gale
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Is gale a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of gale?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cry; groan; croak.dialectalintransitive
2. (intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.dialectalintransitive
3. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations.dialectaltransitive
noun (English)
1. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.Examples: "It's blowing a gale outside."; "Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale."; "With my mother's permission and blessings, I set off exultantly for Bombay, leaving my wife with a baby of a few months. But on arrival there, friends told my brother that the Indian Ocean was rough in June and July, and as this was my first voyage, I should not be allowed to sail until November. Someone also reported that a steamer had just been sunk in a gale. This made my brother uneasy, and he refused to take the risk of allowing me to sail immediately."
2. (literary, archaic) A light breeze.Examples: "A little gale will soon disperse that cloud."; "And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odours fanned / From their soft wings."archaicliterary
verb (English)
1. (nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
noun (English)
1. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.Examples: "Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due."archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary