Definition of addles Addles
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What does addles mean?
Wiktionary 
- addles (Noun)
Plural of addle.
Part of speech
🔤- addles, verb, present, 3rd person singular of addle (infinitive).
WordNet
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| addle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" | ||
| muddle, puddle | ||
| mix up, jumble, confuse assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" | ||
| addle - become rotten; "addled eggs" | ||
| go bad, spoil become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" | ||
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Wiktionary
- addle (Noun)
Liquid filth; mire. - addle (Noun)
Lees; dregs. - addle (Noun)
A foolish or dull-witted fellow. - addle (Verb)
To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — Forby. - addle (Verb)
To thrive or grow; to ripen. - addle (Verb)
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. - addle (Verb)
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell. - addle (Adjective)
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. - addle (Adjective)
Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. John Dryden . - addle (Adjective)
addled.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- addle (n.)
Liquid filth; mire. - addle (n.)
Lees; dregs. - addle (a.)
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. - addle (v. t. & i.)
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. - addle (v. t. & i.)
To earn by labor. - addle (v. t. & i.)
To thrive or grow; to ripen.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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addle
ad′dl, Addled, ad′dld, adj. diseased: putrid: barren, empty.—adjs. Ad′dle-head′ed, Ad′dle-pat′ed, having a head or pate with addled brains.—n. Ad′dlement. [M.E. adele—A.S. adela, mud; cf. Scot, eddle, liquid manure.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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An old term for the putrid water in casks.
Part of speech
🔤- addle, verb, present, 1st person singular of addle (infinitive).
- addle, verb (infinitive).
- addle, adjective.
