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Definitions: Emerald |
EmeraldNoun1. A green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone. 2. A transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. 3. The green color of an emerald. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "emerald" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Emerald An object-oriented distributed programming language and environment developed at the University of Washington in the early 1980s. Emeral was the successor to EPL. It is strongly typed and uses signatures and prototypes rather than inheritance. ["Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald", A. Black et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(1):65-76 (Jan 1987)]. (1994-11-09). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Bible | Emerald Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone", probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name given to this stone in the New Testament Greek is smaragdos, which means "live coal." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
| For a lover to see an emerald or emeralds on the person of his affianced, warns him that he is about to be discarded for some wealthier suitor. To dream that you buy an emerald, signifies unfortunate dealings. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
Mining | A. A brilliant green gem variety of beryl, highly prized as a gemstone. The color, which is caused by chromium or vanadium impurity, ranges from medium-light to medium-dark tones of slightly bluish green to slightly yellowish green. Syn:smaragd b. Any of various gemstones having a green color; e.g., oriental emerald (sapphire), copper emerald (dioptase), Brazilian emerald (tourmaline), or Uralian emerald (demantoid variety of andradite garnet). c. Said of a gemmy and richly green-colored mineral; e.g., emerald jade (jadeite), emerald spodumene (variety hiddenite), or emerald malachite(dioptase). e.g., oriental emerald (sapphire), copper emerald (dioptase), Brazilian emerald (tourmaline), or Uralian emerald (demantoid variety of andradite garnet). c. Said of a gemmy and richly green-colored mineral; e.g., emerald jade (jadeite), emerald spodumene (variety hiddenite), or emerald malachite(dioptase). (references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Jewelry | Diamond, brilliant, rock; beryl, emerald; chalcedony, agate, heliotrope; girasol, girasole; onyx, plasma; sard, sardonyx; garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite; sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby; spinel, spinelle; balais; oriental, oriental topaz; turquois, turquoise; zircon, cubic zirconia; jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst; alexandrite, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Emerald |
| English words defined with "emerald": Alkali green ♦ Brilliant green ♦ Chlorophane, coelogyne ♦ emerald creeper, Emerald fish, Emerald green, Emerald Isle, emerald shiner, Emerald spodumene, Emeraud, Euchroite ♦ Glucinum ♦ Smaragd, Smaragdine, Solid green ♦ Victoria green ♦ Whip snake ♦ Zaratite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "emerald": 18080 ♦ 28594 ♦ 54012 ♦ bastard emerald ♦ Caf, Chelsea color filter ♦ Egyptian emerald, emerald copper, emerald filter, emerald glass, emerald jade, emerald loupe, emerald malachite, emerald nickel, EPL, evening emerald ♦ false amethyst ♦ Jewels ♦ lithia emerald ♦ mascot emerald, Medina emerald ♦ night emerald ♦ object-oriented programming ♦ PATRICK ♦ Rings Noted in Fable ♦ scientific emerald, soude emerald, Spanish emerald, synthetic stone ♦ Transvaal emerald ♦ waringtonite. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "emerald": Emeraud ♦ Smaragd. (references) |
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Screenplays | It leads to the Emerald City! (Return to Oz; writing credit: L. Frank Baum; Gill Dennis) There's a rumor that you're bringing contraband into Emerald City. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
