spall

¹spall

noun \ˈspȯl\

Definition of SPALL

: a small fragment or chip especially of stone

Examples of SPALL

1. <found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations>

Origin of SPALL

Middle English spalle

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SPALL

Synonyms: flake, sliver, chip, splint, splinter

Related Words: bit, disk (or disc), fragment, part, particle, portion, scrap, section, shard; flinders, shiver, smithereens; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shave, shaving, snippet; leaf, sheet, slice

Near Antonyms: chunk, hunk, lump, slab

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Rhymes with SPALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl