ell Antonyms
Meaning of ell
ell (n)
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
ell (n.)
A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
See L.
ell Sentence Examples
- Mr. Henderson walked with an ell in his stride that made it difficult to keep up with him.
- We had a small ell added to the back of our house to create a mudroom and laundry area.
- The ell is a unit of length equal to 45 inches, or 1.143 meters.
- The carpenter used an ell to measure the length of the boards he needed to cut.
- In mathematics, an ell is a curve resembling a capital letter "L".
- The river formed an ell as it meandered through the valley.
- The architect designed the building with an ell-shaped floor plan.
- The children played tag in the ell, running around the corners and laughing.
- The farmer used an ell to measure the length of the furrows he plowed.
- The artist used a curved line to create an ell shape in their painting.
FAQs About the word ell
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main buildingA measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the
wing, arm, addition, annex,extension,penthouse
No antonyms found.
Mr. Henderson walked with an ell in his stride that made it difficult to keep up with him.
We had a small ell added to the back of our house to create a mudroom and laundry area.
The ell is a unit of length equal to 45 inches, or 1.143 meters.
The carpenter used an ell to measure the length of the boards he needed to cut.