Lyrics | Emerald eyes and china perfume ("Count on Me"; performing artist: JEFFERSON STARSHIP) Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand? ("I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"; performing artist: Meat Loaf) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Emerald Isle (1949) Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle' (1934) Roaming the Emerald Isle (1934) Emerald of the East (1928) The Emerald Pin (1916) | |
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![]() | Islands in the sun Islands, tidal passages, and shoals set in an azure to emerald sea.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | Emerald foliage near Booger Canyon.Credit: Christine Maxa. | |
An emerald shaft of light reflects upon Aravaipa Creek.Credit: Christine Maxa. | ![]() | Off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during World War I. In the extreme left background is USS Emerald (SP-177).Credit: NAVY. | |
![]() | Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe and Mt. Tallac (9715 ft.) Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.A.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Steam yacht Emerald.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Wapta Peak from Emerald Lake, British Columbia.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Upper Eagle Falls & Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, steamer at pier.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Our Saviour from the only authentic likeness of our Saviour cut on an emerald by command of Tiberius Caesar ... / / engraved by John Sartain, Phila.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Before him lay a new pen, a new bottle of ink and a new emerald exercise. |
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| "Emerald" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 87.05% of the time. "Emerald" is used about 193 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) | 87.05% | 168 | 24,050 |
| Noun (proper) | 8.81% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.63% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 193 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "emerald" 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 |
| Emerald | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,134 |
| Emerald | Last name | 170 | 40,833 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Emerald Energy Plc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Emerald, PA 2. Emerald, WI |
Expressions using "emerald": Emerald Beach ♦ emerald creeper ♦ Emerald fish ♦ Emerald green ♦ Emerald Isle ♦ Emerald Lake Hills ♦ emerald nickel ♦ emerald qreen ♦ emerald shiner ♦ Emerald spodumene ♦ emerald whip snake ♦ Great emerald ♦ Lesser emerald ♦ Lithia emerald ♦ the emerald isle. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "emerald": emerald-encrusted, Emerald-eyes, emerald-green. | |
| 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 |
emerald | 1,356 |
emerald isle north carolina | 977 |
emerald isle | 790 |
emerald bay | 432 |
emerald down | 353 |
emerald pointe | 290 |
emerald queen casino | 226 |
emerald ring | 226 |
emerald pearl | 189 |
emerald coast | 184 |
emerald point | 176 |
emerald isle realty | 162 |
emerald square mall | 159 |
emerald lake | 118 |
emerald green | 116 |
emerald home | 114 |
emerald park point water | 113 |
eugene emerald | 113 |
emerald city | 100 |
emerald jewelry | 97 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "emerald"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | smeraldi, smerald, ngjyrë smeraldi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | زمردي, زمرد, أخضر زمردي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | яркозелено, смарагдов, смарагд, изумруд. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 绿宝石, 翡 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | smaragdový, smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | smeraldo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | smaragdur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | سبززمردی , زمردسبز. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | smaragdi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | émeraude de couleur vert, émeraude. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σμαράγδι. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ירוק ב"יר, אזמר'" (smaragd), ברקת (agate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | smaragdzöld, smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | zamrud, ratna wilis, jamrud. