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saddle

noun verb

posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

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Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
AD
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

noun

  1. a seat for the rider of a bicycle

noun

  1. a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal

noun

  1. a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe

noun

  1. cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins

noun

  1. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

verb

  1. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

    “He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”

verb

  1. load or burden; encumber

    “he saddled me with that heavy responsibility”

verb

  1. put a saddle on

    “saddle the horses”

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He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
he saddled me with that heavy responsibility
saddle the horses

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