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gazelle
noun ga·zelle \gə-ˈzel\
: a small animal that is a kind of antelope and that is very graceful and fast
plural gazelles also gazelle
Full Definition of GAZELLE
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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Origin of GAZELLE
French, from Middle French, from Arabic ghazāl
First Known Use: 1600
Rhymes with GAZELLE
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bombshell, bridewell, cadelle, cartel, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, cupel, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, hotel, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, Ravel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
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gazelle
noun ga·zelle \gə-ˈzel\
Definition of GAZELLE for Kids
: a swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia
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