjective: not see an inch beyond one's nose; blunder, bungle, boggle, fumble, botch, bitch, flounder, stumble, trip; hobble; put one's foot in it; make a mess of, make hash of, make sad work of; overshoot the mark. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hobble |
| English words defined with "hobble": dog hobble ♦ hobble skirt, Hobbled, Hobbling, Hobbly ♦ Shaffle, Spancel. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hobble": Unix conspiracy. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Hobble to the hospital. (The Glimmer Man; writing credit: Kevin Brodbin) Every single thing. The knife falling through a hole in his pocketyou can't prove that he didn't get to the door! Sure, you can hobble around the room and take all the time you want, but you can't prove it! (12 Angry Men; writing credit: Reginald Rose) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Dior's revolutionary short hobble skirt [...] is accented by black seal on a white cheviot costume.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | It would be easier for them to hobble to town with a broken leg than with a broken pantaloon. |
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Economic History | Serbia and Montenegro | International sanctions continue to hobble the economy. (references) |
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| "Hobble" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 70.37% of the time. "Hobble" is used about 27 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 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 70.37% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 14.81% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.81% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 27 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "hobble": dog hobble ♦ get into a hobble ♦ hobble a horse ♦ hobble along ♦ hobble skirt. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "hobble": hobble-skirt, Hobble-skirted. | |
| 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 |
hobble skirt | 66 | climbing creek hobble | 6 |
hobble | 32 | latex hobble skirt | 4 |
hobble leather skirt | 15 | hobble punishment skirt | 4 |
dress hobble | 12 | hobble telescope | 4 |
horse hobble | 9 | breeding hobble | 3 |
canyon creek hobble | 7 | creek golf hobble | 3 |
hobble corset | 7 | creek half hobble marathon | 3 |
hobble creek | 7 | hobble scotch | 2 |
hobble creek golf course | 7 | candle creek hobble | 2 |
hobble hotel | 6 | dress hobble transvestite | 2 |
canyon creek hobble photo | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "hobble"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vë pengojcë kalit, pengore (clog), pengojcë (chock, clog, trammel), pengoj (arrest, baffle, balk, baulk, block, clog, cross, cumber, delay, detain, embarrass, encumber, estop, foil, forbid, frustrate, get in the way, hamper, handicap, hedge in, hinder, impede, inhibit, interfere, interfere with, interrupt, jam, keep away from, let, obstruct, occlude, oppose, preclude, prevent, prohibit, resist, set back, shut in, stumble, trammel, traverse, trouble), ecje çalë-çalë, çapitje (falter, hitch, shamble), çaloj (halt, limp), çalim (hitch, lameness, limp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عاق (baffle, balk, block, cramp, delay, derange, detain, deter, dirty, discourage, disloyal, disturb, embarrass, encumber, estop, handicap, hinder, hurt, impede, impious, interrupt, penalize, preclude, prevent, retard, set back, shackle, stifle, thankless, thwart, tie up, trammel, trap, undutiful, ungrateful, unthankful), عرج (call, cripple, halt, lameness, limp, zigzag), أصاب بالعرج, ربط حصان, شكل الجواد, شكال الجواد. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | спъване на кон с букаи, спъвам кон с букаи (hopple), спъвам (beset, clog, cramp, embarrass, entangle, fetter, hinder, impede, interfere, preclude, prevent, prohibit, retard, set back, shackle, short circuit, snag, snub, tie, trammel, trig), спънка (backset, balk, baulk, countercheck, cramp, difficulty, drawback, hindrance, hitch, impediment, interference, interruption, kink, liability, manacle, obstacle, preclusion, pull back, setback, shoal, stumbling block), куцукане, куцане (dot and go one, lameness, limp), куцам (hop, hop about, hopple, limp, stump along), озадачавам (bepuzzle, bewilder, floor, flummox, intrigue, maze, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, stick, stick up for, stumble, stump, vex), букаи (clog, fetterlock, shackles, trammel), правя да окуцее. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kulhat (hopple, limp), belhat se. