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steles

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2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

steles

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steles is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, steles is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsteles

1noun
  • Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.
1noun
  • A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
  • The posts and rungs composing a ladder.
  • The stem of a plant.
  • The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
1noun
  • A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.
  • A stalemate; a stalemated game.
  • An ambush.
  • A band of armed men or hunters.
  • The main force of an army.
1noun
  • (livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.
1noun
  • A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.
  • Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.
  • An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.
  • A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.
  • A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.
  • A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.
  • Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.
1noun
  • An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
  • Any carved or engraved surface.
  • An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
1noun
  • The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.

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