medal
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
Noun 2 meanings
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
Verb 2 meanings
To win a medal.
“He medalled twice at the Olympics.”
To award a medal to.
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.
MEDAL at a glance
MEDAL has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + D 2 + A 1 + L 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,634 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with medal
All rhymes- SCANDAL10
- TIDAL6
- PEDAL8
- SUICIDAL11
- BRIDAL9
- FEUDAL10
- MODAL8
- SANDAL7
- GENOCIDAL13
- VANDAL10
- CAUDAL9
- PYRAMIDAL17
One letter away
- METAL7
- PEDAL8
- MODAL8
- DEDAL7
- MESAL7
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