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fodreb (buffer, hobbles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kluister (buffer, fetter, hobbles, shackle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پابند (Anklet, Clog, Jess, Shackle, Trammel), مانع حرکت شدن , لنگیدن (Clop, Halt, Lag, Limp, Stagger), لنگ لنگان راه رفتن , زنجیر (Bond, Catena, Curb, Link, Manacle, Sling, Tow), شلیدن (Limp), دست وپای کسی رابستن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nilkuttaa (limp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | entravons, entraver (hold up), entrave de cheval, clopinât, boitiller. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | humpeln (limp, walk with a limp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χωλαίνω (be crippled, be lame, halt, limp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לעקו" (bind, fetter), ל"ת "ל לאט בצליע", ל"ביא לי"י צליע", אסור'ל. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | béklyó (bands, clog, cramp, drag, fetter, fetterlock, hopple, plummet, shackle, side line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mengikat kaki, mendengklangkan (cripple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pastoia (buffer, fetterlock, hobbles, pastern, tether). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shooyl croobagh, langeid (anklet, anklet prisoner, fetter, lanket, tether), hobbyl (difficulty, predicament), doilleeid (difficulty, dilemma, hardship, stiffness, ticklishness, toughness), cur langeid er (lanket). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | obblehay trava (click, clog, curf, kerf, saw cut, saw draft, set), prejuízo (damage, damnification, disadvantage, dissever, harm, havoc, hurt, ill, impairment, injury, injustice, lesion, loss, mischief, prejudice, scathe), peia (buffer, hobbles), manquejar, manqueira (blackleg, black-leg, blackquarter, black-quarter, Clostridium chauvoei infection, Clostridium septicum infection, halt, lameness, quarter-ill, symptomatic anthrax), mancar (cripple, dot matrix printer, halter, hitch a ride, lame, limper), embaraço (abashment, awkwardness, catch, cloggyness, complication, constrained, corner, difficulty, embarrassment, encumbrance, fix, hole, impel, mat, mess, mind-breaker, nonplus, obstacle, perplexity, pinch, quandary, rub, trouble), dificuldade (ado, awkwardness, check, checkout, complicacy, cramp, crux, deterrent, difficulty, distress, embassy, encumbrance, fix, handicap, hardness, hardship, hindrance, hitch, holdback, impediment, intricacy, knot, let, matter, mess, need, niche, Nodus, obstacle, obstruction, plummet, quagmire, Ravel, rub, scrape, stress, trammels, trouble), coxear (cripple, lamella, limp), coxeadura (halt, hitch, lameness, limp), claudicar. (various references) situaţie dificilã (difficulty, dilemma, impasse, problem), se poticni (fall, founder, stumble, tumble), piedicã pentru cal (fetter-lock, hopple), face sã şchiopãteze, ezita (back, boggle, crane, demur, falter, fluctuate, halt, hang, hesitate, hold back, pause, scruple, shilly shally, stagger, stand off, stand on, sway, vacillate, veer, waver, wobble), şchiopãtare (limp), şchiopãta (cripple, founder, halt, limp, stump), acţiona cu ezitãri, împiedica (arrest, back, balk, baulk, block, brake, check, circumvent, clog, delay, detain, deter, embarrass, encumber, forbid, foreclose, hamper, help, hinder, hitch, hold, hopple, impede, inhibit, intercept, lock, obstruct, prevent, put on the brakes, restrain, shackle, shut out, snag, stay, stop, trammel, withhold). (various references) стреножить (hopple), хромать (dot and go one, have a limp, limp, limped), запинаться (falter, hum and haw, trip up), путы (jess, trammels). (various references) hramati (limp), hramanje (limp), sputati (bind, cramp, fetter, hamper, hopple, tie, trammel). (various references) cojera (distortion, lameness, limp, warp). (various references) stappla (dodder, falter, stagger, stumble, totter), linka (limp). (various references) เ"ินกะโผลกกะเผลก, การกะโผลกกะเผลก. (various references) zorluk (adversity, arduousness, complexity, complication, difficulty, entanglement, gaff, grueling, gruelling, hardness, hardship, hassle, rigor, rigour, rough, strain, stumbling block, tightness, toughness), topallamak (halt, hitch, limp, walk lame), topallama (limp, limping, walking lame), kösteklemek (be a hindrance, clog), köstek (Albert, albert chain, clog, fetter, fob, fob chain, gyve, lanyard, shackle, sprag, tether, watch chain), engellemek (balk, bar, baulk, block, circumvent, clamp the