bakewell
bakewell is the alternative letter-case form of Bakewell.
Proper noun capitalized: Bakewell
Bakewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bakewells)
- A market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.
- A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell.
Noun capitalized: Bakewell
Bakewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bakewells)
- Ellipsis of Bakewell tart.
- Elsie reached for a slice of Bakewell and spoke through it.2007, Jeremy Page, “Norfolk, Oh Yeah”, in Salt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 260
Forms of bakewell
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bakewells |
| plural | Bakewells |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bakewells |
Origin of bakewell
From the Old English personal name Badeca + wella (“spring, stream”).
Words formed from bakewell
Phrases with bakewell
Questions about bakewell
- What does bakewell mean?
- Bakewell means a market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168).
- What is bakewell the alternative letter-case form of?
- Bakewell is the alternative letter-case form of Bakewell.
- What part of speech is bakewell?
- Bakewell can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near bakewell in the dictionary
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