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• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• hur — ba·hur; hur·cheon; hur·dies; hur·dler; hur·dy gur·dy; hur·gi·la; hur·kle; hur·ley·house; hur·ly; hur·ple; hur·ri; hur·ria; hur·ri·an; hur·ri·cane; hur·ried·ly; hur·ri·er; hur·ri·some; hur·rite; hur·rock; hur·sin·ghar; hur·tle·ber·ry; mo·hur;… …   English syllables

• hurdle — hur·dle …   English syllables

• hurdle — hur|dle1 [ hɜrdl ] noun 1. ) count one of several problems you must solve before you can do something successfully: Persuading investors is the biggest hurdle we face. cross/clear a hurdle (=deal successfully with it): I ll feel better after we… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hurdle — hur•dle [[t]ˈhɜr dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) spo a portable fencelike barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races 2) spo hurdles, (used with a sing. v.) a track race in which contestants leap over a series of such barriers… …   From formal English to slang

• hurdle-race — hurˈdle race noun A race in which hurdles have to be cleared • • • Main Entry: ↑hurdle …   Useful english dictionary

• hurdle-racer — hurˈdle racer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑hurdle …   Useful english dictionary

• hurdle-racing — hurˈdle racing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑hurdle …   Useful english dictionary

• Hurdle — Hur dle, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h[ u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur? door, Goth. ha[ u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?, Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]16. Cf. {Crate},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hurdle race — Hurdle Hur dle, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h[ u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur? door, Goth. ha[ u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?, Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]16. Cf. {Crate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English