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shiel

shiel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheel]
    • /ʃil/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheel]
    • /ʃil/

Definitions of shiel word

  • noun shiel a pasture or grazing ground. 1
  • noun shiel a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground. 1

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Origin of shiel

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English schele; compare Old Norse skāli hut, shed; akin to Old English scȳr hut, Old High German scūr, Old Norse skūrr penthouse

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Parts of speech for Shiel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shiel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

shiel usage trend in Literature

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