turtle
/ˈtɝtl̩/noun, verb2 syllables
Turtle means: a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar.
Synonyms for turtle18
noun, as in a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
turtleneck, polo-neck
verb, as in overturn accidentally
capsize, turn turtle
also used for turtle
shellpad, shield-toad, sea turtle, testudo, birdling, chelid, chelonian, terrapin, testudine, tortoise, turpin, prairie dog, crown, grow a tail
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What does turtle mean?4
noun
1
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
2
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
verb
1
overturn accidentally“Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!”
2
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with turtle?2
two syllables
fertilemyrtle
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Turtle in a sentence
- From what we can see, a turtle will be spawned by the mule.AmarMecheri
- If you keep creeping along like a turtle, we'll never reach the goal.AlanF_US
- Depending on the course of events, a turtle will be spawned by the mule.AmarMecheri
- Ziri wanted to kill the turtle and eat it, but he pitied it.Amastan
- Depending on the course of events, the mule will spawn a turtle.AmarMecheri
- Please buy me a turtle, mum, please buy me a turtle!deniko
- From a distance, the small island looked like a turtle.ulymarrero
- Snakes, turtles, lizards, alligators and crocodiles are reptiles.CK
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Forms of turtle
as a noun
- plural
- turtles
as a verb
- third-person singular
- turtles
- present participle
- turtling
- past participle
- turtled
- past tense
- turtled