neal

N1E1A1L1
/niːl/

verb

To temper by heat.

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Meanings

neal1

verbneal (third-person singular simple present neals, present participle nealing, simple past and past participle nealed)

present singular third person neals · participle present nealing · participle past nealed · past nealed

  1. transitiveTo temper by heat.
  2. intransitiveTo be tempered by heat.

    We laid this Glass[…]warily upon a few Quick-coals, and having suffered it to neal awhile

    1684, Robert Boyle, Essay on the Porousness of Solid Bodies

Neal2

proper noun

alternative Neals

  1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
  2. A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.
  3. A male given name, variant of Neil.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Georgia.
    2. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas.
    4. A hamlet in Boyd County, Kentucky, opposite Neal, West Virginia.
    5. A ghost town in Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
    6. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Origin

See anneal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neal

realmobilefeeldealsteelappealwheelsealmealNeilrevealreelstealheelpeelhealsteelerepealtealsurrealcelalleleLilleconceal
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Sounds the same

kneelNeilNiel

Anagrams

laneleanLenaelanAlennaleAlneLaenenalAnle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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