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Emerald

Definitions: Emerald

Emerald

Noun

1. 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)



Specialty Definitions: Emerald

DomainDefinitions

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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Synonyms within Context: Emerald

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Emerald

English words defined with "emerald": Alkali greenBrilliant greenChlorophane, coelogyneemerald creeper, Emerald fish, Emerald green, Emerald Isle, emerald shiner, Emerald spodumene, Emeraud, EuchroiteGlucinumSmaragd, Smaragdine, Solid greenVictoria greenWhip snakeZaratite. (references)
Specialty definitions using "emerald": 180802859454012bastard emeraldCaf, Chelsea color filterEgyptian emerald, emerald copper, emerald filter, emerald glass, emerald jade, emerald loupe, emerald malachite, emerald nickel, EPL, evening emeraldfalse amethystJewelslithia emeraldmascot emerald, Medina emeraldnight emeraldobject-oriented programmingPATRICKRings Noted in Fablescientific emerald, soude emerald, Spanish emerald, synthetic stoneTransvaal emeraldwaringtonite. (references)
Etymologies containing "emerald": EmeraudSmaragd. (references)

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Modern Usage: Emerald

DomainUsage

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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Commercial Usage: Emerald

DomainTitle

References

  • Emerald Energy Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Castafiore Emerald (Adventures of Tintin) (reference)

  • Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle (Travelers' Tales) (reference)

  • Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, and Other Marvels of the Emerald Isle: Popular t (reference)

  • The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, Tintin and the Picaros (Adventures of Tintin, Vol 7) (reference)

  • The Emerald City of Oz (Books of Wonder) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Discoveries Ireland, The Emerald Isle (reference)

  • Sailor Moon - The Wrath of the Emerald (TV Show, Vol. 12) (reference)

  • The Emerald Forest (reference)

  • Adventures in Oz with Cheryl: Emerald City (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

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Image Slideshow: Emerald

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Photo Album: Emerald

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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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Use in Literature: Emerald

TitleAuthorQuote

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Emerald

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)87.05%16824,050
Noun (proper)8.81%1785,106
Lexical Verb (base form)3.63%7133,076
Lexical Verb (infinitive)0.52%1339,140
                    Total100.00%193N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Emerald

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.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EmeraldFirst name Female1,0003,134
EmeraldLast name17040,833
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Emerald

CountryName
United Kingdom

Emerald Energy Plc

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Emerald


1. Emerald, PA
Zip Code(s): 18080
Country: USA


2. Emerald, WI
Zip Code(s): 54012
Country: USA

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Expressions: Emerald

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.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "emerald": emerald-encrusted, Emerald-eyes, emerald-green.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Emerald

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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
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Modern Translations: Emerald

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, . (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 , (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

   

Portuguese

  

esmeralda (emerge), correção (accuracy, adjustment, converting, correction, politic, propriety, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, respectability, revision, sportsmanship). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

smarald, de smarald, culoare de smarald. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

смарагд, изумрудный, изумруд. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

smarag (an emerald). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

smaragdni, smaragd. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

esmeralda. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

smaragd. (various references)

   

Thai

  

สีเขียวมรกต, มรกต (malachite). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

zümrüt yeşili, zümrüt ile ilgili, zümrüt gibi, zümrüt (smaragd). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

смарагд (chrysolite). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

ngọc lục bảo m u ngọc lục bảo. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

emrallt. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Emerald

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Semitic2500 BCE-Modern

baraq. (various references)

Greek700 BCE-300 CE

smaragdos. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

zmaragdi, zmaragdo, zmaragdus. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Emerald