lid on smth., clog, counterwork, cramp, Crimp, cross, cumber, dam, dam up, defeat, embarrass, encumber, fetter, foil, gum up, hamper, hedge, hedge about, hedge around, hinder, impede, inhibit, keep down, keep from, obstruct, preclude, prevent from, put the lid on smth., resist, restrain, save, shut out, snag, stem, stymie, surety, trammel), engel (balk, bar, barrage, barricade, barrier, baulk, block, check, clog, countercheck, counterwork, cramp, Crimp, dam, determent, difficulty, discouragement, disincentive, drag, drawback, encumbrance, entanglement, fence, handicap, hedge, hindrance, hold up, holdback, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, retardation, rub, shackles, slashing, snag, stay, stick, stop, stumbling block, supersedeas, tie, trammel), duraksamak (balk, baulk, come to a stop, dither, falter, halt, hang back, hesitate, hover, pause, vibrate, waver), duraksama (baulk, demur, halt, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, stop), ayaklarını birbirine bağlamak, ayakbağı, aksamak (halt, have a hitch, hinder, hitch, limp), aksama (hitch, paralysation). (various references) kцsseklemek, keяtiklemek. (various references) шкандибати (cramble, hitch, hobble along, stump, toddle, waddle, waggle, wallow), кульгати (cripple, limp), кульгання, заїкання (balbuties, hesitation, impediment, stammer, stutter, stuttering, titubation), затинатися (falter, stumble, stutter), затинання, пута (chain, clog, fetter, fetterlock). (various references) tình trạng lúng túng (embarrassiment, nonplus), dáng đi tập tễnh, dáng đi khập khiễng. (various references) hercian (bob, hop, limp), cloffrwym (fetter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | claudamus, claudat, claude, claudent, claudentur, clauderetur, claudet, claudetur, claudeturque, claudi, claudit, clauditis, clausa, clausae, clausas, clauserat, clauserit, clausero, clauserunt, clausi, clausis, clausisset, clausit, clausitque, clauso, clausos, clausum, clausus, claususque. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hobble": hobblebush, hobblebushes, hobbled, hobbledehoy, hobbledehoys, hobbler, hobblers, hobbles. (additional references) | |
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"Hobble" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dhoble, Habibie, habla, Hebbie, Hlobil, Hobbie, hobelar, hobie, hoble, Hobsley, homble, honbl, hoobla, Hooble, hoobler, hubbel, hubble, hubbly, Hubley, jobble. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hobble" (pronounced hÄ"bul) |
| 4 | -Ä" b u l | cobble, gobble, squabble, wobble. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, abominable, acceptable, accessible, 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, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, 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, dabble, 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, Drabble, 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, Gribble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, 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, 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, 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, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, rabble, 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, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, 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, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-e-h-l-o" | |
-2 letters: bleb, blob, bole, helo, hole, lobe. | |
-3 letters: bel, bob, ebb, hob, hoe, lob, obe, ole. | |
-4 letters: be, bo, eh, el, he, ho, lo, oe, oh. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-b-e-h-l-o" | |
+1 letter: hobbled, hobbler, hobbles. | |
+2 letters: hobblers. | |
+3 letters: bombshell, cubbyhole, tabbouleh. | |
+4 letters: bombshells, cubbyholes, hobblebush, shibboleth, tabboulehs. | |
+5 letters: abolishable, bibliophile, bibliotheca, bottlebrush, breechblock, hobbledehoy, shibboleths. | |
| 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. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 6F 62 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... --- -... -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01101111 01100010 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H o b b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 006F 0062 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)428168687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 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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