fell
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How fell fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E F L
Two-Letter Start
FE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
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- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- FE start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- fell is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A cutting-down of timber.
noun
The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
noun
The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
verb
To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
verb
To strike down, kill, destroy.
verb
To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
noun
An animal skin, hide, pelt.
noun
Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).
noun
(obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
noun
(obsolete outside Britain) A wild field or upland moor.
adjective
Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
"one fell swoop"
adjective
Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent
adjective
Very large; huge.
adjective
Eager; earnest; intent.
adverb
Sharply; fiercely.
noun
Anger; gall; melancholy.
noun
The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
verb
(heading) To be moved downwards.
verb
To move downwards.
verb
To happen, to change negatively.
verb
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
"And so it falls to me to make this important decision. The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals."
verb
To diminish; to lessen or lower.
verb
To bring forth.
"to fall lambs"
verb
To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
verb
To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
verb
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
"to fall into error; to fall into difficulties"
verb
To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
verb
To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
verb
To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
"After arguing, they fell to blows."
verb
To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
"An unguarded expression fell from his lips."
verb
(of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
"An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor."
Related Words
Same Letters
- feel
- flee
Synonyms
- responsibility
- upto
- become
- get
- comedown
- descend
- drop
- lower
- prostrate
- die
- plummet
- plunge
Antonyms
- ascend
- go
- rise
- getup
- pickoneselfup
- standup
- beat
- defeat
- overthrow
- smite
- vanquish