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— English words —

• shackle n. (Usually in the plural) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or…
• shackle n. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured…
• shackle n. (Figuratively, usually in the plural) A restraint on one’s action, activity, or progress.
• shackle n. A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
• shackle n. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
• shackle n. A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
• shackle v. (Transitive) To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
• shackle v. (Transitive, by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.
• shackle v. (Dialectal) To shake, rattle.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Scots
  • shackle n. Shackle, fetter, manacle.
  • shackle n. (Anatomy) wrist.
  • shackle v. To shackle.

— English words, defined in German —

• shackle S. Fesseln, Ketten (nur Plural).
• shackle S. Gelenkstück einer Kette, Bügel, Lasche, Ankerschäkel, Schäkel.
• shackle V. Fesseln, hemmen.
• shackle V. Laschen (Schiffahrt).

— English words, defined in French —

• shackle n. Entrave.
• shackle n. (Sens figuré) (Au pluriel) Entraves.
• shackle n. Pièce métallique en forme de U.
• shackle n. (Marine) Maillon, dans le sens « longueur de chaîne entre deux manilles ».
• shackle v. Entraver, enchaîner, menotter.

68 English words from 12 English definitions

abilities across action activity Anatomy animal ankle appendage band bolt by␣extension cable cars chain connecting Dialectal draglink drawlink equal extension fathoms feet fetter Figuratively fit for hinged human immobile incapable inhibit later length like link loop manacle metal one opening ornament over piece pin place plural progress railroad railroad␣cars rattle render restrain restraint secured shackle shackles shake shaped such such␣as the Transitive U-shaped using usually with worn wrist

9 English words from 9 foreign definitions

dans entre forme longueur manilles Marine nur Plural sens

24 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Bügel chaîne deux einer enchaîner en␣forme␣de Entrave Entraver Entraves entre␣deux Fesseln figuré hemmen Kette Ketten Lasche Laschen Maillon menotter métallique Pièce pluriel Schäkel Sens␣figuré

23 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

shackled shackler shackles Shackley Shacklean shacklers shackless Shacklett Shackleys shackledom Shackleton Shackletts shackle␣bolt shackle-bone Shackleford shackleless Shackletons shackle␣bolts shackle-bones Shacklefords shackle␣joint shackle␣joints Shackletonian

14 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

D-shackles H-shackles unshackled unshackles hamshackled hamshackles ramshackled ramshackles harp␣shackles span␣shackles ramshackleness spring␣shackles unshackledness raise␣someone's␣hackles

9 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

D-shackle H-shackle enshackle unshackle hamshackle ramshackle harp␣shackle span␣shackle spring␣shackle

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

ack ACK HAC hack Hackl hackle sha SHA shack Shack

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

ahs Ahs AHS cah CAH cahs CAHs elk Elk

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

hackles Hackles Kachels

26 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Alchevsk bechalks Blaschke cashlike chackles chalkens chalkers Chalkers D-shackle hacklers Hacklers hacklets Hackleys Hallecks H-shackle kalaches klatches kolaches Lukaches rechalks sackhole shackled shackler shackles Shackley shellack

26 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Ackles akches as␣heck cashel Cashel chalks Chalks Chekas chelas clakes haceks hačeks haċeks háčeks Hackel hackle Kachel Kahles Kelsch klesha laches Laches lackes lekach lekhas sachel

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chackle shackly Shankle shuckle snackle spackle Spackle

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

hackle

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