EGAVE

bangle

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  2. verb To beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
  3. verb To waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
    If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
  4. verb To beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
  5. verb To flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
  6. noun The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs.

Similar words

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Word family

bangles

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