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'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!' opens on my 13-year-old protagonist packing up a duffel bag and bidding his Midwestern town goodbye, heading off to start rehearsals for his New York City debut in 'E.T.: The Musical.'
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Meaning of "duffel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUFFEL

After Duffel, Belgian town.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUFFEL

duffel  [ˈdʌfəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUFFEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duffel 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 DUFFEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

duffel

Duffel

Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°E / 51.100; 4.517Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°E / 51.100; 4.517 Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Antwerp Arrondissement Mechelen Government • Mayor Marc Van der Linden • Governing party/ies NVA Area • Total 22.71 km2 Population • Total 16,941 • Density 750/km2 Postal codes 2570 Area codes 015, 03 Website www.duffel.be Duffel is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On January 1, 2006 Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 inhabitants per km². The town gives its name to a heavy woollen cloth used to make overcoats, especially for the military, and various kinds of luggage. Items made from this material are sometimes spelled duffle as in duffle coat and duffle bag.

Definition of duffel in the English dictionary

The definition of duffel in the dictionary is a heavy woollen cloth with a thick nap. Other definition of duffel is equipment or supplies, esp those of a camper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUFFEL


bemuffle
bɪˈmʌfəl
carfuffle
kəˈfʌfəl
cuffle
ˈkʌfəl
curfuffle
kəˈfʌfəl
kerfuffle
kəˈfʌfəl
kurfuffle
kəˈfʌfəl
muffle
ˈmʌfəl
reshuffle
riːˈʃʌfəl
ruffle
ˈrʌfəl
scuffle
ˈskʌfəl
shuffle
ˈʃʌfəl
snuffle
ˈsnʌfəl
truffle
ˈtrʌfəl
unmuffle
ʌnˈmʌfəl
unruffle
ʌnˈrʌfəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUFFEL

duennaship
Duero
dues
duet
duetted
duetting
duettino
duettist
duff
duff up
duffel bag
duffel coat
duffer
dufferdom
duffle bag
duffle coat
Duffy
Dufy
dug
dugite

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUFFEL

Eifel
Eiffel
falafel
felafel
Israfel
refel
rijstafel
rijsttafel
Schutzstaffel
Terfel
Werfel

Synonyms and antonyms of duffel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «duffel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUFFEL

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

Translator English - Chinese

粗呢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lona
570 millions of speakers

English

duffel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

duffel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من القماش الخشن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вещевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duffel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Duffel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

molleton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duffel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

duffel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダッフル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더플
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duffel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vải len thô có tuyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரட்டு கம்பளி துணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डफल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spor kıyafeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Duffel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Duffel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

речовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Duffel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πορτοφόλια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duffel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duffel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Duffel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duffel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFEL»

The term «duffel» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFFEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about duffel

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2 QUOTES WITH «DUFFEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word duffel.
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Tim Federle
'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!' opens on my 13-year-old protagonist packing up a duffel bag and bidding his Midwestern town goodbye, heading off to start rehearsals for his New York City debut in 'E.T.: The Musical.'
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Dallas Willard
When I left home after graduating high school, I left as a migrant agricultural worker with a Modern Library edition of Plato in my duffel bag. It sounds kind of crazy, but I loved it. I loved the stuff. Before I knew there was a subject called philosophy, I loved it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUFFEL»

