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Definition: AZALEAS |
AZALEASPlural1. Of Azalea |
Date "AZALEAS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references) |
Crosswords: AZALEAS |
| Etymologies containing "AZALEAS": Azalea. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The glory of the azaleas, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Magnolia-on-the-Ashley (i.e. Magnolia Gardens), azaleas under the oaks, Charleston, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Rockefeller Center, New York City. Planted with azaleas I. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Savannah area views. Cemetery, with azaleas I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Capital Cars Distributors, George Palmer Highway, Lanham, Maryland. Over white azaleas I. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Gardens. Azaleas in bloom with tree and path, vertical. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve with azaleas and marble bench in foreground I. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "AZALEAS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 94.34% of the time. "AZALEAS" is used about 53 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 (plural) | 94.34% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.66% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 53 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "AZALEAS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 杜娟花 (Azalea). (various references) | ||||
Korean | 진달래 (Azalea). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | azaleasay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Azalea indica, Rhododendron spp.. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"AZALEAS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aazella, Amzallag, Atalaya, Atalayas, azael, azaleia, Azali, azalia, azallia, azealas, azelea, azilian, Bazalgee, Magalaes, Ozalas, Sazalapa. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AZALEAS" (pronounced uzā"lyuz) |
| 4 | -l y u z | magnolias. |
| 3 | -y u z | begonias, gardenias. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-l-s-z" | |
-1 letter: azalea. | |
-2 letters: lazes, zeals. | |
-3 letters: aals, alae, alas, ales, asea, lase, laze, leas, sale, seal, zeal. | |
-4 letters: aal, aas, ala, ale, als, els, las, lea, lez, sae, sal, sea, sel. | |
-5 letters: aa, ae, al, as, el, es, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-e-l-s-z" | |
+4 letters: palatalizes. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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