verb Download 🔗Share To turn pale; to lose colour. Examples : "When he saw the huge spider on the wall, his face pales with fear. " appearance physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become insignificant. Examples : "Her initial excitement about the small prize money pales in comparison to the joy of winning the game itself. " value aspect situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. Examples : "The afternoon sun pales when the storm clouds roll in. " appearance color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off. Examples : "The farmer pales the young saplings with wire mesh to protect them from the deer. " property architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wooden stake; a picket. Examples : "The old wooden fence was missing several pales, leaving large gaps along the yard. " property architecture material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Fence made from wooden stake; palisade. Examples : "The farmer reinforced the pales around the sheep pen to keep the wolves out. " property architecture structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of). Examples : "The estate's pales, overgrown with ivy, marked the boundary where their land ended. " range amount value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale. Examples : "His constant shouting during the meeting went beyond the pale; such disruptive behavior is unacceptable in a professional environment. " moral philosophy culture value society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vertical band down the middle of a shield. Examples : "The coat of arms featured three vertical pales down the center of the shield, each a vibrant shade of blue. " heraldry art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction. Examples : "Sentence: "During the medieval period, the English Pale was a defensive territory around Dublin under English control." " area government politics state nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority. Examples : "The school principal's authority extends to the pales of the campus grounds and school-sponsored events. " area government politics law state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cheese scoop. Examples : "I used the pales to scoop cheddar cheese onto the crackers for the party. " utensil food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened. Examples : "The carpenter carefully positioned the pales along the muddy bank to support the leaning wooden fence post before securing it. " nautical technical architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading