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Showing words for SHACKLE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Shackle

hackles, shackle

6 Letter Words for Shackle

cashel, chalks, chekas, chelas, haceks, hackle, klesha, laches, lekach, sealch

5 Letter Words for Shackle

aches, alces, alecs, cakes, calks, chalk, chals, chase, cheka, chela, claes, clake, clash, hacek, hacks, hakes, hales, halke, halse, heals, hecks, helas, kales, keach, laces, lache, lacks, lakes, lakhs, leach, leaks, leash, lekha, scale, selah, shack, shake, shale, sheal, shela, slack, slake, sleck

4 Letter Words for Shackle

aces, ache, acle, akes, alce, alec, ales, cake, calk, cals, case, cash, cask, ceas, cels, chal, chas, each, elks, esca, hack, haec, haes, hake, hale, hals, hask, heal, heck, hela, kaes, kale, kcal, keas, kesh, lace, lack, lacs, lahs, lake, lakh, laks, lase, lash, lask, leak, leas, lech, leck, leks, sack, saek, sake, sale, sclk, seah, seak, seal, sech, seck, shea, skal, skel

3 Letter Words for Shackle

ace, ach, ack, aes, ahs, ake, alc, ale, alk, als, ase, ash, ask, asl, cal, cel, cha, che, chs, clk, csk, eas, ech, ehs, ela, elk, els, esc, hae, hak, has, hcl, hel, hes, kae, kal, kas, kea, kha, lac, lah, lak, las, lca, lea, lek, les, lsc, sac, sah, sal, sch, sea, sec, sel, sha, she, ska, sla, sle

Definitions for Shackle

[1] a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
[2] a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
[3] the U -shaped bar of a padlock, one end of which is pivoted or sliding, the other end of which can be released, as for passing through a staple, and then fastened, as for securing a hasp.
[4] any of various fastening or coupling devices.
[5] Often shackles. anything that serves to prevent freedom of procedure, thought, etc.
[6] to put a shackle or shackles on; confine or restrain by a shackle or shackles.
[7] to fasten or couple with a shackle.
[8] to restrain in action, thought, etc., as by restrictions; restrict the freedom of.
[9] (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter
[10] (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom
[11] a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal
[12] a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin ), used for securing ropes, chains, etc
[13] to confine with or as if with shackles
[14] to fasten or connect with a shackle

Words related to Shackle

handcuff, bind, cuff, confine, fetter, chain, manacle, bracelet, rope, trammel, hog-tie, secure, hold

Words nearby Shackle

shache, shack, shack up, shack-tapping, shacket, shackle, shackleton, shacko, shackup, shacky, shad

Origin of Shackle

before 1000; (noun) Middle English schakle, schakyl(le ); Old English sceacel fetter; cognate with Low German schakel hobble, Old Norse skǫkull wagon pole, (v.) late Middle English schaklyn, derivative of the noun

Other words from Shackle

shack·ler , noun

Word origin for Shackle

Old English sceacel; related to Dutch schakel, Old Norse skokull wagon pole, Latin cingere to surround

Synonyms for Shackle

handcuff, irons, bracelet, chain, cuff, fetter, manacle, rope, trammel, electronic ankle bracelet, leg-iron