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- [weyl]
- /weɪl/
- /weɪl/
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- [weyl]
- /weɪl/
Definitions of wale word
- noun wale something that is selected as the best; choice. 1
- verb with object wale to choose; select. 1
- noun wale A ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy. 1
- noun wale nautical: gunwale, gunnel 1
- noun wale the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip 0
- noun wale the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy 0
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Origin of wale
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib, wheal; cognate with Old Norse vǫlr, Gothic walus rod, wand; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Wale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
wale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wale
noun wale
- grain — granularity
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
- rib — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- streak — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
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