Ell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A wing of a building at right angles to the main structure.
  • n. A right-angled bend in a pipe or conduit; an elbow.
  • n. Any of several historical units of measure corresponding roughly to the length of the arm, especially the English measure equal to 45 inches (114 centimeters).
  • n. Variant of el1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A measure for cloth. An English ell equals 1.25 yards, whereas a Scottish ell measures only 1.0335 yards (http://www.onlineunitconversion.com). A Flemish ell measured three quarters, (27 inches).
  • n. An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
  • n. Something that is L-shaped.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
  • n. See l.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A long measure, chiefly used for cloth.
  • n. The name of the letter L, l. It is rarely so written, the symbol being used instead.
  • n. An addition to or wing of a house which gives it the shape of the capital letter L.
  • n. A pipe-connection changing the direction at right angles.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    extension    wing    annex    annexe   
    Variant
    l   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle    Burrell    Cabell    Carmel    Cavell    Chanel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oke    igh    ile    cubit    efore    pohaku    ponoi    millimeters    eak