telford
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
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Definition of telford
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (countable)A characteristical surname.
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name
- (countable)A characteristical surname.
- (countable, uncountable)A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008).
- (countable, uncountable)A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia.
- (countable, uncountable)A place in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A place in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A place in the United States:
noun
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(attributive, uncountable)A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices.
“a Telford road”
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Etymology
From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. * (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.
Words you can make from telford
105 playable · top: FOLDER (10 pts)
Best play folder 10 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
8 words4-letter words
38 words- DEFT 8 pts
- DELF 8 pts
- FEOD 8 pts
- FLED 8 pts
- FOLD 8 pts
- FORD 8 pts
- FELT 7 pts
- FLOE 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FORT 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- LEFT 7 pts
- LOFT 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- ROLF 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DOLT 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- LORD 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TOLD 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- DEF 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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