Word: ell
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Synonyms: ell
waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels
Translations: ell
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german
Translations:
elle
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french
Translations:
coude, aune, coudée
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finnish
Translations:
kyynärä
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czech
Translations:
loket
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polish
Translations:
łokieć
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hungarian
Translations:
szárnyépület, könyök
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ukrainian
Translations:
флігель, прибудова
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estonian
Translations:
l-täht, küünar
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icelandic
Translations:
alin
The meaning and "use of": ell
noun
- a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches. - Accordingly, Edinburgh would keep the ell for linear measure, Linlithgow the firlot for dry measure, Lanark the troy stone for weight, and Stirling the jug for liquid capacity.
- something that is L-shaped or that creates an L shape, in particular. - Eventually, she crawls beneath the covers into the ells formed by bent legs, and instantly conks out.
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