Nelson

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several wrestling holds in which the user places an arm under the opponent's upper arm or armpit and presses the wrist or the palm of the hand against the back of the opponent's neck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky (supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg (disputed)).
  • n. A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back.
  • Word Usage
    "But so bored I finally decided to try and find out what a nelson means."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    full admiral    admiral   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    elsen    keelson    kelson   
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