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— English words —

• sail␣close␣to␣the␣wind v. (Nautical) To sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headway.
• sail␣close␣to␣the␣wind v. (Idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegal.

28 English words from 2 English definitions

behave being blowing but close close␣to dangerous direction from headway Idiomatic illegal improper in␣a␣manner making manner Nautical on␣the on␣the␣verge on␣the␣verge␣of sail still that that␣is the verge which wind

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

ail Clo CLO Clos CLOs CLOS close Close closet close␣to close␣to␣the␣wind EtO ETO hew Hew Ind IND ind. Ind. in␣d. LCL LOs LOS los' lose Lose OSE -ose oth OTH -oth o'th' sai sail SAIL set Set SET seṭ Seto the the- thew Thew tot TOT to't Toth to␣the win Win WIN w/in wind Wind

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

CLI DNI ESO ESOL IAs IAS LCL LIA lias Lias LIAs OLC OTE sol Sol SOL -sol Sol. S.O.L. tes TEs TESOL tot TOT to't tote totes weh

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