LanguageDateSourceRevelation Chapter 21, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai oi qemelioi tou teicouV thV polewV panti liqw timiw kekosmhmenoi o qemelioV o prwtoV iaspiV o deuteroV sapfeiroV o tritoV calkhdwn o tetartoV smaragdoV
Latin405VulgateFundamenta muri civitatis omni lapide pretioso ornata fundamentum primum iaspis secundus sapphyrus tertius carcedonius quartus zmaragdus
Middle English1395WyclifAnd 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 English1526TyndaleAnd 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 English1611King JamesAnd 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 English1833WebsterAnd 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 English1964OgdenThe 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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Matched Bible Translations: Emerald

LanguageRevelation Chapter 21, Verse 19
BulgarianИ 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.
CebuanoAng 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 .
CroatianTemelji su gradskih zidina urešeni svakovrsnim dragim kamenjem: prvi je temelj od jaspisa, drugi od safira, treæi od kalcedona, èetvrti od smaragda,
DanishStadmurens Grundsten vare prydede med alle Hånde Ædelsten: den første Grundsten var Jaspis, den anden Safir, den tredje Kalkedon, den fjerde Smaragd,
DutchEn 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.
FinnishJa kaupungin muurin perustukset olivat kaunistetut kaikkinaisilla kalleilla kivillä; ensimmäinen perustus oli jaspis, toinen safiiri, kolmas kalkedon, neljäs smaragdi,
FrenchLes 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,
GermanUnd 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 CreoleGwo 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,
HungarianÉs a város kõfalának alapjai ékesítve valának mindenféle drágakövekkel. Az elsõ alap jáspis; a második zafir; a harmadik kálczédon; a negyedik smaragd;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBatu-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 LamaSegala 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,
ItalianLe 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,
Korean그 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 ",
LatvianUn pilsçtas mûra pamati bija rotâti visâdiem dârgakmeòiem: pirmajâ pamatakmenî jaspids, otrâ safirs, treðâ halkedons, ceturtajâ smaragds,
MaoriKo 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 GreekΚαι 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,
NorwegianOg grunnstenene i stadens mur var prydet med allslags kostelig sten; den første grunnsten var jaspis, den annen safir, den tredje kalkedon, den fjerde smaragd,
PortugueseOs 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;   
RumanianTemeliile 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;
RussianпУОПЧБОЙС УФЕОЩ ЗПТП"Б ХЛТБЫЕОЩ ЧУСЛЙНЙ "ТБЗП"ЕООЩНЙ ЛБНОСНЙ: ПУОПЧБОЙЕ ЕТЧПЕ СУ ЙУ, ЧФПТПЕ УБ ЖЙТ, ФТЕФШЕ ИБМЛЙ"ПО, ЮЕФЧЕТФПЕ УНБТБЗ",
ShuarPen 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.
SpanishLos 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,
SwahiliMawe 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,
SwedishStadsmurens 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,
Thaiฐานของกำแพงเมืองนั้นประ"ับ"้วยเพชรพลอยทุกชนิ" ฐานที่หนึ่งเป็นพลอยหยก ที่สองไพทูรย์ ที่สามหินคว๊อตซ์โปร่งแสง ที่สี่มรกต
UkrainianПідвалини муру міського прикрашені були всяким дорогоцінним камінням. Перша підвалина яспис, друга сапфір, третя халкидон, четверта смарагд,
UmaParawatu 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.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Emerald

Derivations

Words beginning with "emerald": emeralds. (additional references)


Misspellings

"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).

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Rhyming with "Emerald"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "emerald" (pronounced e"mruld or e"merruld)
4-r u l dbarreled, Herald, imperiled, quarreled, snarled, spiraled.
3-u l daddled, 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 dbarreled, Herald, imperiled, quarreled, snarled, spiraled.
3-u l daddled, 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.

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Anagrams: Emerald

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Emerald


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6D 65 72 61 6C 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101101 01100101 01110010 01100001 01101100 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#109 &#101 &#114 &#97 &#108 &#100

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39797184677870

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Frequency
10. Names: Company Usage
11. Cities
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Bible Trace
17. Derivations
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Orthography
21. Bibliography


  

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