bristol

/ˈbɹɪstəl/

A seaport city in the west of England. Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface. -- Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol. -- Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.

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  1. A seaport city in the west of England. Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface. -- Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol. -- Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.

Definitions: Webster's 1913 (public domain)

BRISTOL at a glance

BRISTOL has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,658 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with bristol

All rhymes
  • CAPITOL11
  • PISTOL8
  • INOSITOL8
  • EXTOL12
  • MANNITOL10
  • SORBITOL10
  • XYLITOL17
  • MISOPROSTOL15
  • ERYTHRITOL16
  • ETHAMBUTOL17
  • EUCALYPTOL17
  • PHYTOL14

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