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

ell in german

Dictionary:
german
Translations:
elle

ell in french

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french
Translations:
coude, aune, coudée

ell in finnish

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finnish
Translations:
kyynärä

ell in czech

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czech
Translations:
loket

ell in polish

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polish
Translations:
łokieć

ell in hungarian

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hungarian
Translations:
szárnyépület, könyök

ell in ukrainian

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ukrainian
Translations:
флігель, прибудова

ell in estonian

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estonian
Translations:
l-täht, küünar

ell in icelandic

Dictionary:
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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