verb Download 🔗Share (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. Examples : "My grandmother adled enough money to pay for her grandson's college tuition. " job work economy business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen. Examples : "The apples on the tree will addle nicely in the late summer sun, growing plump and ripe. " agriculture biology plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A foolish or dull-witted fellow. Examples : ""Don't be such an addle; think before you speak." " person character mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Liquid filth; mire. Examples : "The construction site was a mess after the rain, with puddles of addle clinging to the muddy ground. " environment nature substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (provincial) Lees; dregs. Examples : "The farmer sold the addle of the harvest, the lowest-quality corn, for a very low price. " substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle Examples : "The loud noise completely addled my brain, and I couldn't remember the answer to the question. " mind action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell. Examples : "The farmer worried that the rough truck ride might addle the chicken eggs before they could hatch. " biology agriculture animal food science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid. Examples : "addle eggs" biology condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled. Examples : "addle brains" mind condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading