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delt

/dɛlt/

delt noun: the deltoid muscle. Also the archaic spelling of dealt.

Noun

delt (plural delts)

  1. (slang) The deltoid muscle.
    • […]she had this tat of a devil face sticking out a Gene Simmons-class tongue on her left delt.2005, F. Paul Wilson, Midnight Mass, page 67

Also used as

delt is also the archaic spelling of dealt.

Forms of delt

pluraldelts

Origin of delt

Shortening.

Phrases with delt

Words that rhyme with delt

12 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about delt

What does delt mean?
Delt means the deltoid muscle.
What part of speech is delt?
Delt is a noun.
How do you pronounce delt?
Delt is pronounced /dɛlt/.
What is the plural of delt?
The plural of delt is delts.

Words near delt in the dictionary

  1. Delsignores
  2. delsine
  3. delsoline
  4. Delson
  5. Delsons
  6. delt
  7. delta
  8. delta acid
  9. Delta Amacuro
  10. delta arrowhead
  11. delta arrowheads

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