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heles

/hiːlz/

heles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hele.

Meaning of hele

Verb

hele (third-person singular simple present heles, present participle heling, simple past and past participle heled)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
    • … the lion is in most gentleness and nobility, when his neck and shoulders be heled with hair and main.1893, Robert Steele, Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus, Online edition, Gutenberg Project, published 2004
  2. (especially, rare) To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc).
    • At the time of earthing the potatoes by the double mould-plough, turnip seed is sown, and thus "heled;" the turnips arrive at maturity before the potatoes, and are pulled without damage to them.1861, The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 275

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Questions about heles

What is heles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hele.
How do you pronounce heles?
Heles is pronounced /hiːlz/.

Words near heles in the dictionary

  1. helepole
  2. helepoleis
  3. helepoles
  4. helepolis
  5. helepolises
  6. heles
  7. Heley
  8. Heleșteni
  9. Helf
  10. Helfand
  11. Helfands

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