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ankle-high

ankle-high noun: a sock, stocking or boot that reaches to the ankles.

Noun

ankle-high (plural ankle-highs)

  1. (plural-normally) A sock, stocking or boot that reaches to the ankles.

Adjective

ankle-high (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ankle, high: reaching to the height of a person's ankles.

Forms of ankle-high

pluralankle-highs

Questions about ankle-high

What does ankle-high mean?
Ankle-high means a sock, stocking or boot that reaches to the ankles.
What part of speech is ankle-high?
Ankle-high can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ankle-high?
The plural of ankle-high is ankle-highs.

Words near ankle-high in the dictionary

  1. ankle-biter
  2. ankle-biters
  3. ankle-bone
  4. ankle-bones
  5. ankle-deep
  6. ankle-high
  7. ankle-highs
  8. anklebiter
  9. anklebiters
  10. anklebone
  11. anklebones

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