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port·cul·lis
 portcullis
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- pronunciation:
- port
kuh
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a strong, sliding grill suspended at the top of a fortification gateway that can be lowered to prevent entry, as to a castle.
During peaceful times, the portcullis at the city entrance was kept raised, but armed guards kept careful watch there. |
adjective + (n.)portcullis
heavy, hovering, jagged, massive, ornate, rusty, unwary
verb + (n.)portcullis
clang, duck, jam, lower, lurch, near, pass, raise, rattle, spearhead, weaken, winch
noun + (n.)portcullis
coachman, dismay, footstep, gate, gatehouse, gateway
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The word portcullis
contains the following part:
port
Latin
root
that means carry
  Example words:
comportment, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, import, important, port, portable, portage, portal, portamento, portcullis, porter, portfolio, portiere, portly, rapport, report, reportage, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant, unsupportable
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