Definitions for ankle-deep

ankle-deep an·kle-deep

Spelling: [ang-kuh l-deep]
IPA: /ˈæŋ kəlˈdip/

Ankle-Deep is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in ankle-deep (-adeeeklnp).

Definitions for ankle-deep

adverb

  1. as high as the ankles:

adjective

  1. high enough to reach or cover the ankles:
  2. deeply involved or entangled:

Origin of ankle-deep

First recorded in 1755-65

Examples for ankle-deep

There was no respite until the ground was ankle-deep with confetti.

The sidewalk was badly kept, and the rain made it ankle-deep with mud.

She had slept soundly, the day was clear, the air crisp, the snow was not ankle-deep.

I'm covered with varnish and mud, and ankle-deep in crockery.

Another morning came, and there they sat, ankle-deep in cards.

By nightfall of this day the room was ankle-deep in pearls and diamonds.

In their place, from skirting-board to skirting-board, the floor was ankle-deep in shavings.

Oil was on everybody's tongue and ankle-deep in some of the streets.

Stepping heedlessly into the ankle-deep muck, Solange walked forward.

At last she opened the door and stepped out, ankle-deep in water.

Word Value for ankle-deep
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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