els

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/ˈɛlz//ˈɛls/

A form of el — The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

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Meanings

els1

noun
  1. pluralplural of el

els2

adjectiveels (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of else.

    We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir.

    c. 1691, John Aubrey, Naturall Historie of Wiltshire
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    Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

    c. 1522 (date written), Thomas More, “A Treatyce (Vnfynyshed) vppon These Wordes of Holye Scrypture, Memorare Nouissima, & Ineternum non Peccabis, Remember the Last Thynges, and Thou shalt Neuer Synne. […]”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London: […] Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, published 30 April 1557, →OCLC, book I, page 80, column 1

Els3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of El

ELs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of EL

ELS5

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  2. abbreviationinitialismfibre opticsInitialism of external light source or external laser source.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with els

elsewellssellsSeychellesbellsshellsdellsNelswelsChelsas well astubular bells
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Anagrams

lesESLSel
Cite this entry
APA

els. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/els

MLA

“els.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/els. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “els,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/els.

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