at one's elbow

el·bow

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [el-boh]
- /æt wʌnz ˈel-ˌbō/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [el-boh]
- /æt wʌnz ˈel-ˌbō/

Definitions of at one's elbow words

noun at one's elbow within easy reach 3
noun at one's elbow the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 1
noun at one's elbow the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. 1
noun at one's elbow something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. 1
noun at one's elbow Architecture. crossette. 1
noun at one's elbow Also called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend. 1

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Origin of at one's elbow

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English elbowe, Old English el(n)boga; cognate with Middle Dutch elle(n)bōghe, Old High German el(l)inbogo (German Ellenbogen), Old Norse ǫl(n)bogi; literally, “forearm-bend.” See ell2, bow1

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Parts of speech for At one's elbow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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at one's elbow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for at one's elbow

adv at one's elbow

adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
cheek by jowl — If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.

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