internal
Of or situated on the inside.
Adjective 4 meanings
Of or situated on the inside.
“We saw the internal compartments of the machine.”
Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
“internal feelings”
Of the inner nature of a thing.
Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
Etymology
From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, intern + -al.
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INTERNAL at a glance
INTERNAL has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,155 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with internal
All rhymes- NATIONAL8
- INTERNATIONAL13
- FINAL8
- PERSONAL10
- ORIGINAL9
- PROFESSIONAL17
- ADDITIONAL12
- TRADITIONAL12
- JOURNAL14
- CRIMINAL12
- REGIONAL9
- EMOTIONAL11
One letter away
- INTERVAL11
- INFERNAL11
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