name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
ruddle
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/ˈɹʌdəl/
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rhymes with -ʌdəl
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CMU ARPABET: R AH1 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Ruddiness; red coloration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A riddle or sieve.
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verb
Meaning 6
To mark something with red ochre.
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Synonyms: raddle, redden, reddle
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verb
Meaning 7
To raddle or twist.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interlace, interweave, raddle, betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interthread, intertwine, intertwist, lace, lock, ruddle, twine, twist
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verb
Meaning 8
To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 9
a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reddle, raddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
verb
Meaning 10
redden as if with a red ocher color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: redden
verb
Meaning 11
twist or braid together, interlace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raddle
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Broader terms: weave, interweave
History
Etymology
Variant of Ruddell.
From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.