HACKLE

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NOUN
  • Definition - An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
  • Definition - (usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster.
  • Definition - A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather.
  • Definition - (usually now in the plural) By extension (because the hackles of a rooster are lifted when it is angry), the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals; also used figuratively for humans.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
  • Definition - A plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
  • Definition - A feather plume on some soldier's uniforms, especially the hat or helmet.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
  • Synonyms - panache plume
  • Definition - Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
VERB
  • Definition - To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
  • Definition - To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
  • Definition - To tear asunder; to break into pieces.
  • Example - When the dog got angry, his hackles rose and he growled.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
hackle 15
5 Letter Words
chalk 14 hacek 14 chela 10 leach 10
4 Letter Words
hack 13 heck 13 hake 11 lakh 11 cake 10 calk 10 lack 10 ache 9 each 9 lech 9 kale 8 lake 8 leak 8 hale 7 heal 7 alec 6 lace 6
3 Letter Words
elk 7 kae 7 kea 7 lek 7 hae 6 lah 6 ace 5 cal 5 cel 5 lac 5 ale 3 lea 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 ae 2 al 2 el 2 la 2
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