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Definition of "ell" []
- A wing of a building at right angles to the main structure. (noun)
- A right-angled bend in a pipe or conduit; an elbow. (noun)
- Any of several historical units of measure corresponding roughly to the length of the arm, especially the English measure equal to 45 inches (114 centimeters). (noun)
- Variant of el1. (noun)
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Use "ell" in a sentence
- ""I'll see you in 'ell first," came the retort courteous."
- "It will be a cold very cold day in - ell before i ever vote for Obama, any other African American would be fine, but not that sneaky, hypocritical lying racist."
- "People Brian and i are good friends. let me tell you Dean Stockwall/well/all/ell is a darn dreamboat and heard about all his wives on “quantam leap”."