Definitions for gulls

gulls gull

Spelling: [guhl]
IPA: /gʌl/

Gulls is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in gulls (gllsu).

Definitions for gulls

noun

  1. any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
  2. a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.

verb (used with object)

  1. to deceive, trick, or cheat.

Origin of gulls

1400-50; late Middle English gulle, perhaps Welsh gŵylan, Cornish guilan (compare French goéland Breton gwelan)

Examples for gulls

Always he appeared a white dot on the blue horizon, like the flash of a gull.

Very soon he had an opportunity of assisting to gull the public on a great scale.

The master of the "gull" came near dropping his pipe with amazement.

It's easy to gull you, for you can't see any further than a child of five.

Yes, and a terrible lie—designed to gull money from a generous, unsuspecting public.

Overhead the sharp scream of a gull cut through the stillness.

gull introduced Mortenson to the villagers as being a medical doctor and professor at an American medical college.

Then he sighed, picked up his pencil and turned again to the drawing of the gull.

The place was very quiet and rather cold, but all as clean as a gull's wing.

I can sprawl on that seaweed and be as comfortable as a gull on a clam flat.

Word Value for gulls
Scrable

5

Words with friends

9

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