Related Searches
Nearby Words

appel

 [uh-pel, a-pel; Fr. a-pel]  

ap·pel

   [uh-pel, a-pel; Fr. a-pel]
noun, plural ap·pels  [uh-pelz, a-pelz; Fr. a-pel] . Fencing.
1.
a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
2.
a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.
Origin:
< French; see appeal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To appel

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Appel is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
appel (əˈpɛl, French apɛl)
 
—n
1.  a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack
2.  a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening
 
[from French: challenge]

Appel (Dutch ˈɑpəl)
 
—n
Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921--2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT