cable
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How cable fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B C E L
Two-Letter Start
CA
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Ending
ABLE
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- ABLE ending
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
noun
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
"I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out."
noun
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
noun
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
noun
(unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
noun
The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
noun
A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
noun
A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
verb
To provide with cable(s)
verb
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
verb
To wrap wires to form a cable
verb
To send a telegram by cable
verb
To communicate by cable
verb
To ornament with cabling.
verb
To create cable stitches.
Related Words
Same Letters
- callable
Synonyms
- cablelength
- cablegram
- cord
- wirerope
Antonyms
- hawser