col

/kɑl/
noun

A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

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Noun 2 meanings

  1. A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

  2. A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

Similar and opposite words

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COL at a glance

COL has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,544 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with col

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  • PROTOCOL12
  • GLYCOL12
  • NICOL7
  • CHLORAMPHENICOL29
  • CARACOL11
  • GUAIACOL11
  • THIODIGLYCOL22

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