Discover the use of duffel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duffel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change
Documents the story of the author's childhood in an abusive and impoverished family, describing how he earned a full college football scholarship and reinvented himself by embracing specific positive rules for living.
Sam Bracken, 2010
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In Our Duffel Bags: Surviving the Vietnam Era
In "In Our Duffel Bags ," authors Richard Geschke and Robert A. Toto narrate the stories and the experiences of what junior army officers faced as citizen soldiers during pre-voluntary military service from 1969 to 1972.This memoir provides ...
Richard C. Geschke, Robert A. Toto, 2011
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1947 Europe from a Duffel Bag
I scrambled down out of the cab withmy duffel bag on my shoulder. Now Ibegan tofeeltheimpact of beingat once alone and on the move into the total unknown. It was both frightening and, in the same moment, exhilarating. I rode eastona ...
Charles Cutting, 2007
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American Poland-China Record
Owned by W. H. Jenkins, Waco, Tex., bought of W. J. Duffel, West, Tex., bred by W. L. Coie, West, Tex. Sire — SAM 101025, bred by W. J. Duffel; got by Hector 50921, out of Lady Smith No. 1 2?1276. DAM GOT BY BRED BY Lady Jameson ...
American Poland-China Record Association, 1908
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American Poland-China Record
Owned and bred by \V J. Duffel, West. Tex. Sire— SAM HOUSTON 717S1. owned by W. J. Duffel, bred by I. F. Coultas, Winchester, 111.: got by Wanamaker's Success 71797, out of Sue Hooker 3d 185820. Dam Got by Bred by Fora Wilkes 2d ...
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Standard Poland-China Record
Texas: sold in dam to W. J. Duffel & Co., same place. Jan. 1913; sold to B. M. Wolf . Gatesville, Texas, June 19. 1913. Got by Iowa Perfection 54888. by Perfection 1 Know 38192 — Lady L & W (132106). Dam — Adrian (142698), by Texas ...
Standard Poland-China Record Association, Maryville, Mo, 1914
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The Tumultuous History of the Bank of America
The financing to recapitalize the bank was coming from his old friend Joe Duffel, the man with whom real estate dealings nine years earlier had destroyed Rice at B of A. Within three weeks, on June 26, Duffel would be delivering his $4 million,  ...
Moira Johnston, 2000
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Historical and Genealogical Record of the Descendants as Far ...
WILLIE C. DUFFEL, born December, 1871. 2460. JOHN P. DUFFEL, born March, 1873; died in infancy. 2461. CARRIE L, DUFFEL, born 1875; married Marshall Thompson. 2462. MARY LILLIE DUFFEL, born 1877; married John Cobb. 2463.
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The Standard Poland-China Record
Bred by W. J. Duffel, Claude. Texas: sold in dam to \V. J. Duffel & Co.. same place , Jan. 2c 1913; sold to В. M. Wolf. Gatesville. Texas. June 19. 1913. Got by Iowa Perfection 54888. by Perfection I Know 38192 — Lady L & W (132106).
Standard Poland-China Record Association, Maryville, Mo, 1914
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Field & Stream
I'm currently trying to build a new version of my old canoe wanigan so it will double as a behind-the-seat storage unit for my downsized 4X4. But frankly, I'm more partial to duffel bags. In fact, I'm a duffel bag freak. I collect them and reject them ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUFFEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duffel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Puppies kicked to the curb, found inside duffel bag
In the post the organization said they were contacted by a business who found the little guys in a duffel bag on the curb in front of their store on ... «WOWK, Jul 15»
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“OK, so what would convince you that racism is real?”
I stood on the street outside her crib, an incredibly heavy duffel bag on my shoulder, and argued my motherfucking ass off for two and half hours ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Panama Money Laundering-To-Go Sting Yields Three Arrests
... plan for moving illicit cash out of the U.S. to safe havens in Belize and Panama, prosecutors said: pack it in Louis Vuitton duffel bags. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Marijuana busts in Jim Wells County
The deputy found 11 bundles of marijuana inside a duffel bag in the vehicle. The bundles totaled to 44 pounds of marijuana. The driver, Reyna Delgado from ... «KZTV Action 10 News, Jul 15»
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Most of the mistakes were the actions we didn't take, says Hidesign's …
... for daily use or work, a formal zip top work bag for a younger customer, a buckled briefcase for a classic look, and a hold-all/duffel. LEATHER ... «ET Retail, Jul 15»
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A Day In The Life Of A World Traveling Family
8:10 p.m. (Phuket, Thailand time): Two big roller luggage, two small roller luggage, two duffel bags, two computer bags and one umbrella ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Love & Canada: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
... avoid checking my suitcase. I never ever check a suitcase. And it's more “smallish duffel bag” than suitcase anyway. moving-box-pink-socks ... «Autostraddle, Jul 15»
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Man accused of kidnapping boy walking along road in Galliano
Bruce, who was apparently known to the boys, then grabbed the younger boy and threw the duffel bag over his head and tied his hands ... «WWL, Jul 15»
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Two men charged with separate burglaries July 3 and Dec. 2
Burns said that when searching the backyard he located near the opened back door a black duffel bag and a black purse. In the duffel bag ... «Buffalo Reflex, Jul 15»
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In case of wildfire, have ?go kit? ready
... quickly; family photos are in the same box they loaded last year during the evacuation and they keep duffel bags ready to stuff in the closet. «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»

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