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5 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• ball␣and␣chain n. A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner’s leg by a chain as a means of restraint.
• ball␣and␣chain n. (Slang) One’s wife, as a symbol of restraint.
• ball␣and␣chain n. (Figurative) Anything that restricts one’s freedom or opportunities.

— English words, defined in French —

• ball␣and␣chain n. Boulet de prisonnier.
• ball␣and␣chain n. (Sens figuré) (Argot) Femme mariée, symbole de restriction.

19 English words from 3 English definitions

Anything attached ball chain Figurative freedom heavy iron leg means one opportunities prisoner restraint restricts Slang symbol that wife

6 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Argot Boulet Femme restriction Sens symbole

4 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

figuré mariée prisonnier Sens␣figuré

37 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ain AIN ain' all ALL -all all- Alla Allan and AND -and and- BAL Baʻl ball Ball balla Balla cha Cha CHA -cha chai Chai chain Chain DCH hai hain Lan LAN Lan. land Land -land NDC

25 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

all ALL -all all- Alla Cdn CDN Cdn. cdna cDNA dna DNA hcDNA lab Lab LAB LαB Lab. nal- nall Nall nalla nia Nia NIA

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