ells: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ells
- cells«Word Popularity Bar5/5
cell
- noun any small compartment
- the cells of a honeycomb
- noun (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
- noun any small compartment
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shell
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- noun the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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tell
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
William Tell.
- verb express in words
state; say.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
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well
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- noun a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
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bell
- noun a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
buzzer; doorbell.
- noun a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- sells«4/5
sell
- noun the activity of persuading someone to buy
- it was a hard sell
- verb exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
- He sold his house in January
- She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
- noun the activity of persuading someone to buy
- smells«4/5
smell
- noun the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
odour; odor; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation.
- she loved the smell of roses
- noun any property detected by the olfactory system
scent; odor; odour; aroma; olfactory property.
- noun the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- spells«4/5
spell
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchantment; trance.
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
go; turn; tour.
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- noun a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- dwells«4/5
dwell
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
brood.
- verb originate (in)
lie in; consist; lie.
- The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
- verb think moodily or anxiously about something
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swell
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
crestless wave.
- noun a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
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hell
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell on earth; inferno.
- the hell of battle
- the inferno of the engine room
- when you're alone Christmas is the pits
- noun a cause of difficulty and suffering
blaze.
- war is hell
- go to blazes
- noun any place of pain and turmoil;
- yells«3/5
yell
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; outcry; vociferation.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- noun a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
cry.
- a cry of rage
- a yell of pain
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- howells«3/5
howell
The upper stage of a porcelian furnace.
- fells«2/5
fell
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
hide.
- noun seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
felled seam.
- noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
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retell
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
recite.
- retell a story
- verb make into fiction
fictionalize; fictionalise.
- The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
- verb render verbally, "recite a poem"
- farewells«2/5
farewell
- noun an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
word of farewell.
- noun the act of departing politely
leave; parting; leave-taking.
- he disliked long farewells
- he took his leave
- parting is such sweet sorrow
- noun an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
- dumbbells«2/5
dumbbell
- noun an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
dummy; booby; dope; pinhead; boob.
- noun an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
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foretell
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; harbinger; annunciate.
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
predict; anticipate; forebode; call; promise; prognosticate.
- Call the outcome of an election
- verb foreshadow or presage
- eggshells«2/5
eggshell
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell.
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- bluebells«2/5
bluebell
- noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla
wild hyacinth; Hyacinthoides nonscripta; Scilla nonscripta; harebell; wood hyacinth.
- noun one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
prairie gentian; tulip gentian; Eustoma grandiflorum.
- noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla
- seashells«2/5
seashell
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- dells«2/5
dell
- noun a small wooded hollow
dingle.
- noun a small wooded hollow
- stairwells«2/5
stairwell
- noun a vertical well around which there is a stairway
- noun a vertical well around which there is a stairway
- kells«2/5
- resells«1/5
resell
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- verb sell (something) again after having bought it
- cowbells«1/5
cowbell
- noun a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
- noun a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
- bombshells«1/5
bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- she was a blonde bombshell
- noun a shocking surprise
thunderclap; thunderbolt.
- news of the attack came like a bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- knells«1/5
knell
- noun the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- verb ring as in announcing death
- noun the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- outsells«1/5
outsell
- verb be sold more often than other, similar products
- The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin
- verb sell more than others
- This salesman outsells his colleagues
- verb be sold more often than other, similar products
- mitchells«1/5
mitchell
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
R. J. Mitchell; Reginald Joseph Mitchell.
- noun United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
Billy Mitchell; William Mitchell.
- noun English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
- maxwells«1/5
maxwell
- noun a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
Mx.
- noun Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
James Clerk Maxwell; J. C. Maxwell.
- noun a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
- photocells«1/5
photocell
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
photoelectric cell; electric eye; photoconductive cell; magic eye.
- noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
- indwells«1/5
indwell
- verb to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
- verb to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
- quells«1/5
quell
- verb suppress or crush completely
squelch; quench.
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
- verb overcome or allay
appease; stay.
- quell my hunger
- verb suppress or crush completely
- boswells«1/5
boswell
- noun Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
James Boswell.
- noun a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
- noun Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
- jells«1/5
jell
- verb become gelatinous
set; congeal.
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
- verb become gelatinous
- inkwells«1/5
inkwell
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
inkstand.
- noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
- misspells«1/5
misspell
- verb spell incorrectly
- verb spell incorrectly
- tortoiseshells«1/5
tortoiseshell
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- noun brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell butterfly.
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- doorbells«1/5
doorbell
- noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
buzzer; bell.
- noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
- barbells«1/5
barbell
- noun a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
- noun a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
- clamshells«1/5
clamshell
- noun the shell of a clam
- noun a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
grapple.
- noun the shell of a clam
- nutshells«1/5
nutshell
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- harebells«1/5
harebell
- noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla
bluebell; wild hyacinth; Hyacinthoides nonscripta; Scilla nonscripta; wood hyacinth.
- noun perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
Campanula rotundifolia; bluebell.
- noun sometimes placed in genus Scilla
- cockleshells«1/5
cockleshell
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- handbells«1/5
- subshells«1/5
- pells«1/5
pell
To pelt; to knock about. Obs. Holland.
- subcells«1/5
subcells
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- mells«1/5
mell
To mix; to meddle. Obs. Chaucer.
- bridewells«1/5
bridewell
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
- softshells«1/5
- bedells«1/5
Suffixes of ells
- ellsworth«Word Popularity Bar3/5
ellsworth
- noun United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
Oliver Ellsworth.
- noun United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
Derived words of ells
- gesellschaft«Word Popularity Bar3/5
gesellschaft
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- wellspring«2/5
wellspring
- noun the source of water for a well
wellhead.
- noun an abundant source
well; fountainhead.
- she was a well of information
- noun the source of water for a well
- wellsprings«2/5
wellspring
- noun the source of water for a well
wellhead.
- noun an abundant source
well; fountainhead.
- she was a well of information
- noun the source of water for a well
- gesellschaften«1/5
- shellshock«1/5
shellshock
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- shellshocked«1/5
- wellsian«1/5
- gesellschafts«1/5
gesellschafts
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- fellside«1/5
- wellspoken«1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ells`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ells`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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