ankle
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
Noun 1 meaning
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
Verb 1 meaning
To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Etymology
From Middle English ankel, ancle, ankyll, from Old English ancol (compare anclēow (“ankle”) > Modern English anclef, ancliff, ancley), from Proto-West Germanic *ankul, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle”); akin to Icelandic ökkla, ökli, Danish and Swedish ankel, Dutch enkel, enklaauw, German Enkel, Old Norse akka, Old Frisian anckel, and perhaps Old High German encha, ancha (“thigh, shin”), from the Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“ankle, joint”).
ANKLE at a glance
ANKLE has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + K 5 + L 1 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,300 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ankle
All rhymes- TACKLE12
- CHUCKLE18
- BUCKLE14
- PICKLE14
- SPRINKLE14
- SPARKLE13
- TRICKLE13
- TICKLE12
- KNUCKLE17
- TWINKLE14
- SICKLE12
- FICKLE15
One letter away
- ANGLE6
- ANOLE5
- ANELE5
- INKLE9
- ANILE5
- ANCLE7
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