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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANKLE

From c(alf)² + ankle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CANKLE

cankle  [ˈkæŋkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANKLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cankle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cankle in the English dictionary

The definition of cankle in the dictionary is a thickened area between the calf and ankle in an overweight person, obscuring where one ends and the other begins.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANKLE


ankle
ˈæŋkəl
antiwrinkle
ˈæntɪˈrɪŋkəl
carbuncle
ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl
conchal
ˈkɒŋkəl
crankle
ˈkræŋkəl
crinkle
ˈkrɪŋkəl
enranckle
ɪnˈræŋkəl
fankle
ˈfæŋkəl
granduncle
ˈɡrændˌʌŋkəl
inkle
ˈɪŋkəl
periwinkle
ˈpɛrɪˌwɪŋkəl
rankle
ˈræŋkəl
sprinkle
ˈsprɪŋkəl
tinkle
ˈtɪŋkəl
truncal
ˈtrʌŋkəl
twinkle
ˈtwɪŋkəl
uncle
ˈʌŋkəl
wankle
ˈwæŋkəl
winkle
ˈwɪŋkəl
wrinkle
ˈrɪŋkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANKLE

canisterization
canities
canker
canker sore
cankered
cankeredly
cankeredness
cankerous
cankerworm
cankery
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cann
canna
cannabic
cannabin
cannabinoid
cannabinol
cannabis
cannabis resin
cannach

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANKLE

besprinkle
buckle
chuckle
dill pickle
greater periwinkle
honeysuckle
kinkle
knuckle
lesser periwinkle
mankle
pennywinkle
pickle
Rip Van Winkle
runkle
sparkle
tackle
tickle
tiggywinkle
trickle
unwrinkle

Synonyms and antonyms of cankle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cankle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANKLE

Find out the translation of cankle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cankle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cankle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cankle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cankle
570 millions of speakers

English

cankle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cankle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cankle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cankle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cankle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cankle
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cankle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cangkul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cankle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足首のない脚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cankle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cankle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cankle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cankle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅनकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cankle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cankle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cankle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cankle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cankle
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cankle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cankle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cankle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cankle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cankle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANKLE»

The term «cankle» is normally little used and occupies the 150.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cankle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANKLE»

Discover the use of cankle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cankle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Spell for the Fulfillment of Desire
Fulfillment of Desire a cardboard box marked "Cankles — 25c"? —No, I labeled them "Antique Lusts —15c." — That doesn't negate the possibility that "cankle" means "a gray dusty desire." — Heavens, no. One word is always better than two.
Don Webb, 1996
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Thinking about Everything: A Medley of Whimsical Musings
Cankle was not in my edition of Webster's Collegiate. I even checked Webster's on the Web, figuring there would be more words on line than off. It wasn't there. So, it's official and officially mine. I knew right away that cankle is a fine word.
Dennis Ford, 2008
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Interlimb Coordination: Neural, Dynamical, and Cognitive ...
ii m P; iAnk|e cAnkle iForce ' I H cAnkle iAnkle 100 ms A B C D '-' FIGURE 9 Kinesiologic changes induced by high-intensity (3.4 X T) electrical stimulation of the sural nerve at 4 phases (A, B, C, D) in the step cycle during running on a treadmill ...
Stephan P. Swinnen, Jean Massion, Herbert Heuer, 1994
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Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Attch $1200. E В Payne atty (Oct 3). 82964 Stephen Byrne use of Miohl' Keeley et al v Morris Sellers and Henry W Fowler. Garnishment. P D Collins atty (Oct 3). 32968 Albert Cankle v Sarah J Cankle. Bill for divorce. J A Phelps solr (Oct 8).
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Skinny Dipping
raises until you fainted; there was no cure for the Cankle Gene. Thankfully, Mimi did not carry any Werner genes. "You may have noted the floor-sweeping dress," Sarah went on. "She's covering them up. She's become preoccupied with them.
Connie Brockway, 2008
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What Would My Cell Phone Do?
And nobody gives you any cankle grief when you're paying them to fancify your feet). I don't know the cankle count of the population of Denville, but as I say, it kind of doesn't matter. Soon, all those mopey Denvillians won't need superficial ...
Micol Ostow, 2011
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Cuckoo in the Nest
The day he stumbled upon the word 'cankle' his little face lit up and we spent an uncomfortable month piloting him around town while he hosted an ungallant tournament called Spot the Cankle, involving him and any women unfortunate ...
Nat Luurtsema, 2012
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Goodnight Tweetheart
Did you know it was Cankle Awareness Month? MarkBaynard: What in the hell is a cankle? Is it contagious? Sexually transmitted? Abby_Donovan: It's what happens when your ankle disappears beneath a layer of fat and your calf looks like ...
Teresa Medeiros, 2012
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The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)
Nicknames: Stick, The; Icebox. cankle A pairing of an ankle and a calf that shows no distinguishing musculature features, as if it were one body part. “Guys with cankles are usually horrendous middle infielders—their first step is usually slow,  ...
Paul Dickson, Skip McAfee, 2011
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Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless ...
How to conceal the misfortune of the cankle? Fashion forecaster Michi answers all. In this stylish primer, she tells it like it is: No one looks good in mustard, unless youre a hot dog.
Michi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cankle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spend too long sitting or standing and you will get cankles and back …
Cankle-avoidance is much easier now that I've created a sit-stand routine. I also drink lots of water so I trek to the rest room every hour, which ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
2
5 not-so-beautiful things about pregnancy nobody told me
And yes, it is worth every cankle and cystic pimple. Don't believe the (cocoa butter) hype. Worried about stretch marks? Cocoa butter is what ... «Philly.com, May 15»
3
Cannes Diary Day One – And She Was
Inevitably I end up looking like Peppermint Patty with funky cankle-exposing sandals. Or else I suffer silently in a pair of boots (too hot). Really I ... «Awards Daily, May 15»
4
'Impractical Jokers' Scorecard: 'Cruisin' For A Bruisin' - Not The Love …
For Joe and Murr's turn, they have to pitch "All Hands on Dick" the "Two of Every Animal Buffet," and the "Cankle Pageant." The fact that their ... «Starpulse.com, May 15»
5
'Divine Inspiration'
Regardless of what people have said about the quality of contestants this season, Drag Race can still turn it OUT. From crown to cankle, this ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
6
Helen Mirren parades her less than perfect pins, SANDRA …
Her knees were bony, her calves chunky and her ankles had a touch of the — dare I say it — dreaded 'cankle' (when the ankle seems as wide ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Christy Fantz: 'Fantz in Your Pants'
I'm too tall to find pants that go past my cankle. Plus, my feet are too big to wear heels. They don't make cute shoes size circus freak, hence, the ... «Colorado Daily, Jan 15»
8
There's a huge hidden downside to standing desks that no one told …
... in front of their computers, disrupted only by snacking and bathroom breaks, maybe more people would know about the cankle problem. «Quartz, Sep 14»
9
Cankle liposuction? Dimpleplasty? Twelve bizarre plastic surgery …
The reduced number of blood vessels mean that excess fluid can take longer to drain from this area, and if you're considering cankle surgery, ... «Yahoo! Lifestyle UK, Aug 13»
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Pretty vs. Pregnant: the anti-cankle plan
Pretty vs. Pregnant: The anti-cankle plan Kim Kardashian Photo: FameFlynet.com. Women across the globe winced in horror and sympathy at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cankle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cankle>. Apr 2024 ».
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