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | smeraldo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 緑玉石 , 緑玉 , 玉 (jade), エマルジョン塗料 (ejaculation, emerald green, emery board, EMIfilter, emigrant, emigration, eminent, emollient, emotion, emotionalism, emulate, emulation, emulator, emulsion, emulsion paint, error, error message, error-signal, M size, medium size). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | すいぎょく (jade), りょくぎょくせき, りょくぎょく, エメラルド . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 에"랄". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | smaragaid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | smaragd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | esmeralda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emeralday esmeralda (emerge), correção (accuracy, adjustment, converting, correction, politic, propriety, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, respectability, revision, sportsmanship). (various references) smarald, de smarald, culoare de smarald. (various references) смарагд, изумрудный, изумруд. (various references) smarag (an emerald). (various references) smaragdni, smaragd. (various references) esmeralda. (various references) smaragd. (various references) สีเขียวมรกต, มรกต (malachite). (various references) zümrüt yeşili, zümrüt ile ilgili, zümrüt gibi, zümrüt (smaragd). (various references) смарагд (chrysolite). (various references) ngọc lục bảo m u ngọc lục bảo. (various references) emrallt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Semitic | 2500 BCE-Modern | baraq. (various references) |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | smaragdos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | zmaragdi, zmaragdo, zmaragdus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oi qemelioi tou teicouV thV polewV panti liqw timiw kekosmhmenoi o qemelioV o prwtoV iaspiV o deuteroV sapfeiroV o tritoV calkhdwn o tetartoV smaragdoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fundamenta muri civitatis omni lapide pretioso ornata fundamentum primum iaspis secundus sapphyrus tertius carcedonius quartus zmaragdus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the foundementis of the wal of the citee weren ourned with al preciouse stoon. The firste foundement, iaspis; the secounde, safiris; the thridde, calcedonyus; the fourthe, smaragdus; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the foundacions of the wall of ye cite was garnisshed with all maner of precious stones The fyrste foundacion was iaspar the seconde saphyre the thyrde a calcedony the fourth an emeralde: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; |
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| Language | Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 19 |
| Bulgarian | И от двете страни на реката имаше дърво на живот, което раждаше плод дванадесет пъти, като даваше плод всеки месец; и листата на дърветата бяха за изцеление на народите. |
| Cebuano | Ang mga patukuranan sa paril sa siyudad gidayandayanan sa tanang matang sa mga batong hamili: ang nahauna haspe, ang ikaduha sapiro, ang ikatulo kalsidonya, ang ikaupat ismiralda, |
| Chinese | 城 牆 的 基 是 " 各 樣 寶 石 修 飾 的 。 第 一 基 是 碧 玉 . 第 二 是 藍 寶 石 . 第 三 是 瑪 瑙 . 第 四 是 寶 石 . |
| Croatian | Temelji su gradskih zidina urešeni svakovrsnim dragim kamenjem: prvi je temelj od jaspisa, drugi od safira, treæi od kalcedona, èetvrti od smaragda, |
| Danish | Stadmurens Grundsten vare prydede med alle Hånde Ædelsten: den første Grundsten var Jaspis, den anden Safir, den tredje Kalkedon, den fjerde Smaragd, |
| Dutch | En de fondamenten van den muur der stad waren met allerlei kostelijk gesteente versierd. Het eerste fondament was Jaspis, het tweede Saffier, het derde Chalcedon, het vierde Smaragd. |
| Finnish | Ja kaupungin muurin perustukset olivat kaunistetut kaikkinaisilla kalleilla kivillä; ensimmäinen perustus oli jaspis, toinen safiiri, kolmas kalkedon, neljäs smaragdi, |
| French | Les fondements de la muraille de la ville étaient ornés de pierres précieuses de toute espèce: le premier fondement était de jaspe, le second de saphir, le troisième de calcédoine, le quatrième d`émeraude, |
| German | Und die Grundsteine der Mauer um die Stadt waren geschmückt mit allerlei Edelgestein. Der erste Grund war ein Jaspis, der andere ein Saphir, der dritte ein Chalzedonier, der vierte ein Smaragd, |
| Haitian Creole | Gwo wòch fondasyon miray lavil la te byen òne ak tout kalite piè bijou gwo pri. Premie wòch la te an jasp, dezyèm lan an safi, twazièm lan an agat, katriyèm lan an emwòd, |
| Hungarian | És a város kõfalának alapjai ékesítve valának mindenféle drágakövekkel. Az elsõ alap jáspis; a második zafir; a harmadik kálczédon; a negyedik smaragd; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Batu-batu pondasi kota itu dihiasi dengan segala macam batu permata. Batu pondasi yang pertama dibuat dari batu baiduri pandan, yang kedua dari batu nilam, ketiga dari batu yakut, keempat dari batu zamrud, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Segala asas dewala negeri itu dihiasi dengan segala jenis permata; adapun asas yang pertama yasib, dan yang kedua nilam, dan yang ketiga akik putih, dan yang keempat zamrud, |
| Italian | Le fondamenta delle mura della citt sono adorne di ogni specie di pietre preziose. Il primo fondamento è di diaspro, il secondo di zaffìro, il terzo di calcedònio, il quarto di smeraldo, |
| Korean | 그 성 의 성 곽 의 기 초 석 은 각 색 보 석 으 로 꾸 몄 " 데 첫 째 기 초 석 은 벽 옥 이 ", 둘 째 " 남 보 석 이 ", 세 째 " 옥 수 ", 네 째 " 녹 보 석 이 ", |
| Latvian | Un pilsçtas mûra pamati bija rotâti visâdiem dârgakmeòiem: pirmajâ pamatakmenî jaspids, otrâ safirs, treðâ halkedons, ceturtajâ smaragds, |
| Maori | Ko nga turanga o te taiepa o te pa he mea whakapaipai ki nga kohatu utu nui katoa. Ko te turanga tuatahi he hahapa; ko te tuarua, he hapaira; ko te tuatoru, he karakeroni; ko te tuawha, he emerara; |
| Modern Greek | Και τα θεμελια του τειχους της πολεως ησαν κεκοσμημενα με παντα λιθον πολυτιμον· το πρωτον θεμελιον ιασπις, το δευτερον σαπφειρος, το τριτον χαλκηδων, το τεταρτον σμαραγδος, |
| Norwegian | Og grunnstenene i stadens mur var prydet med allslags kostelig sten; den første grunnsten var jaspis, den annen safir, den tredje kalkedon, den fjerde smaragd, |
| Portuguese | Os fundamentos do muro da cidade estavam adornados de toda espécie de pedras preciosas. O primeiro fundamento era de jaspe; o segundo, de safira; o terceiro, de calcedônia; o quarto, de esmeralda; |
| Rumanian | Temeliile zidului cetqyii erau kmpodobite cu pietre scumpe de tot felul: cea dintki temelie era de iaspis; a doua, de safir; a treia de halchedon; a patra, de smaragd; |
| Russian | пУОПЧБОЙС УФЕОЩ ЗПТП"Б ХЛТБЫЕОЩ ЧУСЛЙНЙ "ТБЗП"ЕООЩНЙ ЛБНОСНЙ: ПУОПЧБОЙЕ ЕТЧПЕ СУ ЙУ, ЧФПТПЕ УБ ЖЙТ, ФТЕФШЕ ИБМЛЙ"ПО, ЮЕФЧЕТФПЕ УНБТБЗ", |
| Shuar | Pen apujtukma kayasha ti shiir kaya ainia nujai najanamu asa ti shiir iwiaramuyi. Emka nu jaspi Káyauyi. Jímiara nusha sapiru Káyauyi. Menaintiua nusha ákata Káyauyi. Kuatrua nusha Ismirártauyi. |
| Spanish | Los cimientos del muro de la ciudad estaban adornados con toda piedra preciosa. El primer cimiento era de jaspe, el segundo de zafiro, el tercero de ágata, el cuarto de esmeralda, |
| Swahili | Mawe ya msingi wa ukuta huo yalikuwa yamepambwa kwa kila aina ya mawe ya thamani. Jiwe la kwanza la msingi lilikuwa jiwe la thamani jekundu, la pili yakuti samawati, la tatu kalkedoni, la nne zamaradi, |
| Swedish | Stadsmurens grundstenar voro skönt lagda och utgjordes av alla slags ädelstenar. Den första grundstenen var en jaspis, den andra en safir, den tredje en kalcedon, den fjärde en smaragd, |
| Thai | ฐานของกำแพงเมืองนั้นประ"ับ"้วยเพชรพลอยทุกชนิ" ฐานที่หนึ่งเป็นพลอยหยก ที่สองไพทูรย์ ที่สามหินคว๊อตซ์โปร่งแสง ที่สี่มรกต |
| Ukrainian | Підвалини муру міського прикрашені були всяким дорогоцінним камінням. Перша підвалина яспис, друга сапфір, третя халкидон, четверта смарагд, |
| Uma | Parawatu bente toe ratu'ui hampulu' ronyala watu to ncola, butu meha' parawatu hore hanyala porampai-na. To lomo' -na, watu yaspis, karomeha' -na, watu nilam, katolu-na, watu mirah, ka'opo' -na, watu zamrud, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "emerald": emeralds. (additional references) | |
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"Emerald" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: demersal, Eberulf, emarald, Emberley, emereld, emeried, Emiroglu, Emmerland, emrald, emrawde, Enerdale, Ermera, Esmeraldo, esmerlda, Merialdo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "emerald" (pronounced e"mruld or e"merruld) |
| 4 | -r u l d | barreled, Herald, imperiled, quarreled, snarled, spiraled. |
| 3 | -u l d | addled, ambled, angled, annulled, assembled, babbled, backpedaled, baffled, battled, bedeviled, bedraggled, befuddled, belittled, bespectacled, bevelled, bicycled, boggled, bottled, bridled, bristled, bubbled, buckled, bundled, bungled, cabled, canceled, cancelled, channeled, chiseled, chortled, chronicled, chuckled, circled, cobbled, coddled, commingled, corbelled, counseled, coupled, crackled, credentialed, crippled, crumbled, crumpled, cuddled, cycled, dabbled, dangled, dazzled, dialed, dibbled, dimpled, disabled, disassembled, disgruntled, disheveled, dismantled, doubled, dribbled, dueled, dwindled, embattled, embezzled, empaneled, enabled, enameled, encircled, enfeebled, entangled, entitled, equaled, fabled, fiddled, fizzled, flanneled, fondled, frazzled, freckled, fueled, fuelled, fumbled, funneled, gambled, garbled, giggled, gobbled, grappled, grizzled, grumbled, haggled, handled, hassled, heckled, hobbled, huddled, humbled, hustled, idled, impaneled, initialed, intermingled, jangled, jostled, juggled, jumbled, kindled, knuckled, labeled, labelled, ladled, leveled, levelled, libeled, mangled, manhandled, marbled, marshaled, marshalled, marveled, mingled, mishandled, mislabeled, modeled, mottled, muddled, muffled, mumbled, muscled, muzzled, needled, nestled, nettled, newfangled, nibbled, ogled, paddled, paneled, parceled, pedaled, pedalled, peddled, penciled, peopled, pickled, principled, pummeled, puzzled, quadrupled, quintupled, rambled, rankled, rattled, raveled, reassembled, recycled, redoubled, refueled, rekindled, remodeled, resembled, resettled, reshuffled, reveled, riddled, rifled, rippled, rivaled, ruffled, rumbled, rumpled, saddled, sampled, scaffold, scrambled, scribbled, scuffled, scuttled, settled, shackled, shoveled, shriveled, shuffled, shuttled, signaled, signalled, singled, sizzled, smuggled, spangled, sparkled, speckled, sprinkled, squabbled, squirreled, stapled, startled, stenciled, stifled, straddled, straggled, strangled, struggled, stumbled, subtitled, swindled, tabled, tackled, tangled, tasseled, tattled, throttled, tickled, tinkled, titled, toggled, toppled, totaled, totalled, trampled, traveled, travelled, trebled, trembled, trickled, tripled, troubled, trundled, tumbled, tussled, unbridled, unlabeled, unprincipled, unraveled, unrivaled, unruffled, unsettled, unshackled, untrammeled, untroubled, waffled, wangled, whistled, whittled, widdled, wobbled, wrangled, wrestled, wrinkled. |
| 4 | -r u l d | barreled, Herald, imperiled, quarreled, snarled, spiraled. |
| 3 | -u l d | addled, ambled, angled, annulled, assembled, babbled, backpedaled, baffled, battled, bedeviled, bedraggled, befuddled, belittled, bespectacled, bevelled, bicycled, boggled, bottled, bridled, bristled, bubbled, buckled, bundled, bungled, cabled, canceled, cancelled, channeled, chiseled, chortled, chronicled, chuckled, circled, cobbled, coddled, commingled, corbelled, counseled, coupled, crackled, credentialed, crippled, crumbled, crumpled, cuddled, cycled, dabbled, dangled, dazzled, dialed, dibbled, dimpled, disabled, disassembled, disgruntled, disheveled, dismantled, doubled, dribbled, dueled, dwindled, embattled, embezzled, empaneled, enabled, enameled, encircled, enfeebled, entangled, entitled, equaled, fabled, fiddled, fizzled, flanneled, fondled, frazzled, freckled, fueled, fuelled, fumbled, funneled, gambled, garbled, giggled, gobbled, grappled, grizzled, grumbled, haggled, handled, hassled, heckled, hobbled, huddled, humbled, hustled, idled, impaneled, initialed, intermingled, jangled, jostled, juggled, jumbled, kindled, knuckled, labeled, labelled, ladled, leveled, levelled, libeled, mangled, manhandled, marbled, marshaled, marshalled, marveled, mingled, mishandled, mislabeled, modeled, mottled, muddled, muffled, mumbled, muscled, muzzled, needled, nestled, nettled, newfangled, nibbled, ogled, paddled, paneled, parceled, pedaled, pedalled, peddled, penciled, peopled, pickled, principled, pummeled, puzzled, quadrupled, quintupled, rambled, rankled, rattled, raveled, reassembled, recycled, redoubled, refueled, rekindled, remodeled, resembled, resettled, reshuffled, reveled, riddled, rifled, rippled, rivaled, ruffled, rumbled, rumpled, saddled, sampled, scaffold, scrambled, scribbled, scuffled, scuttled, settled, shackled, shoveled, shriveled, shuffled, shuttled, signaled, signalled, singled, sizzled, smuggled, spangled, sparkled, speckled, sprinkled, squabbled, squirreled, stapled, startled, stenciled, stifled, straddled, straggled, strangled, struggled, stumbled, subtitled, swindled, tabled, tackled, tangled, tasseled, tattled, throttled, tickled, tinkled, titled, toggled, toppled, totaled, totalled, trampled, traveled, travelled, trebled, trembled, trickled, tripled, troubled, trundled, tumbled, tussled, unbridled, unlabeled, unprincipled, unraveled, unrivaled, unruffled, unsettled, unshackled, untrammeled, untroubled, waffled, wangled, whistled, whittled, widdled, wobbled, wrangled, wrestled, wrinkled. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-l-m-r" | |
-1 letter: dealer, dermal, leader, marled, medlar, melder, reamed, remade. | |
-2 letters: adeem, alder, ameer, armed, derma, dream, eared, edema, elder, lader, lamed, lamer, laree, madre, medal, merde, merle, ramee, realm. | |
-3 letters: alee, alme, dale, dame, dare, deal, dear, deem, deer, dele, deme, dere, derm, dram, dree, earl, lade, lame, lard, lead, lear, leer, made, male, mare, marl, mead, meal, meed, meld, mere, merl, rale, read, real, ream, rede, reed, reel. | |
-4 letters: ale, are, arm, dal, dam, dee, del, ear, eel, eld, elm, eme, era, ere, lad, lam, lar, lea, led, lee, mad, mae, mar, med, mel, rad, ram, red, ree, rem. | |
-5 letters: ad, ae, al, am, ar, de, ed, el, em, er, la, ma, me, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-l-m-r" | |
+1 letter: aldermen, demersal, emeralds, marveled, remailed, remedial, remolade, trameled. | |
+2 letters: clambered, declaimer, dreamless, dreamlike, ealdormen, epidermal, impearled, madrilene, marcelled, marvelled, misleader, misleared, reclaimed, remolades, resampled, romeldale, tramelled, trammeled. | |
+3 letters: alderwomen, beclamored, beglamored, decemviral, declaimers, deformable, demoralize, derailment, descramble, ectodermal, embrangled, endodermal, entodermal, federalism, hemihedral, madrilenes, malingered, maltreated, marbleised, marbleized, measuredly, meliorated, mesodermal, misaltered, misleaders, mislearned, misrelated, moderately, premedical, redeemable, remediable, remedially, romeldales, trammelled, umbrellaed. | |
+4 letters: aeromedical, ameliorated, beglamoured, caramelised, caramelized, decremental, deformalize, deglamorize, deliveryman, demoralized, demoralizer, demoralizes, denumerable, denumerably, derailments, descrambled, descrambler, descrambles, detrimental, dilatometer, dreamlessly, endometrial, federalisms, greenmailed, lamebrained, legerdemain, meteoroidal, mineralised, mineralized, overclaimed, premedieval, reassembled, reimplanted, scleroderma, steamrolled, streamlined, telegrammed, thermalized, unreclaimed, untrammeled. | |
+5 letters: agglomerated, daydreamlike, deformalized, deformalizes, deglamorized, deglamorizes, demilitarize, demineralize, demonstrable, demoralizers, departmental, descramblers, determinable, determinably, detrimentals, dilatometers, dreamfulness, flameproofed, formaldehyde, immoderately, imponderable, irredeemable, irredeemably, irremediable, irremediably, legerdemains, materialised, materialized, memorialised, memorialized, multilayered, perambulated, preassembled, radioelement, reformulated, renormalized, restimulated, sclerodermas, sledgehammer, slipstreamed, somersaulted, subepidermal, temporalized, underlayment, unmanneredly, unredeemable, ventromedial, vermiculated. | |
| 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)45 6D 65 72 61 6C 64 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -- . .-. .- .-.. -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01100101 01110010 01100001 01101100 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m e r a l d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0065 0072 0061 006C 0064 |
| 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)39797184677870 |
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