ELT

Etymology 1

Verb

elt (third-person singular simple present elts, present participle elting, simple past and past participle elted)

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To meddle; interfere.

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.

(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

elt (plural elts)

(math, computing) Abbreviation of element.

Anagrams

• -let, ETL, LTE, TEL, TLE, Tel., let, tel

Noun

ELT (plural ELTs)

(communication, aviation) Initialism of emergency locator transmitter.

(medicine, physiology) Initialism of euglobulin lysis time.

Initialism of English language teaching.

Anagrams

• -let, ETL, LTE, TEL, TLE, Tel., let, tel

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

2 May 2025

MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins