WordUnscrambler Home
ankles
We have found lemma(root) word of ankles : ankle.
Definitions
[ˈaŋkl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the part or joint connecting the foot with the leg
(e.g: Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by angle
[ˈaŋkl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- walk
(e.g: we can ankle off to a new locale)
- flex the ankles while cycling in order to increase pedalling efficiency
(e.g: at higher cadences, the feet tend to flap when you are attempting to ankle)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English ancleow, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse; related to Dutch enkel and German Enkel, from an Indo-European root shared by angle
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for ankles
definition by Oxford Dictionaries