Ells

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of ell form-of, plural

    "These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of ells. alt-of
  3. 3
    plural of ELL form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Ell form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms
varaadditionangleannexapexarm

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"Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it."

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