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- [kren-l-ey-tid]
- /ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd/
- /ˈkren.əl.eɪ.tɪd/
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- [kren-l-ey-tid]
- /ˈkrɛn lˌeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of crenellated word
- adjective crenellated In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers. 3
- adjective crenellated having battlements 3
- adjective crenellated (of a moulding, etc) having square indentations 3
- abbreviation CRENELLATED crenelated. 1
- verb with object crenellated to furnish with crenels or battlements. 1
- noun crenellated Simple past tense and past participle of crenellate. 1
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Origin of crenellated
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; crenelate + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Crenellated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crenellated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adjective crenellated
- fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- notched — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- at war — in a state of active armed conflict
- beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
verb crenellated
- indent — indentation
- chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- crenelate — to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches
- crimp — If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
Antonyms for crenellated
adjective crenellated
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
verb crenellated
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
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